The Associated PRess OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama police say they have identified the remains of a young girl that were found in 2012 and arrested her father in connection with her death. Opelika police Chief Shane Healey said Thursday…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Records show the rate of state inmates being granted parole in Alabama has plummeted to a new low. The three-member board granted parole to 409 inmates and turned down 3,593 others…
The Associated Press LOWER PEACH TREE, Ala. - Officials are investigating a burned body found inside a burned pickup truck in a remote portion of southwest Alabama. The body was found Jan. 5 on a dirt road near Lower Peach…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers are eyeing possible tax rebates as the state sees a $3 billion budget surplus. Sen. Arthur Orr, who chairs the Senate education budget committee, said lawmakers are working with…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Grace Brister There's no shortage of challenges in SEC basketball and Alabama is getting reminded of that again this week. The No.…
Radon is the number one leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. In an effort to reduce radon exposure and save lives the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is offering free radon test kits. Radon is a radioactive gas…
During this past holiday season troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division investigated crashes that resulted in 14 deaths on Alabama’s roads, that's down from the year before. “We would like to thank the motoring public…
On January 1 Alabama will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. The new state law ends the requirement for a person to get a permit…
UPDATE: The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) received 94 applications for medical cannabis business licenses by its deadline of Friday, Dec. 30. The Commission received the following number of applications by license type: 12 - cultivator applications 12 - processor…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Grace Brister The University of Alabama picked up 27 recruits on National Signing Day for the recruiting class of 2023. The Crimson Tide scored the…
The Associated Press OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - An Opelika police officer shot and killed a man they said ignored commands to drop a kitchen knife as he approached his girlfriend and officers, the police department said Monday. The Opelika Police…
The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) - A judge has dismissed a sexual abuse case against a former Alabama legislator after the prosecutors said the woman requested the charges be dismissed. Circuit Judge J.R Gaines entered the order dismissing the…
The Associated Press VALLEY, Ala. (AP) - An 82-year-old Alabama woman was arrested for failing to pay her $77.80 trash bill. Court records show the Chambers County woman was arrested Sunday for not paying the bill that covered the months…
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama high school teacher and coach who quit after being arrested on a charge of having sex with a student has since married the young woman and is asking a court to lift a restriction…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama lawmaker accused of sexually abusing a woman at a restaurant earlier this year has been indicted on a felony charge. Court records show a Montgomery County grand jury indicted 68-year-old Perry Hooper Jr.…
By JAY REEVES Associated Press PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A construction project in Alabama demonstrates the difficulty of telling complicated U.S. history in 2022. What was once the world's largest cotton gin factory is being renovated into apartments. Enslaved people…
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama, has died. He was 73. Cook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. A representative for the band…
By WVUA23 Digital Reporter Melanie Bumpus The Y’s Men’s Club of Tuscaloosa is continuing its 60-plus year Christmas Tree Sale tradition starting Wednesday, Nov. 23. The tree lot is located in the parking lot of Bowlero Bowling Center across from…
The Associated Press GUNTERSVILLE -- An Alabama school district is switching to virtual classes for the next week because of rising flu cases among students and teachers. The Marshall County school district in northern Alabama said in a statement that…
By JAY REEVES Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Ala. (AP) - Native American groups in Alabama and North Carolina are hoping that two outgoing U.S. senators can help them achieve something that's been elusive so far: federal recognition as tribes. Victories…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Congressional districts that a federal court panel said were unconstitutional because they dilute representation for Black voters in Alabama are nevertheless being used for the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed them. The high…
By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Jeremiah Hatcher TUSCALOOSA - Alabama's Nov. 8 General Election will be here before you know it, and Alabama's Secretary of State's Office is encouraging everyone who…
Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss Alabama's win over ULM on Saturday, as well as what we can expect against the first SEC opponent of the year...Vanderbilt. We talk about the…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Emily Benito TUSCALOOSA - The University of Alabama and Auburn University are competing again, but this time it's not about football. The two schools are in…
