Lesley Pantaleon/Source: CrimeStoppers Montgomery Police is investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl. Investigators say Lesley Pantaleon was reported missing by her parents on Wednesday, June 24. Pantaleon was last seen driving a blue 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer with license plate 3BF4014. The teen also has a scar on the left side of her face from a car accident. If you…
Today will be very similar to Sunday, as we will see clouds and sun, hot and humid conditions, and isolated to scattered strong storms dotting the radar this afternoon and evening. Again, highs should be in the low to mid 90s, pushing heat index value over 100° at times this afternoon for most locations across South/Central Alabama. REST OF THE…
A man is dead after a shooting in Montgomery Sunday morning. The Montgomery Police Department says officers and fire medics were called to the 5800 block of Oakleigh Road around 11:40 in reference to a person shot. At the location, they found the victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene. His identity…
PINE HALL, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina racetrack said he has faced death threats, lost employees and seen “all but two” of his sponsors evaporate amid the backlash over his social media post invoking the noose found in the garage stall of Black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace. Mike Fulp, who owns the half-mile, dirt track 311…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – More Alabama cities are implementing or considering a requirement to wear face masks in public places against the coronavirus. Montgomery and Birmingham and Jefferson County have orders in place requiring face masks in public places. The mayor of Selma on Friday issued a similar order. Tuscaloosa will vote on a mask ordinance Tuesday. The mayors of…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn University says it will offer a new doctoral degree in building construction. An announcement says the program will start when the fall semester begins on Aug. 17. The degree will be offered through Auburn’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction. The school describes the program as a research-based degree that will emphasize emerging and important…
(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Space Camp is resuming at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville after shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials say a scaled-back version of the popular program will resume Sunday as students arrive for a week of hands-on lessons and activities related to space travel. Fewer campers than normal will…
The Rollin to the Polls Voting Initiative held a COVID-19 Community Response at Carver High School Saturday, June 23. Gloves, face masks, sanitizers, and free diapers were given out. There was also a support line to help with voter registration, vote by mail, and 2020 census information. Over 3,000 PPE equipment items were given out as well. The group wanted…
Today was a day of celebration for those in Hayneville who took part in a rally in honor of Juneteenth as well as supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Decorated cars and motorcycles, paraded the streets of Hayneville starting on Highway 97. Roughly 60 vehicles participated in the first annual event. The theme was “equal opportunity as well as justice…
An early morning car crash has claimed the life of a pedestrian in Macon County. According to Senior Trooper Micheal Carswell, Anthony Bethel was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while he walking on Interstate 85 around 3 am on June 27. The collision occurred at the 41-mile marker, approximately three miles north of Tuskegee. Bethel was pronounced…
