Montgomery AL

Alabama State University (ASU) has received the largest donation in the history of the university. ASU, one of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), received $38 million from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, the largest contribution in the school’s 158-year history. “We are deeply grateful...

As the government shutdown continues, Montgomery families may soon feel the strain with expected cuts to SNAP benefits starting Saturday. Local food pantries are preparing for an increased need. "We've already started preparing by making more bags of food for our next ministry giveaway, which is this coming,...

Incoming mayors, city council members and other city officials are receiving training in Montgomery from the Alabama League of Municipalities. These newly-elected leaders won elections earlier this year and are preparing to take office. But some of the attendees are veteran elected officials. There were nearly 500 in...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) — A local church and doctors with UAB’s Street Psychiatry program teamed up Wednesday night to help unhoused residents in northwest Montgomery as temperatures dipped into the 40s. Volunteers from Wesley Church’s Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible Study group grilled dozens of burgers, providing a...

It’s obvious how a suspension of SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown will significantly tighten up some personal budgets across Alabama, where around 750,000 citizens use the program. That’s more than 1 in 7 Alabamians. The loss is deep enough that Alabama grocers are worried about their...

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has arrived in Montgomery, where it can be seen in several locations over the next several days. Its first stop was at the Rufus Lewis Library on Mobile Highway for Spooky Story Hour. The employees who travel with it, called “hotdoggers,” read some Halloween-themed stories to...

This is the one thing that I did not want to happen in our state of Alabama.

One of the greatest Oscar rumors of all time is whether Marisa Tomei really won Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny at the 1993 Academy Awards. The story goes that Jack Palance, who presented the award, didn't read the real winner and instead blurted out the name at the bottom of the list. Completely […]

A clothing company plans to move its manufacturing operations from northeast Alabama to Tennessee, resulting in nearly 460 layoffs by the end of this year, according to a notice filed with the state. North Carolina-based Renfro Brands plans to cease its knitting and finishing operations at its Fort Payne site,...

More than 700,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. In Jefferson County that number is 86,318 according to the latest numbers from Alabama Department of Human Resources. Uneeko Hall is one of those people. She said the pause in SNAP assistance happened at the worst possible time with the...