Montgomery AL

A motorcyclist from Alabama was killed in a crash in Greene County, Mississippi, on March 6, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on U.S. Highway 98 near Mississippi Highway 57, patrol officials said. The rider was on a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle traveling west when...

A quick flash of your headlights can catch someone’s attention faster than a horn. On busy or quiet streets, it’s a simple, wordless way drivers communicate. Sometimes it’s a quick “thanks,” a warning or just a mystery. But is this way of communicating legal ? Here’s what Alabama law says about flashing headlights....

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — A powerful line of thunderstorms pushed across western and central Alabama Friday evening, prompting a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Walker, Tuscaloosa, Blount, and Jefferson counties as the storms advanced toward the Birmingham metro area. Weather radar showed a strong band of...

Gov. Ivey signed a new law to address the state’s teacher shortage by opening a path for military veterans without bachelor’s degrees to teach in classrooms.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man was killed Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash, according to the Montgomery Police Department. Officers responded to the area of Carmichael Road and Eastern Boulevard at 5:41 a.m. on a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. When they arrived, they found an...

MISSISSIPPI — A noticeable shift in temperatures could arrive across parts of the southern United States late next week, as forecast models indicate a significant cooldown following a recent stretch of springlike warmth. Meteorologists say temperatures that recently climbed into the 70s and even 80s could tumble...

A south Alabama dentist will spend years behind bars after investigators said he intentionally set fire to his own practice in an attempt to collect insurance money and cover mounting debts. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Douglas Patrick O’Connor was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading...

Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson said today that a man from Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a plot to install card skimming devices on grocery store terminals in Alabama’s River Region. On February 25, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Yosniel Sotomayor...

Whether you like big trucks, zoo animals or great deals, there’s something for you this weekend in the River Region!. The Monster Truck Nitro Tour will be coming to Garrett Coliseum. It’s Bridge Crossing Jubilee Weekend in Selma, with tens of thousands of people expected to arrive to commemorate...

The Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative has opened Montgomery Square, its latest Legacy Site downtown. EJI says Montgomery Square is dedicated to the “Montgomery Decade that Changed the World”, from 1955 to 1965. That period began with the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and concluded with the...