ATLANTA (AP) – A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery. Prosecutor Joyette Holmes said Wednesday that a Glynn County grand jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. on malice and felony murder charges in Arbery’s death. Arbery…
A couple of weeks ago, T-Mobile customers lost their cell signal for a few hours and some then lost their minds. In the following days, posts started circulating on Facebook, stirring up a conspiracy that the company was secretly adding trackers on all T-Mobile phones. Soon, many smartphone owners from all wireless carriers were in a tizzy over the tracker…
The way you’ve been using apps on your iPhone will be changing soon. If you’re like a lot of iPhone users you have dozens of apps installed. So many, that it’s hard to find the one you need when you need it. Beginning with the next operating system, iOS 14, iPhones will be capable of putting apps in a library…
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office has a suspect in custody following a chase in the area of Fleahop Road in Eclectic. Elmore County Chief Deputy Ricky Lowery says deputies were chasing someone on a motorcycle. No injuries resulted from the chase. Categories: Crime, News
UPDATE The Eclectic Police Department has officially notified CrimeStoppers of the capture of Conspiracy suspect Jeremy Robert File. File was captured Wednesday, June 24, in the area of Herd Street in Tallassee. He was taken into custody by the Tallassee Police Department. He was turned over to the Eclectic Police Department and transported back to the Eclectic Police Headquarters. No…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating a Hate Crime that occurred in Macon County. Federal Agents based out of Auburn say that they are continuing their investigation of a Cross Burning that occurred in Macon County on June 4. The cross burning took place on the County Road 54 overpass of I-85 around 8:45 p.m. Central Alabama CrimeStoppers…
Alabama’s main state history agency is acknowledging that it helped perpetuate systemic racism by promoting Confederate narratives while ignoring those of Black people. A “statement of re-commitment” issued Tuesday by the Alabama Department of Archives and History says the state agency was founded in 1901 to both preserve records and promote “lost cause” ideals favored by Southern whites. The statement…
An overturned vehicle caused delays earlier this morning on Interstate 85. The wreck happened just before 6:00 this morning on I-85 South at Mulberry Street. One man sustained minor injuries. A few minutes later, there was another wreck in the same area involving 2 vehicles. There were no injuries in that crash. All lanes of Interstate 85 are back open….
TODAY/TOMORROW: Little change in the forecast these two days as scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will occur across Alabama. We have areas of rain ongoing this morning, and as we head into the afternoon hours, instability will build and we will some storms packing a punch and is why the SPC continues the level 1/5 “marginal risk” across much…
The Vance Law Firm and Alabama News Network are honoring Debbie Jones of Montgomery. She is the director of Samaritan’s Inn Ministries. It provides housing for families that have loved ones in Intensive Care Units at local hospitals. Jones says it became her calling when she witnessed natural disasters in Alabama. “I started in 2010, and really didn’t know what…
