Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Two more community mental health centers in Alabama have been approved to transition to a new model designed to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment services. Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare, which serves Jackson and Marshall counties, and Highland Health Systems, serving C

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - South Carolina authorities are seeking information in an ongoing investigation into a December shooting involving a Department of Natural Resources officer, which authorities say has a connection with Alabama. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said the shooting happened in Edgefield

Biologists with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) have confirmed the first known detection of Alabama bass hybrids in Kentucky waters, raising concerns about the future of the state’s native bass fisheries. The discovery was made during routine fisheries surveys at Lake Linville, a 356-acre

The first time Alabama native Hannah McFarland went to the massive Stagecoach country music festival in California, she found herself thinking: “You know what? This place is incredible. But I don’t want to come back till I’m playing.”. The second time she went to Stagecoach, she made...

ALABAMA — One person was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning in Tuscaloosa County, according to authorities. The shooting happened on Gladys Drive in Vance. Officials said one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Another victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition with

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery Whitewater has announced a date for when water activities will again be available. Water operations will restart on Friday, May 29. As Action 8 News has reported, Montgomery Whitewater had paused all water activities on April 24, so that its water filtration system could undergo mai

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Sixteen assistant principals in Montgomery Public Schools have graduated from the Lead Forward Leadership Academy. Today, they were recognized for their achievements. The course was taught by Maximize Growth, LLC. School system officials say they are growing their own leaders though this type

Long before Highway 231 redirected traffic away from downtown Wetumpka, fishermen traveling through town passed directly by Stoddard’s Bait & Tackle on their way to the Coosa River. Established in 1943, the small Company Street bait shop has remained part of Wetumpka’s river culture for more than 80 years,...

More than 1,400 acres of land in Clay County will now be part of the Talladega National Forest, after a group was able to secure the land and turn it over to the U.S. Forest Service. The Conservation Fund, a national land trust and acquisition group, announced that it had...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police are investigating a pedestrian-involved crash that killed a man in late April. Police said the incident happened in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 22 in the area of I-85 northbound near Eastern Boulevard. Officers were called to the scene at around 4:30...