Over the past several months, three members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Houston County were sentenced to prison, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Jewell. The most recent sentencing occurred this week. On February 12, Rudyver Garcia, 33, Sandy Springs, Georgia, was sentenced to 300 months’ imprisonment, to be…
Apple is dropping the price on older models of its iPhone as it prepares to release the new iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max. Apple is also ending sales of the iPhone 11 Pro. All that means prices of some iPhones are coming down while the iPhone 11 Pro might see a price increase since you’ll…
While millions of people started their holiday shopping early with Amazon Prime Day, scammers are busy too. Phishing scams are always bad but they seem to get worse after big online sales like Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now that many of us are still working from home, those scams are even more dangerous, to you, and…
On Friday, October 16, Governor Kay Ivey, alongside the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts!, announced the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts! The census officially came to a close nationwide on Thursday, October 15. Alabama finished with an overall household response rate of 99.9%, on par with 48 other…
The Tallassee Police Department is currently investigating the theft of a Honda ATV. The ATV taken from a residence on West Main Street. Investigators say that on September 21, around 4:00 p.m., a Silver Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pulled into a residence in the 1200 block of W. Main Street in Tallassee. While on the premises, two individuals can be…
Alabama’s unemployment rate is now 6.6% in September as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to damage the state’s economy. The unemployment rate for September is a full percentage point higher than August’s unemployment rate of 5.6%. In September of 2019 the unemployment rate for Alabama was 2.7%. The state’s labor secretary, Fitzgerald Washington, says fluctuations in the unemployment rate will likely…
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH: We are watching the cold front move through Alabama today, and it push south by this afternoon. We are going to see clouds as it does, but limited moisture means rain is not expected for most of us. By this afternoon, expect the clouds to exit quickly with a sunny sky and a northerly breeze of…
11-year-old Trevor Kilgore/Source: Prattville Police Department Prattville Police say a missing 11-year-old child has been found safe. Police say Trevor Kilgore disappeared from his grandmother’s residence Thursday evening while she was in another room. No details where police found Kilgore at this time. Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro, News Tags: Arrowhead Drive, missing child, prattville, Prattville Police, Trevor Kilgore
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The Montgomery Police Department sworn in new officers on Thursday, Oct 15. The 12 new officers received their police badges and certificates from Police Chief Earnest Finley at their academy graduation. Chief Finley says the officers will begin training on the streets of Montgomery with a focus on community engagement. New officer Rene Helton says building morale and a relationship…
