Montgomery AL

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $4.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce poverty and help low-income Alabamians achieve economic self-sufficiency. The funding comes through Community Services Block Grants and will be distributed to 18 community action agencies across the state. The agencies will provide...

An Alabama police chief was arrested in Tennessee after police said he beat and strangled a woman he was dating during an argument over “alleged cheating,” Us Weekly has learned. Stephen Malone, 32, the chief of the Collinsville Police Department in Alabama, had been visiting the woman at her Nashville home when the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Its Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama, a time when agencies, both local and national, spread the message of weather sense and preparedness. Elmore County EMA Director Keith Barnett is one such specialist who stresses the importance of educating the public on these issues. “That’s...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In a unanimous vote, Tuesday, the Montgomery City Council approved a renewed lawsuit against Woodley Terrace Apartments, moving the city one step closer to potentially shutting down the embattled apartment complex on Woodley Road the site of a devastating fire in December that killed three...

By Jamal Thomas DeAndre Thomas is a rising entrepreneur who is making his footprint in Montgomery. In April of last year, he took a leap of faith and launched Don't ... Read more The post Gumptown Spotlight: Don’t Think Twice Handyman Services, LLC appeared first on Gumptown Magazine.

We’re told that any time there is a need, Rosa Watkins of Montgomery is the first one to step up to respond. No matter how big or small the task, those around her say they can always count on her. Her friends and family say you can always find...

The owner of a well-known burger restaurant in Montgomery has died. The restaurant posted on social media Wednesday saying Vicki Lammon, owner of Vicki’s Lunch Van on Coliseum Boulevard, passed away this week. Staff say Lammon “was a blessing to so many and lived her life with kindness, generosity,...

Changes could be coming for people who receive food assistance in Alabama.

Montgomery police have arrested a man for a shooting on Upper Wetumpka Road. Police tell Action 8 that officers responded around 3:37 p.m. Tuesday in reference to a person shot. Once officers arrived, they found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries. The man was taken to a local hospital for...

PRATTVILLE − A child who was found walking alone along an Autauga County dirt road in frigid conditions remains at home, and his father is now facing charges, said Sheriff Mark Harrell. A passerby saw the four-year-old boy walking along a road in the Marbury area dressed in pajamas and socks about 9:15 a.m. on Jan....