Montgomery AL

A 2016 investigation by the Alabama Public Radio news team may be getting a fresh look as Governor Kay Ivey considers the fate of two dozen people sentenced to death through the state’s now abolished policy known as “judicial override.” APR focused on the policy during its national award-winning program “…and justice f

GULF COAST — Dangerously high heat index values ranging from 100 to 107 degrees are expected across a large portion of the South tomorrow, with Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama among the states facing the most significant impact. Forecast data shows widespread triple-digit heat index readings concentrated acr

Alabama takes its barbecue seriously, and some of the best pits are not in the big cities. They sit along quiet main streets and country roads in towns you might drive through without a second thought. Many of these places have fed the same families for decades, sticking to smoked...

There are two kinds of people at a barbecue joint. Those who order ribs, and those who immediately regret not ordering ribs. Alabama has plenty of places ready to settle that debate. Across the state, pitmasters let the smoke do its thing, building ribs with tender meat, crisp edges, and plenty of Southern character.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - We’ll continue to track a few of those scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and some may even linger into tonight. Not everyone will see rain, but those who do will receive heavy downpours. Any rain that’s still out there Saturday evening will wind down...

A woman interrupted a Rosh Hashanah eve service at a temple in Montgomery Friday night, standing during the service to urge members of the congregation to embrace Jesus and become Christians. The interruption occurred near the end of the Jewish New Year service at Temple Beth Or, a Reform synagogue...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man died early Saturday morning following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Eastern Boulevard, according to the Montgomery Police Department. First responders, including Montgomery police officers and fire medics, were dispatched around 12:24 a.m. to the area of Twain Curve and Eastern Bo

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - They were just kids when they took a stand for equality. Four of the plaintiffs in the case that helped desegregate Alabama schools (Lee v. Macon County Board of Education) told stories about the loved ones that inspired them to fight and the struggles they endured in the process at Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, was supposed to be an ordinary morning for Lisa Chilson Rose. Living just four miles north of the World Trade Center, the Montgomery woman was serving as a Southern Baptist missionary in New York City when history changed forever. “It was a...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN)—After a tough week one loss over in the Sunshine State, the Dothan Wolves bounced back with a convincing win over the Smiths Station Panthers, but face their toughest game so far as they host the Carver Montgomery Wolverines. The last time the Wolves and Wolverines met, it was Carver Montgomery who