Lee County authorities arrested Brandon Hart, 31, of Smiths Station, for 21 counts of sex crimes against children. The children ages range from two and 14-years-old. On Tuesday, September 22, investigators executed a search warrant at Lee Road 560 in Smiths Station. Police found evidence of sex crimes against children which led to Hart’s 21 charges. Authorities place Hart in…
FRONT ON THE WAY: Today will be warm and muggy with scattered showers. Look for highs in the mid to upper 80s. Late in the day, a cold front will be pushing into the state, and this could cause a few stronger storms this afternoon and evening. The SPC does have much of Alabama highlighted in a “marginal risk” (level…
Montgomery police are investigating a wreck that left one person dead and two others with life-threatening injuries. Police say at around 9:50 last night, they responded to the wreck, which was near the intersection of Zelda Road and Gatsby Drive. The crash involved a Ford Mustang and a Toyota pickup. Police say the passenger in the Mustang, 19-year-old Orinthesis Whatley,…
AHSAA Football Scoreboard FRIDAY’S RESULTS (Includes Thursday games) CLASS 7A Central-Phenix City 21, Opelika 19 Enterprise 43, Carroll 22 Grissom 1, Huntsville 0, forfeit Hoover 28, Prattville 6 Smiths Station 24, Benjamin Russell 14 Thompson 31, Mountain Brook 0 CLASS 6A Arab 42, Brewer 6 Athens 42, Hueytown 34 Buckhorn 12, Mae Jemison 7 Carver-Montgomery 40, Jeff Davis 0 Citronelle 17,…
The John Lewis Voting Rights Mural that was unveiled on Friday, Sept. 25. The mural was commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and painted by local artist and activist, Michelle Browder along with two of her students. The mural depicts the ongoing voting rights movement and honors the late Congressman John Lewis, and the late U.S Supreme Court…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September. Her order extends the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident for another month, through the end of October. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s preliminary injunction also suspends a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Supreme Court says judges in two rural counties were wrong to dismiss lawsuits filed by the state seeking to have three casinos declared public nuisances. The decision means the state can resume cases challenging operations at VictoryLand in Macon County and White Hall Entertainment and Southern Star Entertainment in Lowndes County. The state has…
The River Region United Way kicked off their annual fund raising campaign today via social media. River Region United Way supports the community by helping under served residents meet basic needs. Through more than 80 funded programs operated by 40 plus affiliated agencies, River Region United Way directly impacts the lives of nearly 130,000 people every year in Autuaga, Elmore,…
Montgomery police arrest two in connection to a Attempted Murder investigation. Police charge Parker Stewart, 17, and Morgan Mote, 20, both with two counts of Attempted Murder. Morgan Mote Police say the incident occurred on September 15, around midnight in the area of Wares Ferry and Eastern Boulevard. This is an ongoing investigation. Categories: Crime, News
Montgomery police charge Brian Carter, Jr., 27, with Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12. Police say the incident occurred on August 27, at about 4 a.m., in the 400 block of King Cole Drive. Carter was identified as the suspect. Police took him into custody on September 24, and then placed him in the Montgomery County Detention Facility….
