Montgomery AL

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has signed the youth curfew ordinance into law. The City of Montgomery’s communications director confirmed the signing to Action 8 News. The move comes after business owners raised concerns about parents dropping off teenagers, who often remained downtown unaccompanied late into the...

(TNS) — Many Alabama students will have to part with cellphones and electronic devices during the school day, thanks to a new state law, the FOCUS Act. Alabama parents and AL.com readers weighed in on the changes with plenty of questions, especially about how schools will manage communication with families during an...

ALABAMA — A man was arrested Thursday night after a burglary at a home on Elkwood Section Road, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 2000 block of Elkwood Section Road. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said the homeowner confronted...

The weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle was showing signs of becoming a tropical depression on Thursday while moving towards the northern Gulf Coast, officials said

The following information was taken from www.outdooralabama.com/black-bear/alabama-black-bears . Historically, Alabama’s black bear population only occurred in the southwest portion of the state, primarily in Mobile, Washington and Clarke counties. The bears of this region of the state are of the Florida subspecies,...

Parents looking for the best public schools to send their child to in Alabama have an updated guide to help make their decision. Popular education ranking website Niche recently released its 2025 list of the places with the best public schools in Alabama. They graded each school based on key factors including...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - It’s been an incredibly busy week for Kitchen Cops all around north Alabama. Multiple businesses were forced to temporarily close, and we’ve seen some of the most wild violations of the summer listed. We’ll start in DeKalb County, where Toro’s Cantina & Grill was...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Zoo is proud to announce its first successful flamingo hatch in over 20 years. Over the last two months, four Caribbean flamingo chicks have hatched thanks to the extensive work and research conducted by the animal care team. Kisba (‘KISS-bah’), Uyuni (‘oo-YOO-nee’), Puddles,...

Alabama Police Nab Armed Suspect in Home Break-In I’ve been following crime patterns across Alabama for a while, and when […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - One of the state’s largest hospital networks, relied on by patients across central Alabama, may soon stop accepting a certain form of health insurance. Negotiations are underway between UnitedHealthcare and UAB that could impact patient access to facilities run by Baptist Health. The...