Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead Friday afternoon. According to MPD, officers responded to the 1000 block of W. South Boulevard around 12:30 p.m., to a report of a person shot. At the scene, police found 35-year-old Andre Smith suffering from...

WAFF 48 has been named Station of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association (ABA) for 2026, one of the highest honors presented to broadcast television stations across the state.

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured early Saturday evening.

Near-record high temperatures are expected on Sunday -- and each day this week, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters also think there will be limited rain chances and worsening drought conditions. The weather service is forecasting high temperatures on Sunday to reach the mid-80s in many places, which could...

A brand-new, state-of-the-art, accessible playground has arrived at Joe Wheeler State Park in Lauderdale County. Alabama State Parks officials and community leaders celebrated the opening of the park on Friday. The park is designed to inspire visitors of all abilities. “This new playground at Joe Wheeler State Park represents more...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery police have made an arrest following a fatal shooting on West South Boulevard. Montgomery police Lt. Tina McGriff told Action 8 News that the shooting happened Friday, April 10, just after 12:30PM in the 1000 block of West South Boulevard, which is near Interstate 65.

Montgomery, AL — Kay Ivey has announced the awarding of $800,000 in grants to support narcotics investigations and drug-related crime enforcement across Alabama. The funding includes $100,000 allocations to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and each of the state’s seven regional task forces that collectively form the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force. ALEA oversees the […] The post Gov. Kay Ivey Awards $800,000 in Grants...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Investigators are working three unrelated overnight shootings in Montgomery that left two people dead and a third in life-threatening condition. The first shooting happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 3400 block of Fountain Lane. Police and medics responded to the scene where they found a man in life-threatening condition. The victim was taken to an area...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Soon, the first medical cannabis shops in Alabama will open. Next week, employees of those shops will undergo mandatory state training. While the employees learn, advocates said it’s actually the public who needs more information. Alabama Cannabis Coalition founder H. Marty Schelper said her group...

At least four people were killed and four injured in seven separate shootings over a violent weekend in Alabama's capital city. That death toll could rise because two of the victims received life threatening injuries, police say. The shootings happened between 12:33 p.m. Friday and 12:03 a.m. Sunday, said Lt. Ernestina McGriff, spokeswoman for the Montgomery Police Department. "The last 48 hours...