Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program has already reached its $20 million tax credit cap, just one month after opening on Jan. 5. “This extraordinary response from individuals and businesses across the state speaks volumes about how much rural hospitals matter to the people they serve,”...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A Bullock County man and former UAB police officer was arrested in connection to a vehicle stolen and theft charges in Jefferson County. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said 25-year-old Johnny Fowler IV, of Union Springs, was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle in...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — New legislation aimed at cracking down on drivers who flee from law enforcement is advancing through the Alabama State House and Senate, with support from Governor Kay Ivey and local law enforcement leaders. House Bill 37 and Senate Bill 233 would make eluding a police officer...

Two employees at the McDuffie Coal Terminal have been fired and the Alabama Port Authority is investigating an alleged theft related to an abuse of the agency’s procurement system for personal benefit. The Port Authority’s police department is also seeking tips related to the matter, and urging anyone with...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDHN) — The Child Predator Death Penalty Act is headed to the governor’s desk for final signature. The Alabama Senate gave the bill final passage today after debate. State senators on both sides of the aisle voted to make sex crimes against children punishable by the death penalty. Some Democratic...

An Alabama legislative committee Thursday approved contracts worth $800,000 with four law firms to defend Alabama Department of Corrections staff and corrections officers in civil lawsuits filed by people who have been incarcerated and their families. Members of the Joint Legislative Contract Review Committee...

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A Dothan man will spend the rest of his life in a federal prison after investigators claimed he trafficked multiple women between Florida and Alabama over several years. Chad Cornelious Seymore, or the “Circle City Pimp,” was sentenced to life in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple...

A northeast Alabama mother will serve life in prison on charges of kidnapping and murdering another young woman. Investigators say that Loretta Carr and her daughter kidnapped a woman in 2021 that they said was having a relationship with Carr’s boyfriend. They say the pair took Mary Beth Isbell...

As I begin my fourth month as a resident of Montgomery and CEO of Jackson Hospital, I feel both humbled and compelled to speak plainly about what is at stake. The future of one of Alabama’s most important community hospitals now rests largely in the hands of a single organization: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

Montgomery District 4 Councilwoman, Franetta Riley, is giving back to the community with a food drive offering fresh food from local farmers.