‘Brilliant, genius, creative’: Alabama business and real estate giant has died
Ben Russell, a seminal figure in Alabama business and real estate, died early Thursday morning. The product of a well-known family with historic ties to business and land in central Alabama, Russell was central to the development of the Lake Martin region and a figure in philanthropy statewide. “It is...
Owner of Acclaimed Alabama Barbecue Restaurant Dies at 84: ‘Big Shoes to Fill’
“He knows almost every customer that walked through the door," McLemore’s grandson Andrew Lilly told PEOPLE
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discusses role in investigation of Southern Poverty Law Center
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) — New details are emerging in a legal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, as Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discussed the investigation in an exclusive interview with Action 8 News. A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday charges the organization with 11 counts of...
Man charged after bringing gun to Montgomery school campus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly bringing a gun to Bellingrath Middle School, according to court documents. Antwvan Leon Hill, 53, was charged with possessing a weapon on school property and making terroristic threats. Court records state that agents assigned to the Montgomery Metro Crime...
The Legality of Car Sleeping in Alabama: What You Need to Know
Sleeping in your car is generally legal in Alabama, but it depends heavily on where you sleep and how you behave. There is no statewide law that outright bans car sleeping, yet local rules, parking‑area policies, and drunk‑driving laws can still land you in trouble. Can you legally...
Alabama boy’s secret Facebook post asking for cancer drug grabs national attention
RALPH, Ala. (WSFA) - An Alabama teenager took a chance on Wednesday, filming a two-minute video on his mom’s Facebook page without his parents knowing. He didn’t expect what happened next. Will Roberts, 15, lives in Ralph, an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County. He’s fighting for his life...
Prattville hosts community job fair on Thursday
The community job fair event will be held at the Old Prattville Kindergarten School on South Northington Street.
Ala. cancels $1B prison health care contract after payroll issues
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The company that provides health care for Alabama prisoners has lost a billion-dollar contract with the state, just days after failing to pay their employees on time. YesCare, which spun off from the troubled company Corizon, had provided health, mental, and dental care for Alabama prisoners...
Frey Ranch Distillery Enters Alabama and Mississippi and Announces $10,000 Donation
Frey Ranch Distillery has announced its expansion into two new U.S. markets, including Alabama and Mississippi. With these additions, Frey Ranch is now available on- and off-premise in 17 key, strategic markets – which also include Nevada, California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Georgia, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida, Michigan, Virginia, New Mexico, and Indiana.
How 16-year-old niece of fiery Alabama preacher helped end school segregation
This is an opinion column. What would Uncle do? Sixteen-year-old Barbara Rose Johns didn’t have to think very long for an answer. Her uncle was Rev. Vernon Johns, the fiery pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery from 1948 through 1952, when he was replaced by a young pastor about to come into his own: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
