LANETT, Ala. (AP) – An east Alabama mayor has been jailed on felony ethics charges. Jonathon Kyle McCoy, the mayor of Lanett which is east of Atlanta, was arrested Tuesday on three felony charges of using his official position or office for personal gain. The 56-year-old mayor surrendered at the Chambers County jail Tuesday morning, and his bond was set…
WARMER WEDNESDAY: Clouds will increase across the state today as temperatures rise into the 50s for much of South/Central Alabama. Scattered showers will be possible this afternoon, but rain and storms become likely tonight, into part of the day Thursday as a low tracks across Alabama. At the onset of the precipitation tonight, it will likely fall in the form…
Montgomery Police say a man who sustained a gunshot wound was found following a vehicle accident. Officers responded to the 5700 block of Express Drive Tuesday evening for a vehicle accident. At the scene, they found a unidentified man suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation. Police say the building was damaged as…
The FBI and IRS have issued warnings about COVID-19 related scams for a year now but the scams keep coming. One of the latest is a tech message that announces “you have been approved for our COVID relief program.” Here’s the best (unbelievable) part: the text message says you’re eligible to earn $1,472 daily. Daily! That’s over a half-million dollars…
On computer monitors at cybersecurity companies around the country, animated world maps show live cyber-attacks happening around the world. The attacks targeting the United States are often directed at health care systems, government offices, and regular people who are working on their computers. The attacks are often administered through email attachments and links, and websites that contain links to malware….
This week’s Pay It Forward honoree is Aieda Harris from Montgomery. She’s been running a non-profit for 20 years helping at-risk youth and others in the community. It’s called E.C.H.O. (Empowering Communities Helping Ourselves). It’s a mentoring program for at-risk youth, who get help with homework and served meals after school. “Right now, we are serving between 500 and 600…
In a desperate effort to keep her son safe Maggie and Jared are on the run, but an encounter with Wade causes Jared to accept that only he can stop his father TONIGHT at 8/7c on your local CW Montgomery!
Former Alabama Attorney General Jimmy Evans, best known for prosecuting the state’s governor in an ethics case in the 1990s, has died. He was 81. His death Monday was confirmed by Brian T. Gallion, the operator of Southern Memorial Funeral Home which is handling the funeral arrangements. Evans was Alabama’s attorney general from 1991 to 1995. Evan was best known…
The Montgomery Police Department made an arrest in a January murder. Katerine Simmons, 29, Montgomery died at a local hospital from a gunshot wound. On Tuesday, January 26, around 2:19 pm, police received a call of a person shot. At the scene, police located Simmons with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Kevin Evans Police charged Kevin Evans, 39, of Montgomery with…
The Montgomery police have made an arrest in the Valentine’s Day shooting death of Arthur Harris, 41, of Montgomery. The shooting happened on Sunday, February 14, around 2:45 am. Police responded to a call of a person shot in the 1100 block of Karen Road. At the scene, they located Harris suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He later died…
