Montgomery AL

Montgomery, AL – On Thursday, July 10, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama is sending a specialized 40-person search and rescue team to Texas to assist in response efforts following the deadly flooding that swept through the Texas Hill Country. The deployment includes Alabama Task Force 1 out of Mobile, as well...

More Alabama first responders are en route to the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic floods last weekend. Firefighters from Central Alabama are a part of the second wave of crews. Mountain Brook Fire Department says a 15 member team is going, which includes four of their members. Two members of...

Drivers in five southeastern states are being urged to slow down as “Operation Southern Slow Down” kicks off next week, aiming to curb speeding and enhance road safety from July 14-20.

A nursing home chain with five North Alabama locations has filed for bankruptcy.

Best public middle schools in the Montgomery metro area. Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the Montgomery metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture & diversity grade, and parent /...

On June 19th, June 27th and July 4, 2025, two individuals entered the Walmart, located at 145 Kelley Boulevard, allegedly committing theft each time. Both individuals are alleged to have worked in concert to steal assorted merchandise from the business. Pursuant to an investigation, detectives from the Millbrook...

High pressure is expected to have an influence when it comes to Alabama’s weather over the next few days. High pressure usually means drier, calmer conditions and warmer temperatures for Alabama. In fact, some meteorologists use the phrase “big bubble, no trouble” to describe typical weather under the influence of...

Some parts of Alabama may see a severe storm or two on Saturday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has added a Level 1 out of 5 (marginal) risk for severe weather for all of north Alabama and northern parts of central Alabama today. A Level 1 risk means that isolated...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama State Board of Education has unveiled a new policy aimed at curbing vaping among students, as announced by State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey. The policy introduces a two-step approach for handling students caught vaping. "The first time is their parents get called. So these...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags in Alabama to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the flooding in Texas Hill Country. “More than one hundred have perished, including young Sarah Marsh of Mountain Brook, and many more are still missing, including members of the Santana...