Montgomery News

Governor Bob Riley pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey on Friday as part of an annual tradition in Alabama that dates back to 1949.

A school bus crash that killed four Huntsville students and led to national changes in school bus safety was caused by a passing car that went out of control and forced the bus to plunge from an overpass, a new federal report said Thursday.

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Colum McCann's "Let the Great World Spin," a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize Wednesday night at the 60th annual National Book Awards.

White Hall, a gambling facility about 20 miles east of Montgomery, has closed its doors -- for now.

Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless will have a blanket drive between 1 and 4 p.m. Nov.

MONTGOMERY With an Alabama Supreme Court ruling defining bingo in hand, Governor Bob Riley has contacted gambling commissions across the United States notifying them of the court's decision and urging the commissions to make sure the gambling machine manufacturers they regulate cease all illegal activity in Alabama.

Operation Capital City Guardian targeted sex offenders who failed to register or update registration.

The U.S. Marshal Service and other law enforcement agencies are seeking to find several registered sex offenders in Montgomery County as part of a two-month operation.

The Montgomery Job Corps Center held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday for its new vocation of Automotive Services.

The Alabama Supreme Court has dealt electronic bingo a setback in a case from White Hall that questioned the legality of the popular gambling machines.

Former Alabama Secretary of State Nancy Worley is again facing felony charges. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 3-1 Friday that a lower court erred when it threw out five felony charges against Worley.

Montgomery police have charged two 18-year-olds with murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a private party for teens.

Dozier Road, leading to Emerald Mountain toll bridge has been closed since early this morning because of an overflow of water from the Tallapoosa River.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a wet, difficult harvest season.

MONTGOMERY , AL Folks in the market for used vehicles are invited to the Alabama Department of Transportation's Absolute Public Auction.

An Auburn University student was killed and another injured when their vehicle overturned on Interstate 85, which was slick with rain from tropical storm Ida.

The Alabama Governor's Mansion in Montgomery is going to be open for candlelight tours on three Monday nights in December.

Montgomery classical guitarist Robert Gibson will be featured at Auburn-Montgomery's Nov.

The city of Montgomery's prostitution stings continue. This time eleven suspects have been arrested on charges of solicitation.