Montgomery AL

In Alabama, the legality of chaining or tethering pets, especially dogs, outside is regulated at the local level rather than by a strict statewide law. Some cities within Alabama, such as Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Mobile, and Gardendale, have passed ordinances that make it illegal or heavily restrict chaining or...

The Alabama Department of Public Health said that e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches are harmful to everyone, even children.

Authorities are investigating a case of mail theft and check fraud related to a recent incident in Montgomery. Police say a business in Prattville mailed a check on May 27, 2025, which was intercepted before reaching its intended recipient. According to CrimeStoppers, the check was fraudulently altered to be made...

Trendy discount chain Five Below is opening a new Alabama location on Saturday with prize offers for early visitors. The store, located at 2300 McFarland Blvd. in Northport, will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, and is offering $10 gift cards to the first 100 customers in line, according to a...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — As students across Alabama return to school, federal drug enforcement leaders are cautioning parents that the most dangerous threat to their children may not be in the classroom, but online and potentially hidden in plain sight at home. Steven Hofer, the DEA (Drug Enforcement...

A company with Alabama origins for more than 120 years is now consolidating its business and closing its distribution operations in the same city it was founded in. Russell Athletic will no longer operate at the Fruit of the Loom distribution center in Alexander City, the company said in notices filed with the state...

Residents along the Gulf Coast are now being warned about a deadly, flesh-eating bacteria that's already claimed the lives of a few people. According to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Health, just this year, there have already been 17 cases of Vibrio Vulnificus in which all patients were...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - We’re now two-thirds of the way through 2025, and according to Mayor Steven Reed, crime remains down. “The facts remain that violent crime and non-violent crime are down compared to this time last year,” Reed said. “Of course we’d like for that to be down 100 percent, and we’re going to...

A 22-year-old man died saving his childhood friend during flash flooding in east Alabama. Cohen Sinclair Turner helped push his friend to safety in a tree after their SUV was swept away, sacrificing his own life in the process. “No greater act of selflessness than to give your life for another,” said Cohen’s uncle,...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - Two truck drivers traveling through Alabama received tickets for not speaking English. “The English language proficiency standard has been there for a long time,” Mark Colson, the CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association, said. The drivers were given tickets in DeKalb County and...