PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Autauga Metro Jail in Prattville is getting a new tool to fight efforts to bring contraband into the facility. The sheriff’s office is spending $125,250 for a full-body scanner for the jail. Inmates will be scanned by the machine as part of the intake process. Incoming inmates are patted down and then strip-searched as part of…
A group of protesters took to the steps of the Alabama Capitol this afternoon to protest the death of George Floyd, the man killed by Minneapolis, Minnesota, police on Memorial Day. His death has sparked protests nationwide. The group maintained social distancing while holding signs. They want improved race relations and police relations with the communities they serve. Protest…
Montgomery police say a man has been shot near downtown Montgomery. They say the shooting happened this afternoon in the 700 block of Drivers Row. They say the man has a life-threatening gunshot wound and has been taken to a hospital. Police say a suspect is in custody. They haven’t release the names of the people involved. Stay with Alabama…
Montgomery police have confirmed that a man shot in the 3900 block of Norman Bridge Road has died of his injuries. Police say the man was shot Friday night and was taken to the hospital. His name hasn’t been released. Police say there have been no arrests. They say they have no other information to release. If you can help…
(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) A rocket built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans this afternoon, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are aboard a capsule…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Montgomery could become the latest city in Alabama to require the wearing of face masks in public as the city continues to cope with the rising COVID-19 cases. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said Friday that the proposal may be brought to the city council as soon as Tuesday. Birmingham currently has an ordinance requiring face masks…
Photo from the City of Andalusia The city of Andalusia has announced the death of Lewis Carpenter, who elected in 1984 as the first black member of City Council. He was 92 years old. Carpenter died Wednesday at Mizell Memorial Hospital. Carpenter was born in Crenshaw County on February 1, 1928. He was the fourth of eight children, and grew…
Jamaal King MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system reported that an inmate died after being assaulted by another inmate. A spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Corrections said Jamaal King, a 34-year-old inmate at Elmore Correctional Facility, died Wednesday from injuries sustained in an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault. The prison system said in a statement that it condemns all…
Photo from Leak Memory Chapel Funeral details have been announced for Lee and Stephanie Courson, the owners of Carol’s Carpet in Montgomery. They were killed in a motorhome crash Wednesday on Interstate 65. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5 to 7PM at Leak Memory Chapel in Montgomery. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday at…
Photo from Alabama News Network A group of protesters took to the streets of Montgomery Saturday afternoon to protest the death of George Floyd, the man killed by Minneapolis, Minnesota, police on Memorial Day. His death has sparked protests nationwide. The group maintained social distancing while holding signs. They want improved race relations and police relations with the communities they…
