Posted: 5:45 PM The University of West Alabama and three other colleges in Alabama are receiving grants for the Upward Bound Program.

Updated: 12:16 AM For three years, Majors Steve and Mary Welch have served as the commanding officers of The Salvation Army in Meridian. In just over a month, they will be relocated to Selma, Ala.

Posted: 11:21 AM The mother-in-law of Adam Mayes says he thought he might be the father of the two Tennessee girls he's accused of kidnapping.

Posted: 10:41 AM The Broderick Rashad Danti Dixon Act raises the penalty in Mississippi for filing a false police report but also stipulates crime victims are entitled to a free copy of initial police incident reports.

Posted: 4:34 PM Major League Baseball and a charitable foundation for players are working with Habitat for Humanity to build homes in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, Mo.

Updated: 12:21 AM One of the biggest natural disasters in this region's history happened about a year ago, Apr. 27, 2011. A series of tornadoes swept through the twin states.

Posted: 3:20 PM An Alabama House panel has approved a version of the state's education budget that would save teacher jobs.

Updated: 12:20 AM The case of a West Alabama man accused of murdering his friend is set for trial.

Posted: 10:47 AM The Alabama House has given final passage to a bill that will allow the state to opt out from providing insurance coverage for abortions under the new federal health care program.

Updated: 12:17 AM This weekend the National Association of Letter Carriers will sponsor its annual Food Drive.

Updated: 8:22 PM West Alabama officials have closed a local lake while state officials try and get an alligator off the premises

Posted: 5:28 PM Both sides involved in former Alabama governor Don Siegelman's 2006 bribery convictions are trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to either hear his appeal or allow a lower court's verdict to stand.

Updated: 11:05 AM Auditions for MCC's production of "A Few Good Men" will be Monday, May 14.

Updated: 10:45 AM What if you could prevent one person from hearing the words, 'You have cancer'?

Updated: 11:40 PM The death of a teenager in West Alabama has been ruled an accident

Posted: 10:11 AM Alabama state school superintendent, Tommy Bice, is recommending a complete overhaul of the state's testing program.

Posted: 5:08 PM Gas prices continue to descend in Mississippi and Alabama.

Posted: 3:04 PM Alabama lawmakers are looking at possibly shortening the school year in the state.

Updated: 12:46 PM Emergency workers in York are trying to work out what happened after a 13 year old was killed Friday night

Posted: 7:20 PM Tourism was celebrated Friday at the Alabama Welcome Center in Cuba.

Posted: 10:46 AM The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance challenging NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to suspend four current and former New Orleans players who took part in the Saints' bounty program from 2009-11.

Updated: 10:21 PM A local event to mark a special day was held in downtown Meridian

Updated: 10:56 PM The 2011-2012 school year was especially significant for Sumter Central High School.

Posted: 12:21 PM The Alabama Senate has given final approval to a bill that will prohibit protesters from getting within 1,000 feet of funerals for fallen soldiers or other victims.

Updated: 5:44 PM The Alabama Department of Public Health has issued safety warnings about waterways in the western part of the state.