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Pay It Forward: Patrick Aitken from Montgomery

  Patrick Aitken serves the homeless through the Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless and River City Church. But he says its not just a job. For him, it’s a calling. “People know me around Montgomery in the downtown area by the guy who wears the shirt ‘Homeless Lives Matter.’ That’s how they know me– ‘the Homeless Lives Matter guy.’ And…

Man Charged in Triple Killing Ruled Competent for Trial

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man accused of killing two women and a child in a case that prompted a $1 million payment by the state has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial on capital murder charges, A Marshall County judge issued the ruling Tuesday and set a Jan. 10 trial date for 55-year-old Jimmy Spencer. The court had…

Hot and Humid; Random Afternoon Showers and Storms

REST OF THE WEEK: Not much change in the forecast for the rest of the week, as very muggy conditions persist. Each day we will see more clouds than sun, with temperatures heading into the upper 80s to lower 90s for most of locations. We are watching the radar as showers and storms will be developing, and will be completely…

Police Arrest Man in Double Killing at Convenience Store

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting two people outside a convenience store over the weekend has been charged with capital murder. Birmingham police say 27-year-old Antonio Shaw of Birmingham was charged in the killings of 25-year-old Joseph Demetrice Robinson and 27-year-old Riki Dunri Christopher Bynum. Shaw also was charged with two counts of attempted murder because…

Man Shot and Killed in Valley Grande

Valley Grande map – Alabama News Network One man is dead and another is in custody after a fatal shooting in Valley Grande this afternoon. Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum says the shooting happened around the 7700 block of Highway 22. Granthum says when deputies responded to the scene, they found the victim lying unresponsive. He says it’s the first…

Agape Missionary Baptist Church In Montgomery Burglarized

The pastor of Agape Missionary Baptist Church in Downtown Montgomery said thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen from his church last weekend. Pastor C.L. Ballard drove up to the church for Sunday services to realize someone broke a glass window and entered the church. Ballard said this isn’t the first time this has happened. Items taken included microphones,…