Montgomery AL

ALABAMA (WDHN) – Alabama state lawmakers have officially approved the legislation that allows the ‘Alabama Farmers Federation’ to sell healthcare plans to their members that bypasses federal requirements, which can turn people away for preexisting conditions. Under the new legislation, medical visits,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A deadly Thursday night shooting is under investigation, according to Montgomery police. Officers responded to the 900 block of West South Boulevard just before 10:15 p.m. A police spokesman said a man, whose name has not yet been released, was found shot and taken to a local hospital where...

May is military spouse appreciation month and all month long WAAY 31 is saluting some of our military spouses right here in North Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A sixth person has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced Friday. Demarcus Brown, 39, of Anniston, was sentenced to 120 months in prison. Brown pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute...

Film fans in Alabama have been waiting to see “Neighborhood Watch,” a crime thriller starring Jack Quaid and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The movie, previously called “Nowhere Men,” was filmed at several locations in Birmingham in fall 2023. People in the Crestwood neighborhood, for example, were buzzing when trucks and crew...

Strong performances marked Day 1 of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Outdoor Track & Field Championships for Classes 4A-7A at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores on Thursday. Several records were broken during the preliminary rounds of the Class 7A 100-meter dashes. Although wind-aided, the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Auburn university at Montgomery is setting a record with this year’s graduation class. On Saturday, May 10, the university will graduate its largest class in its history, awarding around 733 degrees. The university will hold two commencement ceremonies in the Athletics Complex beginning that...

A ribbon-cutting has been held for the expansion of Baptist Medical Center East’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The hospital on Taylor Road in Montgomery is calling the expansion “More Rooms for Miracles” to help newborns and their families. There are 30 new NICU beds, made up of...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Thursday increasing access to Medicaid coverage for expectant mothers in Alabama. SB 102, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, would provide “presumptive eligibility” for pregnant women by allowing health care providers to determine eligibility for Medicaid based on...

WSFA is meeting the faces behind Hyundai in Montgomery in celebration of 20 years. "Lulu's Law," a bill that would establish a shark alert system for Mobile and Baldwin counties passed in the Alabama Senate on Thursday.