ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia’s state Senate has passed hate crimes legislation deemed essential by state leaders after lawmakers struck a deal to remove language protecting police. The bill was passed Tuesday by a vote of 47-6. It now goes back to the state House for debate of Senate changes, which include data collection and reporting requirements and the addition of…
Judge Les Hayes has announced his retirement as presiding judge of the Montgomery Municipal Court following 20 years of service. “We wish Judge Hayes well in future endeavors and appreciate his 20 years of service to the citizens of Montgomery,” Mayor Steven L. Reed said. “In coming weeks, we will work with legal community as well as grassroots and civic…
The Alabama Department of Labor is providing a listing of common issues regarding unemployment compensation claims, along with some common mistakes claimants make when filing their claims. “We are seeing several things occurring repeatedly in relation to unemployment claims,” said Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. “We want to help educate those out of work as to what some of these terms…
Rayshard Brooks is being remembered at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. The private funeral for the man who was shot by a police officer is being held Tuesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The Rev. Raphael Warnock is to deliver the eulogy. Officer Garrett Rolfe shot Brooks in the back after Brooks fired a…
With many households turning to food delivery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, food delivery app Waitr has given us a peek into what Montgomery is ordering … and what restaurants dishes are being delivered straight to diners’ doorsteps. Waitr researched its data and the top foods and menu items delivered in the Montgomery area since March. They found…
A part-time employee in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Officials say the employee last worked in the office on Thursday, June 18. All members of the office staff have been tested or are in the process of being tested for COVID-19 in response, and, thus far, no additional positive results have been reported. In addition,…
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, Montgomery Police Patrol units responded to the 4700 Block of Park Towne Way regarding a subject suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as black male Laquintin Brown. He was pronounced deceased on the scene. The Montgomery Police Department is seeking assistance from the public into the Murder of Brown. Four suspects were captured…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested one suspect in connection to a Homicide investigation. The homicide occurred on June 2, in the 4100 block of Troy Highway. CrimeStoppers was notified on June 22, that a tip led to the identity and arrest of Marcus Galbreath, 44. Galbreath is now charged with the murder of Marlon Ambers, 41. Montgomery Police and…
FOR TODAY: A very warm and moisture-rich air mass covers all of Alabama, making for an unstable air mass, and is why are going to see scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms again today. Before the rain and storms really get going, we will see temperatures well into the upper 80s. However, rain chances are very high, and the radar…
NEW YORK (AP) — The executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposed 60-game schedule by a 33-5 vote, daring Commissioner Rob Manfred to give a unilateral order for the regular season’s start and provoke what figures to be lengthy and costly litigation over the impact of the coronavirus on the sport. The union’s vote was…
