Montgomery AL

I have eaten my way across Alabama, and I can tell you that this state does not play around when it comes to all-you-can-eat food. From smoky barbecue joints to soul food buffets piled high with comfort, Alabama has a way of making you feel like you just sat down at someone’s family table.

The legal fight over Tommy Tuberville’s residency is not yet a trial over where he lived. It is a fight over whether anyone in an Alabama courtroom can ask that question before voters cast ballots. That is the central consequence of the motion to dismiss filed by the attorney...

The movie star Gregory Peck, Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” didn’t just read the script as he prepared to bring to life the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. He studied the lines until he didn’t need to think of them. He studied the...

ALPINE, Ala. (WIAT) — As children spend their summer making memories at camps across Alabama, camp leaders are working to ensure those experiences remain safe. A new state law, known as Sarah Marsh’s Heaven’s Twenty-Seven Camp Safety Act, is prompting camps to review and update their emergency procedures ahead of its i

An undercover investigation released June 8, 2026, is putting new pressure on the University of Alabama, after a campus DEI official was recorded describing what the report characterizes as deliberate efforts to work around the State’s 2024 ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The findings, published by Ac

Three tornadoes hit South Alabama on June 18, according to the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. Storm surveys conducted by the National Weather Service office in Mobile confirmed two tornadoes in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Radar data also identified a third touchdown in Baldwin County. No inj

Rosa Parks became one of the faces of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s after her actions helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But Rosa once described her husband Raymond as “the first real activist I ever met” and credited him with inspiring her own work in the fight for justice.

City leaders are reviewing and refining Prattville’s code enforcement notification process in an effort to improve communication with residents while maintaining community standards. During the June 16 Prattville City Council meeting, Mayor Bill Gillespie addressed the city’s current procedures for handling garbage, ru

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery police say a recently reported missing person was found dead Sunday. Officers were called around 12:35 p.m. in the 200 block of Ann Street on a person down. Upon arrival, they found 28-year-old Tyrent Williams dead from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead...

Swift Transportation has partnered with CDL educator FleetForce Truck Driver Training at the carrier’s Mobile, Alabama, terminal, expanding the carrier’s network of schools, according to a June 16 news release. The partnership seeks to meet growing demand for truck drivers in the Southeast and help Swift grow its...