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Troy names Skylar Meade as new Baseball Coach

TROY, Ala. – One of the most respected and renowned assistant coaches in the country, Skylar Meade has been named Troy’s new baseball head coach following four seasons as the pitching coach at South Carolina, Troy Director of Athletics Brent Jones announced Wednesday afternoon. Meade will officially be introduced at a press conference Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Stadium…

Man Dead after Single Vehicle Crash

One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Monday night in Montgomery County. 58-year-old Walter J. Voytek, of Grady, was killed when the car he was driving left the roadway and overturned. The crash happened around 8:15 on Alabama 94 west, near the 12-mile marker, approximately 20 miles south of Montgomery. ALEA is investigating the cause of the crash. Categories:…

Pay It Forward: Angie Harris of Wetumpka

This week’s Pay it Forward honoree is Angie Harris of Wetumpka. Shes spends much of her extra time volunteering at the Humane Society of Elmore County thrift store. She says it’s a great way to give back. Harris is a full-time cosmetologist and  every other Saturday she’s at the thrift store and even on her vacation days. “She’s just always…

NEW at 7PM: Kung Fu – “Sacrifice”

With time running out, Nicky and Henry work to translate a cryptic map that could lead them to the Forge on a new episode of Kung Fu TONIGHT at 7PM on your CW Montgomery!

With time running out, Nicky and Henry work to translate a cryptic map that could lead them to the Forge on a new episode of Kung Fu TONIGHT at 7PM on your CW Montgomery!

Typical Mid-July Alabama Weather

Today will feature lower rain chances with only isolated storms in the forecast; it will be hot and humid with highs in the lower 90s. Humidity levels stay high Thursday and Friday, and showers and storms will continue to develop on these days, and they should be a bit more scattered in nature as an upper ridge replaces the departing…

Inmate Killed in Assault at Fountain Prison

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An inmate died Tuesday after an apparent assault at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed. Tyrone Billups, 39, died from injuries sustained in an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault, a prison spokeswoman wrote in an email. The prison system said the death is under investigation. The prison system did not release a cause…

Judge OKs Media Request for Access to Alabama Sheriff Trial

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday reversed course and will allow reporters to witness jury selection in the corruption trial of a longtime north Alabama sheriff. Retired Criminal Appeals Judge Pamela Baschab, who is presiding over the case against Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely, granted the request from media organizations. They included the Alabama Press Association and the…

Lawsuit Says Alabama Blocking Solar Power with Unfair Fees

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fees imposed by the Alabama Power company on customers who generate their own electricity with rooftop or on-site solar panels are now the subject of a federal lawsuit against the state’s regulators. Environmental groups argue that punishing fees are purposely discouraging the adoption of solar power in the sun-rich state. Alabama Power maintains that the…