MONTGOMERY, AL (WLTZ) -- Calls for the impeachment of Alabama governor Robert Bentley are once again ringing through the halls of the state house. According to representative Corey Harbison, the House Judiciary Committee will resume hearings next Wednesday. For now,…
NEWS RELEASE MONTGOMERY – Governor Bentley announces dates for a Special Election to fill the seat in the United States Senate vacated by the appointment of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. “After consultation and lengthy discussions with the Alabama…
NEWS RELEASE Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Pratt & Whitney, a designer and manufacturer of service aircraft engines and auxiliary power units, will create more than 500 jobs and invest $386 million to expand its Columbus facility over the…
"Lock It or Lose It" is the new crime prevention and awareness campaign created by the Auburn Police Department. It's a partnership between law enforcement and the community to reduce crime against citizens and to help prevent opportunistic thieves from…
(CNN) - It's a lovers holiday and apparently people go all out! $18.2 billion... That's how much the national retail federation projects U.S. consumers will spend on their Valentines this year. The NRF says over 4 billion of that will…
(CNN) - Former First Lady Michelle Obama's White House vegetable garden will live on. Advisers to First Lady Melania Trump say she is committed to continuing the tradition; preserving the Kitchen Garden and the Rose Garden. Michelle Obama spearheaded efforts…
A 30-inch sewer main near the South Lumpkin Road Roundabout will be replaced. Work on the project begins Wednesday, February 15, 2017. The Columbus Water Works will have to close the area for three weeks. Pending any delays, the roundabout will re-open…
(CNN) - Sprite lovers are in for a tasty treat! Sprite Cherry and Sprite Cherry Zero are the newest flavors offered by Coca-Cola. Officials with the soft-drink giant say they came up the idea to bottle the new flavors after…
(CNN) - Tours of the White House will be back up and running next month. First Lady Melania Trump announced Tuesday that the White House visitors office will open for public tours on Tuesday, March 7th. Tour requests must be…
An anti-addiction advocate is marching through Columbus today on his way to Canada. Big Jim's Walk started in Panama City, Florida the day he got out of recovery for substance abuse. Jim Downs…
(CNN) - The man in charge of protecting the president is retiring. United States Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy says he will leave his position March 4th. President Obama appointed Clancy as director in February 2015 following security breaches at…
(CNN) - A former National Security Agency contractor pleaded not guilty to stealing classified information in a Baltimore federal courtroom on Tuesday. Harold Martin III answered "Yes, your honor," to the judge's question of if he understood the charge against…
The 2017 William H. Spurgeon III Award was presented posthumously to Rex Milner recognizing 28 years of service leading the Medical Explorer Post at Saint Francis Hospital. The ceremony was held on Tuesday, February 7, at 7 p.m. The award…
In celebration of Black History Month, the Office of Diversity Programs at Southern Union State Community College has planned two programs in the month of February. Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr, civil rights leader, author, and friend of Dr. Martin Luther…
The Lanett Police Department reports that a man working on the fourth floor of the old Lanett Mill fell to his death shortly before noon Tuesday after a section of flooring gave way. Workers are in the process of demolishing…
Gone are the days when Valentine's Day was all about pleasing the ladies: Gift-buying for men is on the rise. According to new data by iQuanti, Google searches on "what to buy him" spiked over the course of 2016, while…
It's National Donor Day, a day to celebrate what a heart and other organ donations can do to save a life. On Valentine's Day, Donate Life encourages you to "show the love" by registering to become an…
(CNN) - When it comes to Nordstrom; it's not happy days for Scott Baio. The Happy Days star tweeted over the weekend... "Dear Nordstom... Never again!" In the tweet; a picture of a Nordstom receipt which shows that Baio's wife…
Emanuel, GA (WTOC) - An interstate in Georgia was shut down on Monday after officers shot the driver of what police say was a stolen tractor trailer. The driver was airlifted to the hospital. The shooting occurred after officers pursued…
Michael T. Flynn, the national security adviser, resigned on Monday night after it was revealed that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States.…
