Montgomery AL

Looking for affordable small towns in Alabama where your Social Security check can cover your living costs?. These 10 charming communities offer low-cost living and plenty of small-town charm!. 1. Hartselle. Hartselle is a true Alabama gem that won’t drain your wallet. This friendly town of about 14,000 people...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - New laws took effect in Alabama at the start of the month and last session’s Senate Bill 101 is among them. One raised the medical age of consent from age 14 to 16, which means parents in Alabama are going to have to give permission for their kids to receive medical services for two more...

ALABAMA — A multi-jurisdictional drug operation lasting nearly three months led to the arrest of 51 individuals on a total of 130 charges, authorities announced. The operation, which began July 1 and concluded September 20, targeted drug trafficking, unlawful possession of controlled substances, and possession of...

Over the past six decades, Alabama’s Adult Education Programs have been transformed by a quiet revolution that has been extraordinarily successful. It was my honor to be able to speak to the Annual Adult Education Conference at the downtown Montgomery Renaissance Center in late June. When I accepted their...

A spate of new Alabama laws took effect at the beginning of October, reports AL.com’s Mike Cason. Among them are the measure that requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacies at the same rate as Medicaid. Pharmacists argued that they have been receiving so little that it doesn’t even cover the cost of...

Rising costs for fuel, fertilizer, and equipment, along with depressed commodity prices, are straining farmers.

In all the years spent covering stories of abandoned dogs, there have been cases of pups left on roadsides, tied to poles, or dropped in cardboard boxes. But never before had anyone encountered something as heartless as sealing a litter of puppies inside a plastic container that left them barely able to breathe,...

Alabama has the highest percentage of people who identify themselves as Christians, according to one of the most authoritative national surveys. In Alabama, 89 percent of people surveyed identify themselves as Christians, according to the Pew Research Center’s 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study, published this year....

The family of a teenager injured in the deadly wreck that ended a high-speed police chase in Hartselle.

The bed bug—a tiny, elusive insect with a voracious appetite for blood—has rapidly become a modern nightmare across America. Nowhere is this invasion more evident than in Alabama, where major cities grapple with soaring bed bug infestations. This long-form article explores five Alabama cities on the frontline of the...