Massive ice cream recall includes Alabama: 110,000 cases could be contaminated with listeria
Florida-based Rich’s Ice Cream is recalling 110,292 cases of frozen dessert products due to Listeria contamination. According to an alert from the FDA, the desserts were distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New...
Stanley cups, cellphones: 4 things your student might not be able to bring to...
Some Alabama school districts are asking students not to bring cellphones, Stanley cups, Crocs and more to campus. Every district in the state is updating electronic device policies in response to a new state law. Some schools will have strict discipline for students who violate rules: Butler County will give...
Montgomery man convicted in Birmingham home invasion that left man dead, injured pregnant woman
A Montgomery man has been convicted in a Birmingham home invasion that killed a man and wounded his pregnant girlfriend. Melvin Charles Morris, 46, was initially charged with capital murder during a burglary in the Feb. 6, 2020, shooting death of 27-year-old Devonta Reddick. He was also charged with attempted...
‘Trying time’: Montgomery shelter struggles as hundreds of animals arrive
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Humane Society is asking for the community’s help as it faces an overwhelming surge in animal intake. In the month of June alone, more than 720 dogs and cats entered the shelter. Executive Director Steven Tears says the numbers are putting serious strain on staff, space, and...
7 Brew drive-thru coffee shop opens first Montgomery location
A ribbon cutting has been held for the first 7 Brew coffee shop in Montgomery. The drive-thru coffee shop has opened at Festival Plaza, 7915 Vaughn Road, near Taylor Road. The coffee shop sells various coffee, energy drinks, teas and more. The name 7 Brew comes from its original coffees...
2 men arrested on robbery charges in Montgomery
Montgomery road crews will install the final layer of asphalt, weather permitting, to get closer to finishing the Federal Drive improvement project. Happening this Friday, you have the opportunity to enjoy professional wrestling in Autauga County for free!. Man dies in Tuesday Andalusia house fire. Updated: 12 hours...
Faith of A Mustard Seed
In June of 1956, both Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph were speakers for the Forty-Seventh Annual NAACP Convention in San Francisco. King’s Message for this Occasion was the telling of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which was then in progress. Just Six months earlier, on December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks...
One dead, one injured in pickup truck crash in Elmore County
One man is dead and another has been injured in a pickup truck crash in Elmore County. Alabama State Troopers say 31-year-old James Tucker of Wetumpka was driving the truck, which hit a ditch and overturned. Investigators say he was not using a seat belt. Tucker was taken to Elmore...
Suspect sought in large scale Alabama raids released from federal custody
Montgomery Public Schools opens registration for PowerSchool. Parents will need to register their children by July 30 to ensure students have access to class schedules, MPS-issued devices, and transportation updates. Body of missing Lowndes County man found in Selma. Updated: 18 hours ago. The body of a man last...
Alabama family seeks justice for unsolved 2018 New Orleans murder
NEW ORLEANS — Growing up in rural Alabama, Tressa Roten and her older brother, Russell Teal Jr., were tight. “He was a great big brother and very protective and we had a great childhood together,” said Roten. That sibling bond and the memories are all she has now,...