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Campaign 2016: The Alabama Vote

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Teen Missing in Troy (Now found!)

(From The Troy Police Department) The Troy Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate a missing child. Chad Jeffrey Ramsay Tipp is a 13-year-old white male and was last seen at his residence on Grace Road at…

Key States to Watch on Election Night

While Alabama is expected to go overwhelmingly Republican, political analyst Steve Flowers says this election will come down to seven battleground states. And some may be called early in the night. "Florida,…

Ballot Features Confusing Amendments

As votes are cast on election day, a very small portion of the ballot deals with the presidential election dominating the headlines. 14 amendments covering everything from state parks to impeachment procedures…

AL Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin Faces Ethics Complaints

On Monday, Sanctity of Marriage Alabama filed an ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Michael “Mike” Bolin of Jefferson County for blatantly disregarding the Canons of Judicial Ethics and failing to disqualify himself…

Alabama Lawmaker Wants Firing Squad For Executions

An Alabama lawmaker wants to allow the state to carry out executions with firing squad. Republican Senator Trip Pittman said the firing squad should be an "option" for the state during ongoing litigation over lethal injection. Pittman pre-filed the bill…

Extra: Prisons In Peril

This year alone we've seen a big increase in violence across the Alabama prison system. Video was taken by inmates in March and posted to YouTube from inside Holman Prison in Atmore. A…

Operation Santa Claus Kicks Off In Montgomery

The Christmas season started a little early in Montgomery. Mental Health America kicked off it's 64th Operation Santa Claus. The campaign supplies Christmas gifts to hundreds of mentally ill adults throughout the River Region. Santa was even on hand to…

MPD Investigate Shooting Threat at MPS High School

On Wednesday, November 2nd around 9 p.m., MPD received an email containing a screenshot of a Facebook post threatening a shooting Thursday, Novemeber 3rd at a Montgomery Public Schools high school. MPD detectives immediately began to investigate and quickly identified the suspect…

MPD Arrest Sodomy and Rape Suspect

MPD initiated a sexual assault investigation August 6, after receiving a report involving a female juvenile victim. During the course of the investigation, MPD identified an acquaintance of the family, Jovel Reese, 34, as the suspect. Reese was taken into…

MPS Names New Chief School Financial Officer

Arthur Watts has been named the new Chief School Financial Officer of Montgomery Public Schools. He was previously employed with MPS last year as a finance supervisor. He is currently the CSFO for Talladega City Schools. He previously worked for Birmingham…

Sheriff's "Spooktacular" Draws Big Crowd

While many kids dressed up and went door-to-door trick or treating Monday night, some opted to stay in one place. It was the annual Montgomery County Sheriff's office "Spooktacular." It was a held at the Alcazar Shriner's Temple. Vendors came…

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