Montgomery AL

Dozens of important Alabama elections this year will likely have just one candidate. As of Jan. 21, 255 people have filed for 160 offices in Alabama on the November 2026 ballot. (That total doesn’t include some local city and county races). There are some big names at the top...

Winn-Dixie’s exit from Alabama is bringing a new grocery store chain to our area. Piggly Wiggly Food For Less opened this morning in the former Winn-Dixie store on Vaughn Road in Montgomery. It is part of a family-owned chain based in Panama City, Florida, that’s up to 14 stores. The company is also converting other...

ALABAMA — Two individuals were arrested following a traffic stop conducted by the Oxford Police Department on Interstate 20, according to officials. Police said officers initiated the traffic stop and, during the encounter, discovered evidence that led to drug-related charges against both individuals. As the...

The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning for parts of north Alabama, as the region braces for a potentially dangerous winter event starting late Friday night. Here’s what to know. Ice storm warning in Alabama The warning affects Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin counties, including cities such as...

A Birmingham-based commercial real estate company is now handling management and leasing for two Alabama shopping centers following their sales. Westbury Square in Huntsville was recently acquired by LaSalle Investment Management. It is a 115,000-square-foot retail center anchored by TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, and...

Freezing rain, snow and bitterly cold temperatures are all possibilities for North Alabama this weekend. And now, the National Weather Service in Huntsville, is providing a timeline on when the wintry mix could arrive. According to the NWS update on Thursday afternoon, Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin counties in...

An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved legislation that would prevent courts from extending youthful offender status to anyone between the age of 16 and 19 charged with murder. HB 11, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killeen, reduces the threshold for youthful offender status for those crimes from 19 to 16...

ALABAMA (WBRC) - As freezing weather approaches Alabama, residents should prepare to prevent flooding from burst pipes by locating their water meters and having the proper tools ready. If a water line breaks or a pipe bursts, the first step is to turn off the water supply at the meter,...

PRATTVILLE − The Prattville City Council is backing plans for a new restaurant downtown. The board voted to support the liquor license application for the sports bar-themed business during its Jan. 20 meeting. The Alabama Beverage Control Board has the authority to issue liquor licenses. The Waldo's Chicken & Beer...

“The Alabama Solution,” a critically acclaimed documentary about Alabama’s prison system, earned an Academy Award nomination Thursday. The film, co-directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, chronicles the state’s maximum-security lockups using footage from inside prison walls taken by inmates on contraband...