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Montgomery Police Searching for Missing 16-Year-Old

The Montgomery Police Department is asking for your help in finding Laahban Stillwell. She is 16 years old with a tattoo on her middle chest area. She is 5’6″ and 125 pounds. Stillwell was last seen on October 26 wearing a gray sweat suit in the area of Carmichael Road at around 6:00 p.m. If you have any information regarding…

Montgomery Community Centers Opening as Hurricane Zeta Storm Shelters

Two Montgomery community centers will serve as Safer Places/storm shelters overnight as Tropical Storm Zeta passes through central Alabama. The City of Montgomery will open Sheridan Heights Community Center (3501 Faro Drive) and the Montgomery Therapeutic Recreation Center (604 Augusta Avenue) at 9 p.m. Wednesday to the those in need of a safe place during the storm. Cots and masks…

River Region Prepares for Hurricane Zeta

Governor Kay Ivey has issued a State of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Zeta. Officials are not taking the storm lightly and want to have all emergency personnel in place before the storm hits. Zeta is expected to impact our area overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Emergency management officials say having a plan in place is essential to staying safe during the…

Troy University Cancelling Classes Due to Hurricane Zeta Safety Concerns

Troy University has announced that all in-person evening classes and activities will be canceled at 5pm Wednesday. The school will remain open until 5pm. The university says this change is for the safety of students, faculty, and staff due to the forecast of Hurricane Zeta. This is for ALL Troy University campuses in Alabama. On-campus residents may shelter in place…

Governor Ivey Announces Funding for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Centers

Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday, along with Commissioner Lynn Beshear of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, the awardees of funding for crisis centers to serve individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. The providers and locations of the new crisis centers are AltaPointe Health in Mobile, the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority,…

Harvard Poll: 63% of Young People ‘Definitely’ Voting in 2020 Election Compared to 46% in 2016 Election

This election, polls show young people are more motivated than ever to vote. According to U.S. Census data, only 46% of young people (18 to 29-year-olds) voted in the last presidential election, far lower than any other age group. But this year, a Harvard poll found 63% of young people say they will “definitely be voting.” Alyssa Canty does outreach…

Hurricane Zeta Impacts Alabama Tonight

ZETA ON ITS WAY: Zeta has regained hurricane intensity overnight and continues its journey towards the northern Gulf Coast, with a landfall in extreme Southeast Louisiana and another landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast this evening as a hurricane. No matter the classification or intensity of the system, this is a very dangerous storm, and a high impact system for…

Dodgers win World Series over Rays in Six

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays (all times local): Mookie Betts streaked home with a go-ahead run and later homered for good measure as the Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series championship since 1988, taking advantage of a hotly debated Tampa Bay…

Will President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Impact the Election?

The nomination, appointment, and confirmation of Amy Cohen Barrett was seen as a political power grab to some people. Democrats are against the appointment to the Supreme Court, because it happened so close to Election Day. So, close in fact that no other Supreme Court Justice has ever been appointed to the court so close to an election. In 2016,…

Autauga County BOE Names New Superintendent

The Autauga County School Board has selected a new superintendent. School board member Mark Hindman confirmed to Alabama News Network that Timothy Tidmore will be taking over after Spence Agee leaves at the end of the year. Tidmore comes from the Albertsville City School District where he is currently the Deputy Superintendent for Federal Programs and Student Services. The board…