Montgomery AL

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WAKA) – A third person has been sentenced to federal prison in the 2024 robbery at a credit union ATM in Prattville. U.S. Attorney Thomas Govan says 34-year-old Dominique Jeremiah Pearson of Spring, Texas, has been sentenced to 77 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery. Upon completion

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) — Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that 130 jobs are coming to Alabama as Vulcaflex S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of synthetic leathers used in the automotive industry, will open its first U.S. facility in Auburn. Vulcaflex is a family-owned company founded in 1965 in Cotignola,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A man accused of pretending to be a social service caseworker to try to lure a child into his car and proposition him for sexual acts has been found. guilty of enticing a child for immoral purposes. Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver says in...

A Montgomery man was arrested on Wednesday on capital murder and other related charges stemming from a 2025 homicide in Brewton. Connie Ray Robbins, 37, of Montgomery, was arrested on warrants issued by the Brewton Police Department charging him with Capital Murder, Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Vehicle, and t

(RNS) — The Equal Justice Initiative’s Bryan Stevenson says confronting America’s lynching history is a matter of faith that demands truth-telling and repentance — especially on America’s most recently recognized national holiday.

ALABAMA — A Tornado Watch has been issued for 19 counties across southern and west-central Alabama as severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, damaging winds and heavy rainfall move through the region Thursday. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center issued Tornado Watch 351, which remains in

As heavy rain and storms move across the U.S. several cities have canceled or rescheduled Juneteenth celebrations.

Note: This program originally aired April 9th, 2026. Before Civil Rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks were household names, a Black man named Hilliard Brooks was shot and killed by a white police officer. The incident took place after he tried to board a city bus....

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Summer heat across Alabama can turn a parked car into a hazard zone quickly — damaging everyday items and in some cases, creating real safety risks. With the normal high in the Montgomery area around 91 degrees this time of year, safety experts warn that...

Tropical Storm Arthur is expected to bring severe weather to Alabama and Georgia, with a Flood Watch in effect and potential for isolated tornadoes, before temperatures rise into the low-90s by the weekend.