GoFundMe started for Montgomery restaurant after break-in
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery woman is trying to get back on her feet after her downtown restaurant was broken into Tuesday. Quebe Merritt, the owner of Plant Bae on Lee Street, told WSFA that someone used a crowbar to break into the restaurant through the back door and steal the cash register.
Free steering wheel locks to be given out to Kia, Hyundai owners
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - AAA Alabama is hosting an event to help protect owners of model years 2011-2022 Kia and Hyundai vehicles. It is well known at this point that a significant number of Kia and Hyundai vehicles are at a high risk of being stolen. To combat this issue, AAA Alabama has partnered with Kia and...
Alabama’s ancient cave that housed families all the way from the Ice Age
Russell Cave National Monument in Alabama holds the record for America’s longest-running address. For nearly 10,000 years, Native American families called this cave home through ice ages, cultural revolutions, and everything in between. A lucky roof collapse around 7000 BCE created the perfect shelter – east-facing...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster children
The Alabama Department of Human Resources, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, announced the expansion of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program to Alabama foster children!
‘Worth the investment’: Alabama authorities say license plate readers are cutting crime
ARDMORE, Ala. (WAFF) - A man wanted in a double-murder and kidnapping in South Alabama had a jump start on detectives trying to track him down. What he did not account for was a license plate reader, dotting major highways and interstates across the state, to Huntsville, where he stopped over for the night.
Drones Fight Crime in Alabama Skies
Amazon: DJI Mini 4 Pro for $759, SkyRover X1 for $644.30, DJI Mini 4K for $389. Picture this: you’re chilling with a cold drink, when a drone zips overhead. But this ain’t your DJI Mavic 3 snapping sunset shots—it’s the Alabama police hunting down bad guys! In North Alabama, departments like Huntsville and Scottsboro...
BB King’s Montgomery hosts Labor Day concert featuring “Kirk Jay”
If you're an adult looking to learning more about hunting, Alabama Wildlife have set up workshops to help. Thousands of airmen and cyber experts will be in Montgomery for a huge air force cyber conference. Happening August 25th-August 27th. The City of Montgomery hosts "Small Business Awards Ceremony" Updated: 11...
Family of D’Anthony Jones seeks closure
Tuscaloosa County teacher's TikTok video on cell phone ban goes viral. Tuscaloosa County teacher's TikTok video on cell phone ban goes viral. Known illegal dumping site cleaned up in Jefferson County. Updated: 13 hours ago. |. Known illegal dumping site cleaned up in Jefferson County.
Five Birmingham-area public high schools named among the top 10 in Alabama by U.S....
Five of Alabama’s top ten best high schools are in the Birmingham metro area, according to the recently released U.S News and World Report 2025-26 Best High Schools in America list. The schools on the list are… 🥁. #2 – Homewood High School. #4 – Mountain Brook...
Alabama lawmakers debate public access to police body camera footage
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) — When police body cameras record an incident in Alabama, the video is not automatically public. Under a law that took effect Oct. 1, 2024, only a short list of people — such as a family representative — can request the footage. Law enforcement agencies can still deny release, even after an...