Samantha Day
Reporter
Montgomery, AL
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Samantha Day is a general assignment reporter who joined WSFA 12 News in May 2017.
She is a native of Montgomery and attended Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School.
Samantha is a student of Troy University's Hall School of Journalism, majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in leadership development.
At Troy University, Samantha was the president of the Society of Professional Journalists, a member of the Broadcasting Club, and active with TROY TrojanVision News, her college’s student-run television station.
She attended the Southeast Journalism Conference where she ranked first for Best Television News Feature Reporter for 2016 and first in the television anchoring onsite competition for 2017.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her friends and family and binge-watching television shows on Netflix.
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Updated: Jan. 5, 2020 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
Travel-related expenditures were up nearly 16 percent last year.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2020 at 8:47 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
It’s been a wet day for our friends in Birmingham, as they’re dealing with flooding in places like Vestavia Hills and Homewood.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2019 at 1:51 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
The deaths of three Geneva teenagers on a rural Alabama road is bringing awareness to Alabama’s Graduated Drivers License (GDL) Law.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2019 at 9:56 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
As Alabamians plan to ring in the new year, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is reminding them to plan ahead.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 4:21 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
A Tuskegee pastor is calling for action after two people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting late Friday night.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2019 at 8:00 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
On the eve of the U.S. House of Representatives’ expected impeachment vote, more than 40 people gathered on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol. At the rally, protestors urged members of the House to vote in support of the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: abuse of power
Updated: Dec. 16, 2019 at 8:39 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
The Elmore County Board of Education unanimously approved a $50 million bond resolution at its regularly scheduled board meeting Monday night.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2019 at 12:30 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
A new study from AARP found more than 70 percent of adults in the United States plan on buying gift cards as presents this holiday season.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
In honor of Alabama’s 200th birthday, Saturday Gov. Kay Ivey unveiled the state’s new Bicentennial Park, located in front of the state’s Capitol building.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 9:47 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
It was a full house at Tuesday’s Montgomery Public Schools board meeting, the last meeting scheduled for 2019.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 7:56 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
The holiday season is here, and so is flu season. Flu season started early this year, the earliest start in over a decade.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2019 at 8:29 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the capital city, as Gov. Kay Ivey lit the state’s Christmas tree Friday night.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2019 at 8:27 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg made a stop on his campaign tour in Montgomery on Tuesday to discuss his campaign goals.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2019 at 1:50 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
Long are the days of Black Friday starting on a Friday.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2019 at 4:25 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
With Christmas right around the corner, and thousands expected to do their holiday shopping on Black Friday, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) is urging the public to remember safety first.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2019 at 9:38 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
Hundreds of community members attended a vigil at Hayneville Middle School Monday night to remember Lowndes County Sheriff John “Big John” Williams.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2019 at 7:19 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced his plans for the first quarter of 2020 at a press conference Monday.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2019 at 8:57 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
WSFA 12 News partnered with AARP, Crimestoppers and local and state agencies for the event.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2019 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
While mayor-elect Steven Reed won’t be sworn into office until Tuesday, that didn’t stop him and his supporters from celebrating a few days early.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2019 at 10:38 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff and Samantha Day
As the search for 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard continues, her family and friends aren’t giving up hope.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2019 at 1:07 PM CST
|By Samantha Day
A new chair and vice chair were elected to the Alabama Democratic Party during Saturday’s State Democratic Executive Committee meeting.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2019 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
According to NamUS, approximately 600,000 people go missing in the United States every year.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2019 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Just before midnight on Wednesday, Aniah Blanchard spoke with her friend on the phone. That was the last time anyone heard from her.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2019 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Haunted houses are scary, but are they safe? Ghouls and goblins can be scary enough, but what can be even scarier is the actual building itself, because many haunted houses aren’t up to code.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2019 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Volunteer Equality Firefighter Michael Johnston was laid to rest on Saturday at the Rehobeth Cemetery.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2019 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
After a three-week long investigation into hazing allegations against its chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Troy University found the fraternity was in violation of the university’s policy against hazing.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2019 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
On Monday, longtime Montgomery County Administrator Donald Mims announced his retirement.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2019 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and in honor of that month, one mother is speaking out.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2019 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
As the temperatures outside drop, many people turn the temperatures inside, up. But before you light your fire place, or plug in your space heater, fire officials want to make sure you’re taking the proper precautions.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2019 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
“What they’re doing is they’re trying to find the things that they need: food, shelter and moisture," Kenneth Marcum, owner of Relief Pest Control in Montgomery, said.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2019 at 11:26 AM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Just six months after Verna Johnson launched the “Verna Needs A Kidney” campaign, she found a donor.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2019 at 10:34 AM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Questions are looming following a meeting Saturday by the state Democratic party where Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley garnered just enough votes to pass new party bylaws
Updated: Oct. 10, 2019 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
It's an effort to reduce the amount of lead found in the nation's drinking water.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2019 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
For the second day in a row, several City of Selma departments were closed as employees protested being overworked and underpaid.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2019 at 11:22 AM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Fall is here and that means flu season is soon to follow. In fact, some Montgomery doctors are already seeing some cases of the flu.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2019 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Samantha Day
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The theme of this year’s month is “Be The 1 To.”
Updated: Sep. 20, 2019 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
On Thursday, the Montgomery Police Department announced some parking changes that will be made during all Alabama State University home football games.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2019 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Two professional golfers competing in the Guardian Championship took time out of their busy schedules on Thursday to visit with cancer patients.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2019 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By John Shryock and Samantha Day
The AFC says in the past 30 days its wildland firefighters have responded to 192 wildfires. Those blazes are responsible for burning of more than 2,220 acres of land statewide.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2019 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Due to recent budget cuts within the school system, MPS let go of arboretum staff.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2019 at 9:12 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
While the devastation Hurricane Dorian left behind is hundreds of miles away, the distance isn’t stopping one local church from helping out. Saint James United Methodist Church has teamed up with two churches, one in Birmingham and the other in Niceville, Florida, to help with recovery efforts.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2019 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has just released the crash statistics from this year’s Labor Day weekend.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2019 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Aubrey Grace is raising money for childhood cancer research with every point he scores.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2019 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Samantha Day
A new study from Health Testing Centers found that Alabama is the state with the longest wait time for organ transplants in the nation.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2019 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
To keep the number of boating fatalities from from rising, marine police with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) are reminding the public of some important safety tips to keep in mind this Labor Day weekend.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2019 at 9:18 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Mike Roaw, who hosted the show “Dirty Jobs,” has a new show called “Returning the Favor.” The show honors people making a difference in their communities, and over the summer Roaw visited with a Tallassee married couple who is making a difference in the lives of veterans.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2019 at 12:37 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
Construction has begun on the new First Presbyterian Church in Wetumpka after the old building was destroyed by a January tornado.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2019 at 9:52 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
It’s been two weeks since Old Cloverdale residents found themselves dodging bullets at the intersection of Woodley Road and East Fairview Avenue. On Monday night, residents gathered at Filet and Vine for the neighborhood’s monthly homeowner’s association meeting, but to also discuss the recent even
Updated: Aug. 18, 2019 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
A year ago today, August 18, 2018, a fire destroyed part of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School’s campus. To commemorate the one year anniversary of the fire that changed their lives, students and teachers from B.T.W. gathered for a block party.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2019 at 7:47 PM CDT
|By Samantha Day
The 26th annual Buckmasters Expo is back in the capital city at the Montgomery Convention Center.
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