On June 26, Prattville Police Department investigators identified, located and arrested two men in reference to numerous breaking and entering of vehicles. The crimes occurred in the Cracker Barrel, Outback and New Vision Promenade 12 parking lots. This has been an ongoing investigation for several weeks. The arrests were made in the Cracker Barrel parking lot by an investigator who…
A Freeport, Fla., man is being held in the Covington County Jail on a $13,000 bond after attempting to elude police. He is also being charged with shoplifting. The Andalusia Police Department responded to a shoplifting report from a local merchant Thursday afternoon. The merchant provided a description of the suspect’s vehicle, a red Toyota Celica with Florida license plates….
Alabama News Network Political Analyst Steve Flowers is sharing his thoughts on the 2020 race for Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Current Congresswoman Martha Roby has announced that she won’t seek a sixth term. Flowers says potential candidates don’t have a lot of time to make up their mind on whether to run. The primary is March 3. That could be…
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Alabama) has announced she will not seek re-election to a sixth congressional term in 2020. She released the following statement on her website: “Riley and I, and our children, Margaret and George, will be forever grateful to the people of Alabama’s Second District for giving us the tremendous privilege and honor of serving our state and…
Yes, it’s still summer, but some people already have Halloween on their mind. Specifically, the day of the week when October 31 falls. A Change.org petition seeks to move the day that children trick-or-treat to the last Saturday of October, regardless of whether that is actually Oct. 31. ABC News reports that the petition was started by The Halloween and…
Authorities say a $4,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest in the Brundidge gas station robbery-homicide. Brundidge police say that 30-year-old Neil Kumar was shot and killed during a robbery at the Gulf gas station on Highway 10 Wednesday morning. Surveillance videos shows what appears to be a male enter the store and draw…
UnitedHealthcare and the University of Alabama Health System have failed to reach a contract agreement, potentially jeopardizing coverage for nearly 25,000 policyholders at one of Alabama’s largest hospital systems. UAB entities are scheduled to end accepting UnitedHealthcare insurance on July 31. That includes the UAB Hospital, the Kirklin Clinic and Baptist Health in Montgomery. UnitedHealthcare says the cost of care…
Former Prattville City Council member Frederick “Mac” Macready, Jr. has died. He had represented District 6 at city hall. Flags have been lowered to half-staff throughout Prattville in his memory. The city has released a statement saying, “We are thankful for Mac’s dedicated public service to the city of Prattville throughout the years. We ask that you please keep his…
A Montgomery animal shelter says it mistakenly euthanized a woman’s dog only hours after picking it up. According to reports, Kim Wright found a note on her door Monday saying her dog Vinnie had been running loose in the neighborhood and was picked up by the Montgomery Humane Society. She called the shelter that same day, but Vinnie was nowhere…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Thursday night shooting death of Laquintin Brown, 27, of Montgomery. On July 25, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 4700 block of Park Towne Way at about 11:56 p.m., after receiving a report of a subject shot. There, they located an adult male, Brown, with a life-threatening gunshot…
