On Tuesday, September 1, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced that four airports across the state of Alabama will receive a total of $10,109,066 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for improvements to airport infrastructure. The grant funding, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has been made available through annual appropriations measures, as well as the Coronavirus Aid,…
Montgomery Police and SWAT are responding to a barricaded person. There’s an active scene in the 5000 block of Yellow Pine Drive near Troy Highway. Police say they were responding to a disturbance around  5:59 am. The surrounding residences have been evacuated. We sent a crew to the scene and will bring you updates as we get them. Check back…
FOR TODAY: We are seeing a mix of sun and clouds across Alabama today, and temperatures are heading into the lower 90s across the southern half of the state. As we roll into the afternoon hours, scattered showers and storms will develop, much like we saw yesterday. These will be completely random in where the develop, but they will be…
The search to find a missing teenage girl from Prattville has been cancelled. Authorities say 15-year-old Shamada Howard has been found safe. They say she returned home Monday evening. Howard was last seen around 3 a.m. on August 30 in the area of Malone Court in Prattville. Categories: News
Delta and American are following the example set by United Airlines and saying they will drop an unpopular $200 fee on customers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The moves come as airlines try desperately to lure people back to flying. Although air travel has recovered slightly since April, it is still down sharply. Normally in…
The Opp Police Department has announced the arrest of Attempted Murder suspect William Rodeshia Stoutamire. Stoutamire was taken into custody around 3:25 pm on Monday, August 31. The Covington County Incident Response Team along with the assistance of the Covington County Sheriff’s Office, and Opp Police Department located Stoutamire in a guest house behind a residence on Rags Road in…
The Alexander City Police Department is currently investigating an Assault investigation that occurred off Highway 22. Investigators with the Alexander City Police Department were called to Russell Medical Center in the early hours of Sunday, August 2. The victim, a 66-year-old male, was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The gunshot wound is believed to have been caused by a…
Two Montgomery-area hospital leaders were elected to leadership positions with the Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA) at its recent virtual annual meeting. Peter Selman, CEO of Baptist Medical Center South, was named chair-elect of the Association, and Jeff Rains, CEO of Baptist Medical Center East, was elected to serve on the board of trustees representing the Central Alabama Regional Council. Jeff…
A Republican congressional nominee is facing criticism for a social media post, which he later deleted, of a meme that appeared to support a teenager charged with killing two people during protests in Wisconsin. Barry Moore, the Republican nominee for the 2nd Congressional District, posted the memes Saturday including one showing Kyle Rittenhouse carrying a rifle. Rittenhouse faces homicide charges…
As Montgomery Public Schools reaches the halfway point of the first nine weeks, system leaders are looking into the next nine weeks. Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore and her leadership team say they are evaluating the current state of COVID-19 and preparing to add a face-to-face option for MPS students beginning the second nine-week grading period. “Our number one priority…
