Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Matt Bamberg, a man beloved by many here at WSFA 12 News and across the Montgomery area, has died. Matt worked as a photojournalist at WSFA 12 News for many years. Over his decades of work, Matt brought WSFA News viewers some of the biggest stories impacting the River Region and the whole...

OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) -Bridge Academy, a Dale County public technical school, is getting a new program. Students will get to try their hand at engine repair. Dale County, Pike County, and Troy City Schools received a $10.5 million grant. Dale County will use its portion to start one of the...

A seafood market in Biloxi, Mississippi, has announced a recall of approximately 98,916 pounds of catfish fillet products that experts are concerned restaurants and consumers might have in their refrigerators or freezers. Quality Poultry & Seafood, Inc. issued the recall in partnership with the U.S. Department of...

The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation an early Friday morning shooting. At about 1:30 a.m. Sept. 19, police and fire medics to the 1700 block of West Haven Lane on a report of a person shot, said Lt. Ernestina McGriff, spokeswoman for the MPD. They found Fedel Saunders, 30, of...

A suspect has been charged in the weekend shooting death of a 20-year-old in Montgomery. Detrick Donnell Johnson Jr., 22, is charged with capital murder in the slaying of Kendal Foy, police announced Thursday. Johnson is being held without bond in the Montgomery County Detention Facility. The shooting happened at...

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth asked Alabamians to send their “thoughts, suggestions, and experiences” regarding the Alabama High School Athletic Association to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on Wednesday. “The AHSAA’s decision to declare itself above the law is the symptom of a much bigger problem — a...

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation to declare October 12 As Alabama Farmers’ Day. Her proclamation highlights an essential role that Alabama’s farmers play in sustaining families as they contribute $77.3 billion annually to the state’s economy. “Our farmers feed the nation and the world,” Gov....

The Alabama man accused of firing on a medical flight thought he was shooting at something else, according to court records. Peter Matthew Ellison, 48, is charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle after a nurse was struck by a ricochet bullet during a predawn medical flight landing in an Autauga...

Owens Corning will build a new shingle manufacturing facility in Prattville with plans to hire up to 100 people. Construction is expected to begin early next year, with production starting in 2027. The plant will operate a four-wide laminator capable of producing about 6 million squares of laminate shingles per...

A baby was surrendered earlier this month to a Safe Haven Baby Box at the Muscle Shoals Fire Department in Alabama, Muscle Shoals Fire Chief John Hyde said. The baby box was installed in October of 2024 at Muscle Shoals Fire Station 4, which is located on Old Highway 20, WHNT reported. Authorities did not release any...