The process to rename three high schools in underway in Montgomery Public Schools. The schools are Jefferson Davis High School, Robert E. Lee High School and Sidney Lanier High School.
One man is dead and another man is injured after an overnight shooting in Montgomery. Police say that 21-year-old Joshua Pettiway was shot and killed on Kelly Circle around midnight. They say the second victim has been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating what led up to that shooting. Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro Tags: Joshua Pettiway, Kelly Circle, Man…
Montgomery police have opened a death investigation after a woman’s body was found on Bridlewood Drive Thursday night. They say 21-year-old Angel Goldsmith had been shot and was dead when police arrived. If you have any information on either of these cases, call CrimeStoppers at 215 stop. Your tip could lead to a cash reward and you can remain anonymous….
A man was shot on the 400 block of Maury Street in Montgomery Wednesday night around 9:30 p.m. MPD and fire medics found the victim when they arrived at the scene on a call of a person shot. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. At the moment, there is no information on…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Lottery and casino legislation is headed to a key vote in the Alabama Legislature. The Alabama House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the gambling proposal Thursday. The bill would establish a state lottery and casino locations, mostly at existing state dog tracks and sites owned by the Poarch Creek Indians. Supporters argue it is time…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Closing arguments are scheduled Thursday in the trial of an Alabama police officer accused in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man. Huntsville Officer William Darby testified on his own behalf Wednesday, telling jurors he opened fire after Jeffrey Parker refused to drop a weapon. Darby took the stand, a day after jurors watched a video…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama doctor and her husband, who managed her practice, will serve federal prison sentences for providing opioids to people without a legitimate medical purpose. The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that Dr. Elizabeth Korcz was given a 52-month sentence and her husband Matthew Korcz was given 30 months. The couple pleaded guilty in December…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A Southern deluge that dumped several inches of rain in a few hours and spawned at least three tornadoes has eased. But homeowners and workers are now cleaning up a wide area across the Southeast. With heavy rains still falling near the Gulf Coast, crews used shovels and heavy machines to remove debris that covered roads…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired anyway with the apparent help of a forged bureau letter that scrubbed his record clean. The FBI tells the Associated Press the letter that omitted…
TODAY/TOMORROW: The weather will remain dry for Alabama to day with ample sunshine and highs again in the upper 70s. Late tonight, a secondary cold front will push into the state and it could squeeze out a few scattered showers over North Alabama, but moisture will be limited, and rain amounts will be very light and spotty and we expect…
