Ashley Bowerman
Reporter
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Ashley Bowerman is a general assignment reporter for WSFA 12 News. She joined the team in February 2020. Ashley is from San Antonio, Texas, and graduated with a degree in Electronic Media from Texas State University in 2019. In school, she was the Assistant News Director for KTSW 89.9 - the FM radio station on campus and a reporter/anchor for Bobcat Update - the student-run newscast. She was also a member of the Texas State Strutters, a collegiate dance team. Her last year in school she received the Electronic Media student of the year award. When she isn’t reporting news, Ashley enjoys spending time with family and her dog, playing guitar and shopping.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 10:59 PM CST
|By Ashley Bowerman
Crosspoint Christian Church’s preschool and child care center collapsed during Thursday’s storm.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 8:31 PM CST
|By Ashley Bowerman
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall clarified women cannot be prosecuted for taking an abortion pill. He explained that only those who provide the abortion can be prosecuted under state law.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST
|By Ashley Bowerman
Officials say the ability to respond to emergencies is becoming increasingly difficult with a lack of people signing up to volunteer.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:42 PM CST
|By Ashley Bowerman
On Wednesday, lawmakers in Washington took to the senate floor to bid their farewell to longtime Senator Richard Shelby and thank him for his decades of service.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 7:20 PM CST
|By Ashley Bowerman
The president of the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police says retaining and recruiting officers has become increasingly difficult at every department.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman
Big Dog Ranch Rescue’s new regional facility will eventually save up to 5,000 dogs every year.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 8:06 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman and Andrew McMunn
The Department of Corrections released the medical records of 32-year-old Kastellio Vaughan Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 11:24 AM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman
Images circulating online of an inmate at an Alabama prison have prompted a public outcry on social media.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 7:48 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman
According to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, 51% of Alabama graduates have student loan debt. The average debt owed is about $36,000 per person.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman
The resolution pushing for closed primaries passed with 81% of the vote. It now heads to the legislature for consideration.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman and Jordan Gartner
A moonshine still in Alabama is out of business after authorities uncovered and shut down the illegal operation Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman
The Supreme Court’s ruling that prayer on the field after games is protected by the First Amendment has drawn support from several coaches and athletes in Alabama.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman
On June 19, 2021, a tragic multi-vehicle crash on I-65 in Butler County claimed the lives of 10 people, including nine children.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman and Gray News Staff
An Alabama man received an outpouring of support after severe storms hit his home just moments after he took his wife off of life support.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 11:16 AM CDT
|By Ashley Bowerman and Emily Van de Riet
A man in Alabama came home to find his house severely damaged by a tornado after taking his wife off life support at the hospital earlier that day.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 2:10 PM CST
|By Ashley Bowerman and Gray News staff
An Alabama man is alive today thanks to a new aneurysm procedure offered at Baptist South in Montgomery.
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