While you work from home, hackers are doing the same thing; targeting people who might be using their company laptop. It’s a nasty scam but is often successful. “What they do is they look for bad situations to exploit. This virus (coronavirus) is a perfect opportunity,” says retired FBI Special Agent Scott Augenbaum. “Almost everybody is home. Everybody is online…
Every day it seems there’s a new app where people can buy and sell used clothing. It’s a big business for app developers of Poshmark and TheRealReal. For some reason though, teenagers and young adults are gravitating to a relatively new (and very popular) app Depop. Depop works the same as the other apps: Sellers post photos and a description…
Greenville police say three suspects have been arrested in this weekend’s fatal shooting. The shooting occurred at a gas station on Willow Lane. Authorities say 22-year-old Antuwan Thompson,  22-year-old Joshua Searight, and 25-year-old Rondivious Loveless have been charged with the murder of 27-year-old Deandre Powell. Powell was taken Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama where he later died from his injuries….
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the death of Xavier White, 27, of Montgomery who died from injuries he sustained in a March 19, shooting. White was pronounced dead Sunday, March 29 at Baptist Medical Center South, where he had been receiving treatment since the shooting. On Thursday, March 19, around 1:30 p.m., MPD and Fire…
Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. According to jail records, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne turned himself in to authorities Monday afternoon in Hernando County, where he lives. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister…
The Alabama Department of Revenue would like to remind taxpayers to be vigilant about protecting their personal and financial information. Scammers and fraudsters take advantage of honest taxpayers through calls to action using phishing emails and other methods seeking this type of information. Criminals are always looking for new opportunities to successfully pull off such schemes, such as the federal government’s…
With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a “rent strike” until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. Many cities have temporarily banned evictions, but strike advocates are demanding that rent payments be waived, not delayed, for those in need. White sheets are being hung in…
Montgomery Police Department has charged one adult male with violation of the city’s curfew order. Police say the man was arrested for loitering at a business in the 6400 block of Atlanta Highway. It was around 11 pm on March 29. They say the male appeared to be intoxicated and refused to comply with the curfew order. Montgomery mayor Steven…
The Elmore County EMA says the “Safer Places” storm shelter will open if needed. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have questioned if storms shelter would be open with storms looming. The government has issued several social distancing orders and that has people concerned when it comes to storm shelters. The Elmore County EMA has released the…
Today we will feature more clouds than sun, with highs around 80°. To our west, our next storm system will emerge out of the Desert Southwest and will cause the front to the south to begin to lift back north as warm front. To our west, the SPC has areas of Louisiana and Mississippi highlighted in risk for severe weather,…
