Authorities say dead animals and all types of trash are being dumped on a Montgomery road that played a key role in the city’s civil rights history. According to reports, cleanup crews found five dead dogs wrapped in sheets and plastic bags along Todd Road. A resident recently reported that someone had dumped a dead pig and piglets at the…
Around midnight Wednesday, a one-story home caught fire in the 3800 block of Hudson Court. At 12:12 firemen arrived on the scene where the home was in flames. Units quickly located the fire and were able to extinguish it the home suffered moderate damage. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Categories: Montgomery…
Courtesy: Lee Co. Sheriff Office A suspect of a shooting that took place at the Del Ranch Bar in the Smiths Station in late December of 2020 is now in custody. Thursday, February 11 Clark County authorities in Nevada informed Lee County Sheriff investigators that they had Alex Omari Rutledge (20) of Phenix City, Alabama in custody in Las Vegas,…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MILWAUKEE (AP) – President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office. He is restating his goal after his administration came under fire when aides said schools would be considered open if they held in-person learning just one day…
(AP Photo/Eric Gay) OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) – A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather has claimed more lives. They include three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm. The…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Officials say a Mobile firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a warehouse in Mobile. The Mobile-Fire Rescue Department says the fire broke out before dawn Tuesday at a warehouse operated by the Merchants Transfer Company. Fire department spokesman Steven Millhouse says the large warehouse was filled with bales of paper, and firefighters spent more…
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…
