Montgomery AL

Montgomery, AL – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed Executive Order No. 742, formally expanding school choice options in Alabama by authorizing the state’s participation in the newly created Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program, also referred to as the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. The action follows...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Montgomery, Alabama – A rare G4 (Severe) solar storm is expected to impact Earth on Jan. 20, prompting increased monitoring of Alabama’s power grid and critical technology systems as federal space weather...

ALABAMA — A potentially significant winter storm is increasingly likely to impact a large portion of the Deep South, including Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia, from Friday through Sunday, January 23–25, as forecast confidence grows in a setup capable of producing heavy snow, freezing rain, sleet, and...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVM) - Alabama lawmakers are working on legislation they believe will save lives during police chases. The proposed Tristan Hollis Act is named after a man killed when a person being chased by Priceville police crashed into his car in Hartselle last year. The bill would require every...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama House education budget committee Chairman Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, is pushing for passage of bills he has filed to give schools more autonomy and flexibility while adding more transparency for the public. Taken together, the measures reflect Garrett’s broader push to reduce statutory...

According to the USGS, two earthquakes hit Alabama last night, roughly north and west of Birmingham. The first earthquake struck near Addison at 9:17 p.m. from a depth of 16.2 kilometers; it was rated as a magnitude 2.4 event. The second earthquake occurred about 40 minutes later, at 9:59 p.m., around 4,000 feet...

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is pleased to announce a new system enhancement that automatically defaults all EBT cards to block out-of-state and online transactions. This change will be effective Thursday, January 22, 2026. While these transaction blocks are in place, EBT cards will automatically be...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Birmingham, Alabama – Unseasonably cold Arctic air is pushing deep into Alabama, bringing a rare and prolonged stretch of winter chill that could linger through the end of January and into early February....

To honor the legacy of Dr. King, the City of Montgomery held an MLK Day parade in down historic Dexter Avenue.

In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 18, 2026, a fire erupted at the Morris family home on Ridgeview Drive, turning an ordinary night into a nightmare for Lindsey Morris and her family, who were forced to escape with little more than their lives and their dogs. “At approximately...