Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Aubrey “Mick” Williams is chasing another gold medal this weekend, competing in cycling at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in St. Petersburg. Williams, a 73-year-old Marine Corps veteran from Montgomery who now lives in Elmore County, won last year’s competition when it was...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDNews) — Alabama has been selected as one of 10 states to participate in Apprenticeship America, a national initiative aimed at expanding registered apprenticeship opportunities for young people and strengthening workforce development efforts. According to the Alabama Department of Workforce, the sta

Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that Alabama will add 64 new First Class Pre-K classrooms for the 2026-27 school year, expanding access to the state's nationally recognized early childhood education program. The new classrooms, supported by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, are designed to help

SHORTER, Ala. (WSFA) - No injuries were reported after a commercial vehicle caught on fire Wednesday morning on Interstate 85 in Shorter, according to authorities. The Shorter Volunteer Fire Department said they were called to the scene on the southbound side of the interstate around 6:30 a.m. Mutual aid was...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A woman was in critical condition Wednesday after an early morning house fire, according to Montgomery Fire/Rescue. First responders were dispatched to the 2900 block of Alta Road at approximately 2:02 a.m. Upon arrival, crews found a single-story home with flames visible through the roof. Onc

Alabama officials are expanding a program that provides driver’s licenses and state identification cards to incarcerated people before their release, following a pilot program at Elmore Correctional Facility that issued more than 100 credentials. Members of the Alabama Reentry Task Force received an update on the initi

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Action 8 News has obtained an email that was recently sent to staff about what to expect this week. CEO John Quinlivan told employees that they remain in active negotiations with Blue Cross Blue Shield and that the discussions will continue until the June 25 deadline.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Wednesday brings a mostly dry day across Alabama with scattered showers and storms expected to reach western areas by late afternoon, but the bigger story is the dangerous heat building through the weekend, with heat index values forecast to reach 103 degrees Saturday and a dangerous 106 degrees Sunday

ALABAMA — Parts of Alabama could see isolated severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts on Wednesday, according to the Storm Prediction Center. Forecasters say a cluster of thunderstorms moving across the region could strengthen as it tracks through southern Mississippi and into southern Alabama lat

A 17-year-old Alabama resident has been arrested by Chattooga County authorities in connection with a drive-by shooting that investigators say occurred earlier this month along Highway 48 near the Georgia-Alabama state line. Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader announced that Ricky Paul Hawkins was taken into custody