Montgomery AL

A physician specializing in obesity urged state health insurers Thurday to cover comprehensive treatment of the condition, including medication like GLP-1s and lifestyle management. Speaking to the Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Task Force, Dr. Katherine Saunders said insurers must view obesity as a...

Alabama wants to give teachers a raise next year. But that could come at a cost: rising premiums for their health insurance. State superintendent Eric Mackey said he is “very concerned” about rising costs and a budget shortfall in the state’s teacher insurance program, PEEHIP. He warned this week that tough decisions...

A new bill prefiled for the upcoming legislative session aims to amend Alabama's assault laws, specifically targeting those who harm public officials. Under the current law, assault in the third degree is defined as causing physical injury with intent. The proposed bill would elevate the crime to assault in the...

Most Alabama politicians call themselves fiscal conservatives. But in Alabama, fiscal conservatism is usually performative and never consistent. We often hear boasts that Alabama balances its budgets. This is not a choice. Alabama, like every state except Vermont, has to pass a balanced budget every year. We might...

ALABAMA — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating Renisha Rechelle Crews, 38, who is wanted in Jefferson County on a felony warrant for robbery. Crews, who is described as a Black female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 155 pounds, with long black hair and brown eyes, was last known to reside in […] The...

A scary moment over the weekend led to the evacuation of around 90 residents of a Homewood retirement home, reports AL.com’s Williesha Morris. According to authorities, a fire at Skyline Village affected 25 units. One person was hospitalized with smoke inhalation. Because the sprinkler system caused water damage,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) -Partly Cloudy skies remain tonight and into tomorrow morning. With temperatures dropping into the low to mid 50s for your overnight and morning lows. Moisture is returning to the river region, causing clouds to increase, and remain steady as we ender the new week. Although no rain is expected...

An Autauga County man was killed in a pickup truck Friday night, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Two people died Friday evening in separate traffic crashes on Alabama highways, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Capt. Jeremy J. Burkett said one crash occurred at about 10 p.m. in Autauga County, on County Road 131, about four miles southeast of Marbury. Daniel F. Weathers, 55, of...

Alabama knows how to do comfort food right, and nothing proves that better than the buffets scattered across this beautiful state. From crispy fried chicken to buttery cornbread, you’ll find heaping plates of homestyle cooking that remind you of Sunday dinners at grandma’s house. I’ve gathered the best...