Several media outlets statewide, including Alabama News Network, have filed a motion to have the gag order lifted in the case against Ibraheem Yazeed. He is the man accused of kidnapping Aniah Blanchard. That gag order prevents lawyers, witnesses or people who might be called as witnesses from talking to the media. Blanchard disappeared in Auburn on October 23. Her…
“Tua underwent successful surgery on his right hip Monday morning in Houston. The procedure went as planned, and he is resting comfortably. Tua’s prognosis is excellent, and we expect him to make a full recovery. He will return to Tuscaloosa in the next several days to begin his rehab.” Dr. Lyle Cain Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic…
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Less than one week after his historic inauguration, Mayor Steven Reed has announced his transition team that will lead his administration into city hall, and into their 2020 initiatives. On Monday, Mayor Steven Reed announced the co-chairs of what he calls, “The Montgomery United Transition Team”. The co-chairs are retired U.S. Magistrate Judge, Vanzetta McPherson and long-time Montgomery businessman, John…
A majority-white jury will hear the murder trial of an Alabama police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man. A panel of 14 jurors including two alternates was picked Monday. Of the 14 jurors, six are women and eight are men. Nine out of the fourteen are white. All potential jurors agreed that if a police officer breaks the…
Beginning December 7, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division will more than double the number of locations, offering services from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday. ALEA introduced its Saturday operations pilot program on April 6 at its Birmingham, Opelika and Mobile locations. On November 2, the agency added the Huntsville office to the Saturday lineup….
On Thursday, November 14, a federal jury convicted Jory D’Michael Trayvunn Dumas, 28, of Montgomery, of theft from a gaming establishment on tribal lands and conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The jury found that Dumas conspired with others to steal nearly $200,000 from the Wind Creek Casino in Montgomery. Evidence presented at the trial showed that on…
A Texas-based nonprofit that works to find missing people is resuming its search for the missing stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris. Destinie Duvall with Texas EquuSearch said that Aniah Blanchard is “tugging at our hearts, so it’s tough to sit still and wait.” The horse-mounted search group headed home last week after Duvall said it used “every resource available”…
Montgomery Police are working a stabbing investigation in the 1100 block of Ann Street. Police officials tell Alabama News Network that an adult male was transported to the hospital with a non-life threatening stab wound. So far, no arrests have been made. This is a developing story. Stay with Alabama News Network for the very latest on this situation. Categories:…
The trial for the Montgomery police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed black man in 2016 is now underway. Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith shot and killed Montgomery resident, Greg Gunn in the early morning hours of February 25, 2016. Now Dale County judge, P.B. McLauchlin, has granted a the state’s motion for a gag order in…
