Morgan Young
Anchor and Reporter
Montgomery, AL
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Morgan joined the WSFA 12 News team in June 2016 as a general assignment reporter and anchor. She will take over anchoring the Sunday edition of Today in Alabama. Before relocating to the River Region, Morgan spent two years as a reporter and anchor for KOMU 8 News, the NBC-affiliate in Columbia, Missouri. At KOMU, Morgan covered social justice, local business and investigative health stories.
Morgan graduated with honors from the University of Missouri in May 2016 with a degree in broadcast journalism and minors in business and textile and apparel management. During her time at Mizzou, Morgan served on the executive board of the National Association of Black Journalists, was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and served as president on the Student Society of News Design. She was also asked to speak at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. about covering social justice issues on MU’s campus.
As a lover of fashion, Morgan spends her free time blogging about style and lifestyle trends. She is also an avid reader who loves to travel, try new recipes and visit new restaurants (…and post pictures of her food on Instagram).
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Updated: Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery Public Schools is preparing to hold a job fair for teachers as the Alabama experiences a statewide teacher shortage.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2019 at 8:24 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
We are beginning to see pollen here in Alabama earlier than we ever did before.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2019 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
It's been nearly three months since Virginia College announced its sudden closure, leaving thousands of students around the country without answers or hope for finishing their degrees.In Montgomery, students say they are still unsure of what's next.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery parents discuss their decision to register their children for LEAD Academy.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2019 at 8:53 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
Charlotte Meadows sits down with WSFA 12 News to further discuss plans for Montgomery's first public charter school.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2019 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
The Alabama Department of Revenue's eID tax app has several upgrades for its second tax season in existence.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2019 at 8:03 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
Bennetta Carter lost her husband in a fire that destroyed her home in February.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2019 at 10:35 PM CDT
|By Morgan Young
Shamel Hart is trying to help her family heal just a day after burying her son and niece who died in the devastating March 3 tornadoes.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2019 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Alabama Supreme Court upholds decision to approve LEAD Academy's application to become Montgomery's first public charter school
Updated: Mar. 1, 2019 at 8:33 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The annual civil rights pilgrimage, hosted by The Faith & Politics Institute, featured the Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Museum and Memorial for Peace and Justice for the first time.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2019 at 7:18 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey discusses the prominence of the issue of youth with guns following a shooting at Lee High School.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2019 at 7:09 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery residents say the recent shooting at Lee High School did not shock them.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2019 at 7:05 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery Public Schools is preparing to make adjustments in order to avoid a budget deficit.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2019 at 6:43 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Greenville Police share crime numbers from 2017 to 2018 and explain how they compare to current crime numbers for 2019.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2019 at 7:31 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Students and staff at Huntingdon College support dining hall worker after fatal house fire
Updated: Feb. 18, 2019 at 10:56 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
By now people have gotten their W-2s and income tax season is underway, but some tax preparers say it’s off to a slow start.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:46 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The Montgomery Education Foundation and Montgomery Public Schools is preparing to finish its contract for MPS' first charter schools
Updated: Feb. 13, 2019 at 9:43 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Timothy and Angela Buschert react to the Alabama Department of Transportation plans to begin construction on safety projects on a roadway where their son was hit and killed two years ago.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2019 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The pastor said his congregation was “extremely moved” by the donation, but said they felt it would be a conflict of interest to accept the money.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2019 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
A in-depth look at how law enforcement tackles online predators.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2019 at 6:03 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
AdvancED, the accrediting body for Montgomery Public Schools, is scheduled to present the results of its monitoring review of the school system in a special called meeting Friday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2019 at 11:14 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
For one veteran at Wednesday’s event, it was a chance to tell his story and FINALLY have his voice heard.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2019 at 7:22 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Internet Crimes Against Kids task force received nearly twice the number of cyber tips in 2018 than they did in 2017.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2019 at 8:01 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The Alabama Department of Education and the Alabama Department of Public Health announced a program to make a drug available to public high schools that can reverse the effects of opioids.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2019 at 8:51 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Butler County Voters vote against tax increase.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2019 at 6:53 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
E.D. Nixon Elementary School will be the first of four schools converted into public charter schools in Montgomery.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2019 at 9:01 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The legal guardian for two young sex abuse victims is suing three Butler County DHR workers for allowing the children to go back into a home where she believed they were being abused.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2019 at 9:24 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
10 Montgomery Public Schools are on the state's "failing schools" list.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:31 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
TSA workers across the country, including those working at Montgomery Regional Airport, have not been paid yet in 2019 due to the government shutdown.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2019 at 8:15 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery residents share their thoughts on Montgomery's efforts to become a "smart city."
Updated: Jan. 16, 2019 at 8:47 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The City of Montgomery partnered with the county, chamber of commerce and Alabama Power Company to launch new smart programs across Montgomery.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2019 at 9:59 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and Montgomery Police Chief Earnest Finley announced methods the City will implement to help deter celebratory gunfire.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2019 at 7:50 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
A family member of the children who were abused in a heinous child sex abuse case in Butler County speaks with WSFA 12 News about the family's reaction to Jonathan Paul Smith's sentencing and moving forward.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2019 at 7:00 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Jonathan Paul Smith was sentenced to life in prison, and more additional prison time, for multiple child sex abuse, sexual torture and child abuse charges.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2019 at 8:35 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham said he applauds his officers, nearby agencies and collaboration with the sheriff’s office in Washington Parish, Louisiana for the arrests made in a dangerous high-speed chase through Montgomery County just days after Christmas.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2019 at 4:16 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Pike Road Schools Superintendent Dr. Chuck Ledbetter said the district is excited about the district's report card score and acknowledges the difference in scoring from other school districts.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2019 at 8:01 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
The Greenville Police Department is working to prevent car break-ins after seeing a high number of them in the last three months of 2018.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2019 at 4:48 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery Public Schools Transportation Director, Eric Thornton, discusses efforts to improve transportation staffing and communication.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2019 at 5:04 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Credit expert William Frazier explains the best practices for improving consumers' credit scores.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2018 at 10:02 AM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery Public Schools receives "C" grade on the state report card for the 2017-2018 school year.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2018 at 10:02 AM CST
|By Morgan Young
The Alabama Department of Education released its report card this week.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2018 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
MPS releases accountability report.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2018 at 7:26 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff and Morgan Young
State of Alabama Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey announced Thursday the Montgomery Education Foundation’s Conversion Charter School plan for Sidney Lanier feeder schools has been approved.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2018 at 9:29 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Trenholm State Community College holds open house meetings to provide Virginia College students with resources and information about transferring.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2018 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
It has been a jam-packed week of excitement for both teams playing in this year’s Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2018 at 7:30 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Various groups and colleges in the state are offering support and resources to students in Alabama who were impacted by Virginia College's sudden closure.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2018 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Georgia Southern and Eastern Michigan arrived Tuesday afternoon for the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2018 at 7:47 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Montgomery County District Attorney named hosted a ceremony on Friday to welcome Tim Anderson as the new director for his office's Helping Montgomery Families Initiative.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2018 at 7:22 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
Virginia College students still waiting for answers after learning their campus will close.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2018 at 9:40 PM CST
|By Morgan Young
MCBOE swears in new members
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