Lee Greenwood Honors Veterans at Montgomery Fair Performance
Country music legend Lee Greenwood visited backstage with friends Perry Hooper and Judy Hooper before his show at the Alabama National Fair in Montgomery. The October 12 performance was billed as a heartfelt salute to Veterans, active-duty military personnel and first-responders. Known for his signature anthem...
Ministers, families describe assaults, overdoses and extortion in Alabama prisons
Ministers and family members described the dangerous conditions that incarcerated people endure in Alabama correctional facilities at a legislative committee hearing Wednesday. Speaking to a meeting of the Joint Prison Oversight Committee at the Alabama Statehouse that drew hundreds of people, relatives of...
Montgomery welcomes 48 new state troopers to Alabama roads
The graduation ceremony took place in Montgomery for the first time in years.
Police searching for wanted fugitive in Alabama
ALABAMA — Authorities are seeking Amber Marie Martin, 40, in connection with a felony warrant for reckless manslaughter, according to Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama. Martin, a Caucasian female standing 5-foot-4 and weighing 135 pounds, has long brown hair and brown eyes. She was born on December 30, 1984. Officials...
As shutdown drags on, federal workers could miss first full paycheck next week
As the government shutdown moves into Day 22, in North Alabama, that means a lot of people who are normally working are stuck in a wait-and-see mode.
Unsolved Alabama: A mother hopes for answers 27 years after her son disappears
A 27 year mystery. 22-year-old George Erick James went missing from Montgomery November 23, 1998. His car - found over an hour away down I-65. His body has never been found. His mom - still grieving the loss of her son - hopes someone will be brave enough to tell what they know.
Turkey Day Gospel Explosion Set for November 23 at Alabama State University
Alabama State University is gearing up to present the Turkey Day Gospel Explosion on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome, located at 915 S. Jackson Street in Montgomery, Alabama. The event will feature a live performance by Grammy-winning gospel powerhouse Le’Andria Johnson, known for her...
ALEA celebrates largest trooper class graduation since pandemic
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) celebrated the graduation of 48 new troopers, marking one of the largest classes since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, October 22 at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, drawing hundreds of attendees, including state lawmakers and...
Alabama to execute man for 1993 murder in state’s latest nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man over a drug debt was set to be executed Thursday evening in the state’s latest death sentence carried out with nitrogen gas . Anthony Boyd, 54, was sentenced to death for his role in killing Gregory Huguley in Talladega County more than 30 years...
Alabama School Districts Where Teachers Make Most Money
There's a growing conversation in Alabama about how much our teachers are paid, and the numbers might surprise you.

















