A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
A Montgomery man is warning others after he says a sophisticated late-night scam nearly convinced him that his mother had been kidnapped.
The Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people.
The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights.
Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts.
The Supreme Court says man can sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash.
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections.
A new Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for portions of northern Harris County, Montgomery County and Liberty County as strong storms move through the region.
Woodlands College Park graduate and former high school basketball player signed an undrafted contract with the Tennessee Titans
Texans make a big move, adding running back David Montgomery
Eat Drink HTX 2026 runs Feb. 15–28 with prix fixe menus at more than 80 Houston-area restaurants, benefiting the Houston Food Bank. See the full list.
Discover how Harris County law enforcement agencies are intensifying patrols and coordination efforts to combat drunk driving and ensure road safety during New Year's Eve celebrations.
Following a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, that killed two people and injured 12 others, Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that the state will increase its role in public safety efforts in the city.
At least six historically Black colleges and universities received threats or “potential” threats Thursday, prompting lockdowns and class cancellations.
A Montgomery family is grieving the unexpected death of 15-year-old Kaleb Hill, an incoming high school freshman who collapsed from a fatal heart attack just days after receiving a routine sports physical.
Alabama has scheduled a September execution with nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a gas station attendant during a 1997 robbery.
Houston returns to a more summer-like pattern with isolated pop-up showers and storms each day. These showers and storms will not wash out any of your outdoor plans.
The Storm Prediction Center upgraded our severe threat for Friday afternoon into Saturday morning as storms are likely to fire up as we kick off the weekend.
Authorities in Montgomery, Texas, are searching for siblings Brynnlee Marie Carpenter, 16, and Brody Ray Carpenter, 14, who were last seen at their father's home on April 7, 2025.
Alabama legislators unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would expedite access to Medicaid for pregnant women.
Residents of Montgomery and San Jacinto Counties, as wildfires continue to burn, it's crucial to be aware of the potential health impacts of wildfire smoke.
As fire crews are using all necessary resources to battle a wildfire in Montgomery and San Jacinto counties, the Houston Fire Department is combating a wildfire in north Houston on Friday.
The information was provided in an Thursday update as crews continue to battle the fire, which currently has burned 2,360 acres and is 20 percent contained.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the state’s request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Pauline Road Fire in San Jacinto and Montgomery counties.
The evacuations come as firefighters continue to battle the Pauline Road Fire. The fire which broke out Wednesday afternoon has currently burned 1,300 acres and is 10 percent contained.
Essays and early short stories by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee will be published this fall.
Fans are remembering R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a weekend crash on a highway in Alabama while returning from a performance.
Have you ever had an Amazon package go missing, never to show up at your front door? Well, there might be an answer as to what happened to that box.
The Boston Bruins have fired coach Jim Montgomery after losing 12 of their first 20 games.
A shooting during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama has left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen of them by gunfire.
Montgomery ISD announced changes to the district’s cell phone policy following a board workshop.
The Equal Justice Initiative nonprofit invoked the Juneteenth holiday as it dedicated a monument that honors the people who endured and survived slavery.
An Associated Press analysis of licensing data from 44 states, data from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs and the American Community Survey shows residents of neighborhoods that are majority Black and Latino have fewer pharmacies per capita than people who live in mostly white neighborhoods.
A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it has been sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and other charges.
While most of us are locked into solar eclipse and whether we can see it through the clouds on Monday, as the day progresses we will see an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms may become strong to severe.
A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children.
A jury has begun deliberations in the case of a New Hampshire man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old daughter.
Montgomery Grandmother, Nikki Cherry, suffered through chronic upper back pain for nearly 40 years before finding relief with help from the team at AK Pain & Spine Center.
A New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter told a judge that his attorneys plan to acknowledge his guilt on two lesser charges — falsifying physical evidence and abusing a corpse.
The National Weather Service Office - Houston/Galveston issued a Flood Warning for Peach Creek at Splendora, affecting Montgomery and Harris Counties.
A man has been arrested and charged with stealing packages from several residences in Montgomery, Montgomery Sheriff’s Office West Precinct District 5 deputies announced Monday.
No injuries were reported after a building caught on fire and was engulfed in flames in Montgomery, Texas on Tuesday.
David Montgomery rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions asserted themselves as the team to beat in the NFC North, beating the Green Bay Packers 34-20.
Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a directive to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it.
The Detroit Lions rallied for a 21-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs to ruin the Super Bowl champions' celebration on the NFL's opening night.
A sister’s choice to donate her brother’s body for research is helping doctors learn how to one day use pig organs to save human lives.
A panel of federal judges on Monday began a review Alabama’s redrawn congressional map which opponents argue blatantly defies the court’s mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the outcome of an election.
Bystanders who trained their smartphone cameras on an Alabama riverfront dock, as several white boaters pummeled a Black riverboat co-captain, couldn’t have known the footage would elicit a national conversation about racial solidarity.
In his written deposition to Montgomery police, filed hours after he was attacked at the city’s riverfront last weekend, dock worker Damien Pickett said he “hung on for dear life” as he was pummeled by a group of white boaters who disregarded his requests to move their boat so a dinner cruise vessel could dock.
Two suspects facing misdemeanor assault charges after a group of white men attacked a Black dockworker in a brawl on the Montgomery riverfront surrendered to police Wednesday, authorities said.
One man has surrendered and arrest warrants were issued for two others after a massive brawl that stemmed from a worker being attacked at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama Saturday.
Several people were put in handcuffs after a massive brawl that stemmed from a worker being attacked at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama Saturday.
Multiple video clips of a brawl on the riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama, went viral on social media Sunday night, and the mayor reacted with a vow that justice would prevail.
Health care providers in Alabama have filed lawsuits against state Attorney General Steve Marshall over threats to prosecute people who help women arrange abortions outside the state.
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters.
Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage to a landmark bill to gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food by September 2024.
The Black College World Series played this week in Alabama hopes to spur pro careers amid declining numbers of U.S.-born Black players in the major leagues.
A former star of a St. Louis-based reality show has been sentenced to life in prison for arranging the killing of his nephew to collect a life insurance policy.
Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system longer to carry out executions — a move that comes after a string of troubled lethal injections in the state — and also eliminated an automatic review for trial errors.
Parades and celebrations will be held over the weekend and on Monday to honor the 93rd birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 while helping sanitation workers strike for better pay and workplace safety in Memphis, Tennessee.
A search is underway for a 79-year-old man who was last seen in Montgomery on Thanksgiving Day, deputies with Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
A surveillance photo was released of a woman suspected in multiple car burglaries at the Stampede Sportsplex in Montgomery County on Nov. 5, according to the Sheriff’s Office.