Holley Long

Gov. Kay Ivey extended Alabama’s safer at home order Tuesday morning, but she also wants students to return to school this fall.

State senators and state education department officials clashed in a contentious board meeting Tuesday.

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris spoke Thursday afternoon about the state of hospitals in Montgomery, which Mayor Steven Reed says are at a “critical point.”

Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris spoke to media by phone Tuesday afternoon about the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Kay Ivey was confronted Thursday afternoon for an execution carried out last week.

Montgomery County school board member Jannah Bailey made a passionate plea for increased funding for the school system.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed spoke Wednesday afternoon about the city’s recently passed occupational tax ordinance.

A finalist on the reality TV show “The Bachelor” returned to Auburn for the late-in-season hometown date.

A bill that would stall Montgomery’s efforts to implement an occupational tax has passed in a state Senate committee.

The 24th season of “The Bachelor” premiered Monday, with 30 women competing for the heart of 28-year-old Peter Weber. Among the contestants is an Auburn woman, and she’s already proving to be a front-runner.

The Montgomery County Board of Education considered a proposal to convert some Montgomery Public School facilities into charter schools at Tuesday night’s meeting. The school board approved the application for the proposal.

We’re learning more about a Montgomery Pride United event, that was reportedly shut down Saturday night, from someone inside the event at the time.

A Montgomery Pride United event was reportedly shut down after an inspection by law enforcement Saturday night.

Retired Appellate Judge Samuel Henry Welch, Jr. has been appointed to preside over the trial of a Montgomery police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Gregory Gunn.

One of the victims in a deadly tornado was Alabama author Charlotte Miller, who lived and worked in Lee County.

WSFA 12 News sat down with Richard Cohen, the president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, who spoke about the tracking of hate crimes in Alabama.

One mother learned firsthand the dangers online when her daughter entered the world of social media.

A report by the National Institute of Health shines a light on how age differences between partners affects the younger person in the relationship.

Legislation that supporters say would help narrow the gender-wage gap is being reintroduced in congress.

Of the 13 priests, deacons and brothers accused who served in central Alabama, eight are deceased and five of the accused include those who served in Montgomery, including two who served through Maxwell Air Force Base.

Germaine Moore, 45, was sentenced for three counts of production of child pornography.

Maxwell Air Force Base will receive $18 million from the United States Air Force to build a new air traffic control tower facility.

Four Montgomery teenagers have been charged with 31 felonies that took place over the course of nearly three weeks, according to law enforcement.

Election Day is less than three weeks away, and Montgomery residents may be able to cast their votes quicker than in years past.

One gubernatorial candidate holds a strong stance on public safety, and if elected he has a plan to combat the issue.

The immunity hearing for Montgomery Police Officer Aaron Cody Smith, who is charged with murder for the death of Gregory Gunn in 2016, has ended with a judge denying the officer immunity.

Montgomery police officer Aaron "Cody" Smith is set to stand trial in August for the shooting death of Montgomery resident Gregory Gunn, but before that he will go to an immunity hearing, during which his defense team will attempt to prove he acted in self-defense.

Hackers, many of them Russian, attempted to hack into the Tabitha Isner campaign website, according to the campaign.

City of Montgomery retirees will not have their health benefits changed after a Montgomery City Council meeting got heated.

A Montgomery judge has swiftly dismissed challenger Troy King's lawsuit against Attorney General Steve Marshall over contributions he received from the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Troy King has filed a lawsuit against the Steve Marshall campaign, requesting a temporary restraining order to try and stop Marshall from spending money King says was illegally taken from a political action committee.

A diving crew in Thailand had to go three miles into a cave, swimming through narrow passages, and sometimes essentially rock climbing underwater to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach.

Traffic was slow mooooving for a bit in Montgomery after three cows escaped a cattle truck on Interstate 65 South.

A fox is being tested for rabies after biting a Slocomb resident Wednesday.

A house in Elmore County caught fire Sunday afternoon, Wetumpka Fire Chief Greg Willis confirmed.

Reporter Rosanna Smith talked to Montgomery counselor Sandra Segall about the dangers of micro-cheating for couples, and the signs they should look for to know their significant other is being unfaithful, but we decided to dive deeper. We wanted to know what the third party, the person being cheated with, should do in the situation.

A mother is grieving after her daughter was found murdered in Butler County.

Sen. Doug Jones will cosponsor legislation that would halt the separation of immigrant families at the U.S. border, Jones announced Sunday.

The Equal Justice Initiative opened a new bookstore and cafe in Montgomery.

A vacant house caught fire in Bullock County Sunday night.

Karen Smith and Jennifer Cambas have been friends since they were in the fourth grade, trading letters, photos and gifts, but until recently, the two had never met in person.

A civilian and a Montgomery firefighter were injured in a house fire Thursday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has canceled a missing child alert for a Uniontown teen.

A six-year-old boy is spending his Valentine's Day raising money for broken hearts.

Charges have been filed against Germaine Moore, who was arrested Tuesday in connection with a viral video showing the sexual assault of a child.

Germaine Moore, the man who police believe sexually assaulted a young girl in a video that went viral on social media, has been taken into custody.

A situation at Lee High School in Montgomery led to several students and two parents being placed in custody Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. Kay Ivey gave her first State of the State address Tuesday evening. As she took the stage, she recognized the transformation in the state's government since the early days of 2017.

One of Roy Moore's accusers, Beverly Young Nelson, and her attorney Gloria Allred held a news conference Friday to discuss the yearbook they say Moore signed.