Montgomery AL

I ordered one coffee my first morning here and ended up with a list of six more shops to try before lunch. Locals kept interrupting each other just to argue about who actually pulls the best espresso shot in town. Alabama has plenty of good coffee scattered around, but this...

A former riverboat casino was sunk Wednesday, 23 miles off the Alabama coast, to become what officials say will be the largest artificial reef of its kind deployed in the state’s artificial reef system.

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WAKA) – As people get ready to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, fireworks sales are brisk in our area. Action 8 News stopped at Big Daddy’s Fireworks in Wetumpka to see what people are buying this year. The new hot item so far has been the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Visitors to the Montgomery Zoo’s Bengal Tiger exhibit may soon start seeing less of its two feline residents. The zoo announced this week that its female Bengal Tiger, Shanti, was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. A short time later, the zoo said it noticed...

MACON COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - A death investigation is underway after a body was found Wednesday morning in Macon County, according to Sheriff Andre Brunson. Brunson says the call came in around 10:30 a.m. after someone mowing a lawn found the body at County Road 40 and 1st Street in Shorter, just off Interstate 85 Exit

CENTER POINT, Ala. (WBMA) — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of central and west Alabama, including 20 counties, as conditions remain favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms. The watch includes the following counties is set until 8:00 p.m.:. Bibb. Blount.

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Keeping a backyard pig in Alabama sounds straightforward — until you realize the rules governing swine ownership span state statutes, county zoning codes, municipal ordinances, and private HOA documents, each operating on its own terms. Whethe

Video out of Jackson County that appears to show the aftermath of a cockfighting operation is raising questions.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Montgomery. Montgomery police say 65-year-old Lynwood O’Mary has been charged in the shooting, which left a man injured. Police were called to the 9400 block of Dunleith, which is in Wynlakes, just...

Several new state laws take effect, covering threats against public buildings and non-consensual image sharing.