The Montgomery City-County Public Library is kicking off “Summer at your Library.” But it’s going to look a little different this year. Events will be on the library’s Facebook and Youtube channel as well as special science tellers live program on Zoom starting Thursday, June 4th at 10:30 a.m.. “With that program, they are going to be doing science experiments…
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which represents thousands of poultry processing workers across the southern United States, has been calling on Koch Foods to do better by their workers and have demanded that they come to the table and negotiate health and safety terms to be followed during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as critical “essential” pay. The…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The policeman at the center of a death that inflamed the country will face an upgraded count of second-degree murder and three other officers were newly charged in a case that roused long-held American racial tensions and unleashed coast-to-coast unrest. The Star Tribune, citing multiple unnamed law enforcement officials, said Derek Chauvin would face the more serious…
Mayor Steven L. Reed has announced plans to meet with community activists and leaders in Montgomery in response to requests to create a citizens review board. This is the latest development that comes as part of Mayor Reed’s ongoing dialogue – and as part of the greater national conversation – on how to enhance meaningful interaction and establish greater trust…
On Wednesday, June 3, around 4 am, Montgomery Fire/Rescue arrived to the 2000 block of Commodore Circle in reference to a structure fire. Upon arrival they found a house fully engulfed in flames and firefighters proceeded to extinguish the flames. After extinguishing the flames, a 40-year-old woman was located inside of the home. She was pronounced dead at the scene….
On Monday, June 1, Steven Pruitt, Jr., 36, of Montgomery, was sentenced to 60 months (5 years) in prison. Following his five-year prison sentence, Pruitt will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, on June 20, 2017, officers from the Montgomery Police Department were conducting a search of…
The city of Auburn is changing the name of a street named after a former Alabama House speaker convicted of felony ethics charges. City Council members approved changing the name of Mike Hubbard Boulevard to a continuation of Bent Creek Road. The city’s planning commission recommended the change last month. Hubbard was a legislator from Auburn and former chairman of…
A police officer was shot and killed last night at a motel in Moody in St. Clair County. The officer has been identified as Sgt. Stephen Williams. Sergeant Williams was shot just before 9:30 last night during a possible standoff at the Super 8 Motel. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Officials say 2 suspects have…
REST OF WEEK: Today through Friday, each day will feature more randomly scattered, afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms; nothing widespread, but there will be pockets of rain and storms across the Alabama landscape on a daily basis. Rain chances will range from 30-50 percent each day. The sky will be partly sunny with highs mostly in the upper 80s…
District Attorney Daryl D. Bailey has shared his thoughts regarding the charges filed against the four Montgomery citizens who took down a statue of Robert E. Lee that was displayed at the entrance of Robert E. Lee HighSchool the following is DA Bailey’s statement: “Racism has no place in our society. I recognize that our nation, our state and most…
