Montgomery AL

AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - The public is being asked to help identify several suspects wanted for two organized thefts from a Dollar General, according to the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office. The first incident occurred Sunday, July 20, when two suspects stole items from the Dollar General on the...

Construction on the newest high school campus for Montgomery Public Schools is officially underway. Percy Julian High School, which was renamed in 2022, is one of the largest schools in the Montgomery metro. It’s one of just six schools at the 6A classification level with at least 1,000 students.

Montgomery is facing a concerning spike in violent crime, despite overall progress in reducing crime rates. Mayor Steven Reed addressed the issue, highlighting the need for stronger laws and community involvement. "While our first six months were very positive, seeing crime declined by 28.3% in the first six months,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - With the 2025-2026 school year right around the corner, Montgomery Public Schools is welcoming two familiar faces to its Communications Department. Rosanna Smith will serve as the Director of Communications, and Monae Stevens will serve as the district’s new Marketing and Community...

Mayor Reed emphasizes the need for partnerships across various levels of government and community involvement to address the issue.

A state judge has stayed an upcoming execution in Alabama to evaluate whether the man is too mentally ill to be put to death. The judge temporarily stayed the Aug. 21 execution of David Lee Roberts until it can be established whether he has a “rational understanding” of what is to happen to him. “Or similarly put,...

Part of a $3 billion natural gas line project will be coming through the Black Belt starting in 2027 and bring workers and growth for industry. The South System Expansion 4 Project, or SSE4, calls for burying about 290 miles of natural gas pipeline from Clarke County, Mississippi, east to Augusta, Georgia. That route...

Two Alabama Department of Corrections employees – one a new hire and the other a trainee - were arrested this week on drug charges. One was arrested during a checkpoint near a north Alabama prison and the other was taken into custody after a search of his Montgomery County home turned up 5 pounds of marijuana.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – More than $50 million in federal education funds for Alabama that had been frozen for nearly a month were released Friday, according to a U.S. Department of Education statement shared with Alabama Daily News. “OMB has completed its review of Title I-C, Title II-A, Title III-A...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — News 5 Investigates claims that children in Alabama’s foster care system are being forced to sleep inside Department of Human Resources (DHR) offices, including in Mobile. A foster parent, who asked to remain anonymous, said she had heard about children staying overnight at the DHR office on...