On Thursday, December 26, Millbrook police and fire rescue units responded to Kinsley Lane in response to a single vehicle traffic collision involving two pedestrians. Upon arrival, officers located a 1996 Ford Explorer that had left the roadway on the north side. Officers observed two pedestrians, a 61-year-old female and a 58-year-old male, both Millbrook residents, which appeared to have…
Graphic Image from Troy University Troy University has announced that John Johnson, a standout wide receiver from 2014-17, has died after a motorcycle crash in Jacksonville, Florida. According to Jacksonville TV station WTLV/WJXX, the police report says Johnson was trying to pass a truck on his motorcycle yesterday when he hit the back side of the truck and was thrown…
Inmate homicides are on the rise in Alabama’s prisons despite a national spotlight on its corrections system. Prison system statistics show 11 inmate-on-inmate homicides in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Prison system reports show that’s more than any recent year. The rise in inmate homicides comes despite a national spotlight on Alabama prisons and state officials’ promises for…
CLOUDY, STAYING MILD: For today, moisture levels continue to gradually rise, and we will mention a chance for some scattered showers across South/Central Alabama, but these will be few and far between and most locations will be dry today. Temperatures will remain above average with upper 60s to lower 70s for highs. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Not much change in the…
According to the National Retail Federation, the average American spent more than $1,000 this holiday season. Despite those numbers, a lot of people could be found out at shopping malls this past Thursday. Most people we talked to were not at the mall to return gifts or use gift cards. They were simply there to browse and shop like they…
Amazon says it had another record-breaking holiday as it sold billions of items and signed up over 5 million new Amazon Prime members. While the company doesn’t release official numbers it doesn’t take a statistician to realize there are empty Amazon shipping boxes in homes across the country. Why fill up the landfill with them when you can put them…
Millbrook police are investigating an accident involving an SUV and two pedestrians. The accident left one of the pedestrians critically hurt.
Company officials say an air ambulance pilot suffered an apparent heart attack before crash landing at the airport in Headland. Survival Flight says pilot Doug Davis nearly landed normally, but the craft rolled onto its side at the last moment on Christmas Day. He died later. Authorities say two crew members aboard were not injured. The helicopter was returning from…
What is the most requested gift this holiday season? Gift cards. A majority love them but I think they’re terrible gifts. Terrible in that they scream the giver didn’t take the time to put any thought into what they were getting you. If it’s the thought that counts, gift cards are worth pennies on the dollar. This isn’t true for…
If your child still hasn’t had a chance to sit on Santa’s lap this year, don’t worry. There’s still time left. Of course, you may not want to fight mall traffic on Christmas eve, so what can you do? Pick up your phone and talk to him face-to-face. Well, sort of. Several companies are offering children the opportunity to do…
