The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Sunday evening shooting death of Barbara Harwood, 64, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 6700 block of Greenbrook Drive on Sunday, March 8, around 6:20 p.m. in reference to shots fired. At the scene, contact was made with the armed suspect, Charles Harwood, 65, that resulted…
Health officials say five more people in Georgia have tested positive for COVID-19, and the Centers for Disease Control. That means a total of 17 people in the state have now tested positive, though some of the tests have yet to be confirmed by the CDC. Gov. Brian Kemp said late Monday that the cases are from eight Georgia counties:…
RAIN/STORMS AT TIMES: The weather pattern turns more active for the rest of the work week as a boundary works into the state and then stalls again Now each day will feature the chance for rain, but no where near the rain and storm activity we have seen as of late. For today expect a mostly cloudy day with passing…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Â The Auburn Montgomery baseball team pounded out eight runs on five hits in inning number three en route to a 10-6 victory over Talladega College on Monday, March 9 from QV Lowe Field. NOTEWORTHY – The win brings AUM’s 2020 record to 8-12 overall. – The victory over the Tornadoes brings the Warhawks’ all-time advantage to…
As Spring approaches, may people are monitoring the Coronavirus outbreak, and the impact it will have on travel. Alabama World Travel is a travel advisory agency that has been doing business in Montgomery for nearly 30 years. This is one of the busiest times of the year for the agency. Officials say people are still wanting to travel, but there…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 7.8%, its steepest drop since the financial crisis of 2008, as a free-fall in oil prices and worsening fears of fallout from the spreading coronavirus outbreak seize markets. The sharp drops triggered the first automatic halts in trading in two decades. The price of oil plunged nearly 25% after Saudi Arabia indicated it would…
A popular smartphone app that uses a bot to assess health problems has been updated to include symptoms for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Ada is a “doc-in-a-bot” app developed a few years ago by doctors who seek to get medical advice and health assessments to people with no easy access to doctors and hospitals. Using artificial intelligence,…
Montgomery police say they’re conducting a death investigation after a fatal shooting early this morning. Police say at about 2:45AM, they and fire medics responded to the 900 block of West South Boulevard after getting a report of a person being shot. Police say that’s where they found the body of a man who had been shot. Police aren’t releasing…
Alabama News Network Anchor Ellis Eskew wins “Best News Anchor” ABBY Award from the Alabama Broadcasters Association on March 7, 2020 The Alabama Broadcasters Association has once again honored Alabama News Network with awards for excellence. The ABBY Awards were presented at the ABA’s annual awards dinner at The Club in Birmingham on Saturday night. Ellis Eskew received the “Best…
FOR OUR MONDAY: A weak upper-level trough will be moving out of the Plains and heading towards Alabama. Ahead of it, moisture levels will continue to rise, and today will feature increasing clouds and mild temperature with highs this afternoon in the low ti mid 70s. There could be a few scattered showers, but for the most part, Alabama will…
