Dhuntae Hardy/Source: Montgomery County Jail The Montgomery Police Department has arrested 28-year-old Dhuntae Hardy of Montgomery and charged him with murder in the deadly shooting of 24-year-old Kendarries Swain of Montgomery. Sunday, January 17, at about 10:22 p.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 200 block of Bradley Drive after receiving a report of a person shot. Swain was…
The Montgomery Public School System has announced that Garret and Fitzpatrick Elementary are now under a mandatory quarantine starting Monday, January 18, for the next 2 weeks, all students and teachers will be virtual. According to Jade Jones, the senior communication officer for MPS, parents and school personal have been informed of this change. For more COVID information related to…
County Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks in Santa Fe, N.M., as hundreds of advocates for gun rights rally at the New Mexico Statehouse against a proposed red-flag gun law that has the support of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File) SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico county official who runs a group called Cowboys for Trump…
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. That concern is prompting the FBI to vet all 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where a Capitol police officer and four others were killed. Charges from the Jan. 6 riot range from curfew violations to federal felonies related to theft and weapons possession. From a man pictured kicking his feet up…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A former president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham who also served as mayor of Vestavia Hills died Saturday. A cause of death for Dr. Charles A. “Scotty” McCallum Jr. was not released. He was 95 years old. News outlets report McCallum’s son, Chris, posted on Facebook about his father’s death, saying “Dad made it…
Dothan is wanting to increase tourism with sporting events. Officials with Visit Dothan says visitors lured to the city by events like softball and baseball tournaments already spend millions annually. They’re cautiously optimistic that 2021 will be better than 2020, when the pandemic drastically affected the economy and curtailed travel. Officials say hotels in Dothan booked more than 31,000 rooms…
TO START THE WEEK: Today will be sunny and dry with highs mostly in the mid to upper 50s. Tomorrow, a front will drop into Alabama and cause clouds to increase through the afternoon, but limited moisture means we stay dry tomorrow with highs the mid to upper 60s. Tomorrow night, we will mention the chance for some scattered showers…
Former Alabama Football Coach Gene Stallings shared his take on making it in the NFL (abc3340.com) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – A former University of Alabama football player is running for mayor of Tuscaloosa. Former Crimson Tide coach Gene Stallings joined Martin Houston as the one-time running back announced his campaign for mayor on Thursday. Stallings, who lives in Texas but…
The director of the Alabama Board of Funeral Service says businesses across the state have been reaching out for advice on how to handle the large volume of recent deaths due to COVID-19 and other causes. Some funeral businesses report adding extra cremation shifts to handle the extra load. Hospitalizations have set new highs throughout the month. And Alabama in…
