The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole Tuesday to 11 violent offenders, including seven convicted of robbery and two convicted of rape. The board also denied parole to five non-violent offenders. Violent offenders denied parole Tuesday are: PAROLE DENIED: Donquese Allen was sentenced in 2009 to 20 years in prison for first-degree robbery in Calhoun County, and five…
A Lee County judge has denied bond to a suspect in the disappearance of 19-year-old Southern Union Community College student, Aniah Blanchard. Court records filed Tuesday show that Lee County District Judge Russell K. Bush denied bond to 29-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed, who’s charged with first-degree kidnapping. Blanchard was reported missing on October 24. She was last seen at a convenience…
The multi-agency investigative team involved in the search for the missing 5-year-old girl from Jacksonville, Florida confirmed Tuesday morning that human remains were recovered in a wooded area in West Alabama. Authorities say the remains were found somewhere between the cities of Linden and Demopolis. Victim identification is pending. Taylor Rose Williams was reported missing from her Jacksonville, Florida home…
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Montgomery mayor-elect Steven Reed has officially been sworn-in as the city’s first black mayor. The city of Montgomery held an inauguration ceremony at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center in Downtown Montgomery. Nine of the newly elected city council members were also sworn-in. Reed was sworn-in by Judge Myron Thompson. Reed’s duties as mayor will begin immediately. Categories: News Tags: Black…
TUMBLING TEMPERATURES: Temperatures at midnight in the Capital City were in the mid 60s, but then the Arctic cold front came roaring through the area and temperatures have fallen into the 30s and 40s across South/Central Alabama, and these temperatures will go nowhere the rest of the day. Today will be a very cold and blustery November day across the…
Monday was outgoing Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange’s last full day in office. Strange sat down with Alabama News Network reporter Jerome Jones to discuss his decade of service. Mayor Strange says the city is in good hands with Mayor Elect Steven Reed, and he is excited about what the future holds for Montgomery. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: mayor elect…
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange took time on his final full day in office to sit down with Alabama News Network anchor Darryl Hood to reflect on his 10 years leading the city. The Live interview appeared on Alabama News Network at 6. Strange was elected in a special election and took office in March 2009. Since then, he says he’s…
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Authorities in Florida say they’re expanding the search of a missing 5-year-old girl to Alabama, and the girl’s mother is no longer cooperating with their investigation. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said during a press conference Monday that officers have been deployed to Demopolis. Williams says Taylor Williams, who is not related to the sheriff, was reported missing from her Jacksonville…
