Montgomery AL

National Drive-Thru Day , on Thursday, July 24, celebrates a food service trend we take for granted these days, but first gained momentum thanks to the growing car culture in 1950s. The first drive-thru is thought to have been Red’s Giant Hamburg on Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri in 1947, according to the National...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man wanted on murder charges has been arrested after failing to appear in court, according to CrimeStoppers. Marcus Andre Johnson was taken into custody on Thursday after Authorities had struggled to find him during an in-depth investigation. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A tragic incident has sparked questions about accountability and oversight after 3-year-old Ke’torrius Starkes, Jr., known as "KJ," died while in the custody of the Department of Human Resources (DHR). The child was left in a hot car, where temperatures reportedly exceeded 150 degrees, according to...

Legislators in Alabama's capital are offering their thoughts on the recent death of a 3-year-old child who was left to die in a hot car in Bessemer Tuesday.

Local and federal authorities swooped in on 14 different locations in Alabama last Tuesday. They were looking for Cesar Campos-Reyes, 52, of Lee County, related to four counts of bank fraud, four counts of wire fraud and money laundering related to four PPP loans with an approximate value of $225,000 following a...

A variety of issues were brought before lawmakers Wednesday at a Joint Prison Oversight Committee hearing in Montgomery.

Florida-based Rich’s Ice Cream is recalling 110,292 cases of frozen dessert products due to Listeria contamination. According to an alert from the FDA, the desserts were distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New...

Some Alabama school districts are asking students not to bring cellphones, Stanley cups, Crocs and more to campus. Every district in the state is updating electronic device policies in response to a new state law. Some schools will have strict discipline for students who violate rules: Butler County will give...

A Montgomery man has been convicted in a Birmingham home invasion that killed a man and wounded his pregnant girlfriend. Melvin Charles Morris, 46, was initially charged with capital murder during a burglary in the Feb. 6, 2020, shooting death of 27-year-old Devonta Reddick. He was also charged with attempted...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Humane Society is asking for the community’s help as it faces an overwhelming surge in animal intake. In the month of June alone, more than 720 dogs and cats entered the shelter. Executive Director Steven Tears says the numbers are putting serious strain on staff, space, and...