The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a fatal accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian. On March 24, around 8 pm, MPD and Fire Medics located a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Authorities located the adult male in the 6400 block of Mobile Highway. They pronounced him dead at the scene. William Young, 60, of Valley is the victim in the…
Auburn University at Montgomery is making Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines available to eligible community members. Community members meeting the eligibility requirements outlined by the Alabama Department of Public Health can receive the vaccine. Those looking to receive the vaccine at AUM must register online for an appointment. The dates for appointments will be Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9 at…
Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley says that overall, crime is down in Montgomery, but violent crime has risen. Finley says the shootings and violent assaults happening in Montgomery are largely the result of domestic disputes and in many cases the suspect and victim know one another. To date MPD has solved 14 of the cities 19 murders. That puts the…
Non-stop flight service to and from Washington, DC is returning to Montgomery Regional Airport. The airport has announced that starting Sunday, American Airlines will resume non-stop flights from Montgomery to Reagan National Airport. The service began in January 2020 but was suspended at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when air travel drastically dropped across the nation. Since that time, air…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The owner and operator of a tax preparation service in Alabama has been indicted in a federal fraud case. Federal authorities say a grand jury handed up a 37-count indictment against 33-year-old Ametra Q. Wooden, who owned and operated A Plus Tax Experts & Financial Services, with locations in Birmingham and Jasper. It was not immediately…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could soon allow people to get beer, wine, and liquor delivered to their homes. The House of Representatives on Thursday voted 79-12 for the Senate-passed alcohol delivery bill. The Alabama Senate will now decide whether to go along with House changes or send the bill to a conference committee. The beverages could only be delivered…
FINALLY FRIDAY: A cold start to the day with a freeze warning and 30s area wide, but under a sky full of sunshine today, temperatures will climb into the lower 60s. Still unseasonably cool by about ten degrees. Lows tonight will fall back into the lower and mid 30s, so more frost/freeze issues are possible for our Saturday morning, and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system says it will begin vaccinating inmates for COVID-19 after previously only making vaccines available to prison officers and staff. The Alabama Department of Corrections announced that on April 12 it will begin vaccinating inmates who want to receive the vaccine. The prison system on Thursday estimated that it will initially have 6,000…
Two juveniles have been arrested and facing multiple charges after a gun went off Thursday inside a West Alabama high school. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson it happened around 1:00PM at Selma High School. The incident stemmed from a fight inside where two students jumped another. During the incident, a student pulled out a gun firing one shot. Jackson…
The Tuskegee Police Department has opened a death investigation after human remains were found Thursday. Tuskegee Police Sgt. Darrius Allen-Jones said the human remains were discovered in the area of Alabama Avenue and Avenue B. The identity of the victim and the cause of death have not been released. This is a developing story. Stay with Alabama News Network for…
