Infrastructure vs. Impact: Inside Alabama’s growing data center conversation
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The conversations surrounding data centers is unfolding across Alabama as tech giants and infrastructure developers pour millions of dollars into new developing these facilities. While developers look towards transformative economic investments and community benefits, local advocates are raisi
Verbena woman killed in Monday afternoon crash
AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Verbena woman has died after a crash Monday afternoon in Autauga County, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says. Kayden C. Davidson, 20, was fatally injured when the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe she was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch and then a tree. The...
Man dies after Montgomery crash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police say a man died after a single-vehicle crash nearly one week ago. Officers responded to the crash on Wednesday, July 29, around 8:30 p.m. on Woodmere Boulevard near Willow Glen Drive. The driver, now identified by authorities as 58-year-old James Bell Cudworth, Jr., was...
Environmental group sues Corps of Engineers over permits for gas line that will cut...
The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for allowing companies to sidestep environmental laws when constructing oil and gas pipelines, including one scheduled to cross the Black Belt. The lawsuit claims that the Corps of Engineers issued a type of permit that “authorizes the...
Alabama law to require Ten Commandments displays in public school history classrooms
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama public schools will be required to display the Ten Commandments in history classrooms and common areas beginning this school year under a new state law. Senate Bill 99 requires local schools to display an approved poster or framed document in fifth through 12th grade history...
Upper-Level Low Keeps Central Alabama Cooler with Daily Showers & Storms Through Wednesday
Alabama’s 42 Weather Live: An upper-level low will be the main weather maker for the next few days across Central Alabama. This will bring clouds, showers and storms, and slightly cooler temperatures through Tuesday. Tonight, it will be mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows in the mid-60s to lower 70s. Tuesday will b
Roberts Family Shows Why Small Town Alabama Is So Good
From a Northport drive-through where strangers pay for the car behind them, to Tuscaloosa streets lined with neighbors welcoming the Roberts family home, small kindnesses are showing up all over West Alabama.
David Banks finds beauty in the stories the South leaves behind
The Montgomery artist explores memory, identity and Southern storytelling in his first solo exhibition, Emergence: An Introspective, opening Aug. 7 at King’s Canvas.
Prattville residents could soon pay more for trash pickup, wastewater services
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Prattville residents could soon see higher monthly bills for trash collection and wastewater services if the city council votes to approve proposed rate hikes Tuesday night. Neither service has seen a rate increase in five to six years. City leaders say the adjustments can no longer...
Zaxby’s adds Alabama White BBQ sauce with help from this AL native
Zaxby’s is adding a new dipping option to its lineup of signature sauces, and the restaurant chain is turning to an Alabama native to introduce it. Beginning Aug. 4, participating Zaxby’s locations nationwide will serve Alabama White BBQ Sauce while supplies last. The tangy, peppery sauce joins the chain’s lineup of 12
