Montgomery AL

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his role in a fatal shooting at a Montgomery convenience store. Rodriques Javaun Humphrey, 20, was sentenced to 480 months in prison on Feb. 24, said Kevin Davidson, acting United States attorney. On Aug. 13, Humphrey pleaded guilty to illegally...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - WBRC was on the scene of storm damage that occurred in Jefferson County and throughout Alabama Thursday afternoon. Center Point Fire says 20 homes in the area of Main Street/Tapawingo and the north end of Silver Lake Road have been damaged along with downed power lines and trees.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A pedestrian was killed in a traffic collision Wednesday night at Eastern Boulevard and Carmichael Road, according to the Montgomery Police Department. MPD responded to the crash around 9:30 p.m. on a report of a person struck by a vehicle. The unidentified woman was pronounced dead...

Tarance LaMichael English pleaded guilty to forcibly raping a young female victim in Caddo Parish from 2012 to 2015 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison at hard labor, with no opportunity for probation, parole, or suspension of the sentence.

ALABAMA — Four people are facing burglary charges following an incident at a Huntsville apartment complex Tuesday night. According to the Huntsville Police Department, officers responded to a reported burglary in progress around 9 p.m. at an apartment complex on Henderson Road. Police said the caller told dispatchers...

Montgomery police need your help catching suspects wanted in a series of shoplifting thefts. Police say the thefts happened at a business in the area of 1000 Eastdale Road. The name of the business hasn’t been released. The thefts happened between August 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025. During...

Piggly Wiggly Food For Less is about to open its third store in our area, replacing a former Winn-Dixie. Piggly Wiggly Food For Less will open at 10AM on Thursday, March 5, in the former Winn-Dixie store on Mobile Highway in Montgomery. It is part of a family-owned chain based in Panama City, Florida, that has more...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Candidate for the Alabama House Representatives District 82 is continuing to run for office following recent charges with arson in the Opelika daycare fires. On Tuesday night, Opelika police arrested 51-year-old Terrence Kareem Johnson on two counts of second-degree arson. According to...

ALABAMA — Power outages are affecting thousands of customers across Alabama as of Thursday evening. According to the latest data, 4,344 homes and businesses are currently without electricity statewide. That represents approximately 0.17% of the 2,604,614 customers tracked across Alabama. The figures were last updated...

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has ordered all City of Montgomery flags to be lowered to half-staff in memory of Montgomery Police Department Corporal David M. Hathcock. As Action 8 News has reported, Hathcock died Sunday, February 22, from injuries he suffered in an on-duty wreck on November 9, 2025. He had served for...