Russell Co. Elementary School to transition to remote learning after electrical fire leaves 'possible damage'

SEALE, Ala. (WRBL) — Students at Oliver Elementary School in Russell County will transition to remote learning on Tuesday after a Monday morning electrical fire caused 'possible damage' in the school. According to updates posted on Russell County's social media, an electrical fire was sparked at the elementary school. All students and staff were safely [...]

Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in state at SC Statehouse

Memorial services for Reverend Jesse Jackson began Monday morning in South Carolina to honor the Greenville native and civil rights leader.

Qualifying begins for local and state elections: Who's running?

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — After months of declaring they were going to seek elected office, today will start to provide answers as to who is running for office in Columbus and across the state of Georgia. Qualifying for local and state office starts Monday morning and concludes Friday, March 6, at noon. What is qualifying? [...]

Gunman in Austin mass shooting: What to know

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, who was also killed Sunday, entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in March 2000. Since then, he became a lawful permanent resident and gained citizenship.

Can you still file taxes for free after IRS changes?

A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one fewer way to file in 2026.

World leaders react to US-Israeli strikes, killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei

As the war in the Middle East escalated broadly Monday, fear, anger and confusion echoed across the globe as leaders reacted to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

After six years, jury selection begins for man accused of killing Aniah Blanchard

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WRBL) - Hundreds of potential jurors are expected to gather this morning at the Tuskegee Municipal Complex along Rosa Parks Plaza as jury selection begins in the capital murder trial of Ibraheem Yazeed. Yazeed, 34, is charged in the 2019 killing of Aniah Blanchard, a 19-year-old Southern Union student who disappeared from an Auburn [...]