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Man and Dog Shot in Fatal Sandra Street Shooting

An adult male sustained a fatal gunshot wound while in the 700 block of Sandra Street at about 2 p.m. and has been pronounced dead at the scene. The victim is Mike Lowry, 25, of Montgomery. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation. Police are treating this shooting as a homicide. There was a 3-year old present and was…

Ten Commandments Monument Returns to Montgomery

The Ten Commandments Monument is back in the Capital City, years after its removal from the Supreme Court building rotunda in 2003. Judge Roy Moore and his wife Kayla announced the decision to move the monument to the first floor of the Foundation for Moral Law at 1 Dexter Avenue. Moore created the foundation, which fights for religious liberties. His…

Frazer United Methodist Church Names New Senior Pastor

Dr. Chris Montgomery & Family / Source: Frazer UMC One of the largest churches in Alabama has a new senior pastor. In an email sent to the congregation, the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, in conjunction with Bishop David Graves, named Dr. Chris Montgomery as the new senior pastor to lead the megachurch on Atlanta Highway. Dr. Montgomery is currently serving as…

Academy Sports Offering Free Freshwater Fishing Licenses Through February 16

Academy Sports + Outdoors. (PRNewsFoto/ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOOR) Academy Sports and Outdoors is sponsoring the 50th Bassmaster Classic. As a promotion for the tournament, the store is offering free Alabama freshwater fishing licenses to customers that spend $25 or more at the store. The promotion goes until Sunday, February 16. The tournament will be in Birmingham. The fishing competition will…

About 300 MPS Student View “Just Mercy” to Gain Understanding of Justice System

Several Montgomery Public School students are learning about the justice system at the movies. On Tuesday, Montgomery City Councilmen O’Ronde Mitchell and Cornelius “CC” Calhoun was accompanied by 300 MPS students to Chantilly 13 Theaters to a showing of the film “Just Mercy”. The film is based on the true story of attorney Brian Stevenson and the formation of the…

Elderly Man Charged with Attempting to Murder Three Montgomery Police Officers

Montgomery police charged Sheppard Thomas, 67, with three counts of attempting to commit murder in reference to a disturbance that occurred on February 9 around 9 p.m. in the 400 block of Airbase Boulevard. The suspect fired at the three responding officers then retreated into his room. After several hours of negotiation, Thomas was taken into custody without further incident….

Warm & Wet; Strong Storms Wednesday Night

FOR OUR TUESDAY: Keep the umbrella close today as it will remain wet with occasional rain and by this afternoon, a few stronger storms are possible as the SPC has portions of Central Alabama in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for severe storms today. This is a low end, conditional threat, but a few storms this afternoon could produce gusty…

Pike Road Approves Site Plan for Publix Grocery Store

On Monday night the Pike Road Planning Commission unanimously approved the site plans for the new Publix shopping center. The center will be located on a parcel at the corner of Vaughn road and Pike Road. The tract of land is apporximately 14 acres. Groundbreaking is planned for the end of February or first of March. Construction is expected to…

ASU Agrees on Transfer Partnership with Shelton State Community College

Alabama State University is making it easier for some community college students to transfer. The presidents of Shelton State Community College and Alabama State University met Monday to sign a partnership that they hope will benefit both of their students. For students who transfer from Shelton to Alabama State, or vice versa, this partnership will make the credit process easier….