Montgomery police have charged Alnekeo Davis, 20, with first-degree assault following a domestic altercation that occurred on May 22. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Burbank Drive. The victim, a 9-month-old female, sustained burns from hot coffee and was transported to a hospital in Birmingham in critical but stable condition. Further investigation indicated that the…
ALEA has issued a missing person alert for 85 year old L.C. Woods. He was last seen driving a tan mini van Thursday afternoon near Lawnwood Drive in Montgomery. His car tags were scanned in Rankin County, Mississippi around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. Woods may be suffering from a condition that may impair his judgment. If you have any information on…
HEAT LEVELS RISING: The upper ridge continues to strengthen over the Southeast and will persist through the weekend and into next week. Today, we will once again see a mainly sunny sky, with only the slightest chance of a stray shower. Temperatures for the afternoon will be making their way into the mid 90s in most locations. For tonight, it…
Lake Martin is a hot destination for many in this area for Memorial Day weekend but unfortunately, the safety record is already off to a bad start. David George Goodling, 56, of Auburn was killed after a 3-boat collision occurred earlier this May. Investigators said that Goodling’s boat collided with a boat driven by Norman Ray Harris, 62, of Leeds…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to abolish judge-signed marriage licenses as some conservative probate judges continue to object to same-sex marriage. The House of Representatives voted 67-26 today for the bill that would replace marriage licenses with a new form called a marriage certificate. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature. For years a few conservative probate…
Florida-based Via Airlines has announced that it will not resume seasonal operations at Montgomery Regional Airport. Via announced that it will discontinue much of its commercial service across the country and return to the airline’s charter business model. Montgomery began offering Via flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport in May 2018. Passenger travel increased and demand continues for regional service from…
The nation’s largest Protestant denomination is reporting its twelfth year of declining memberships. The Southern Baptist Convention has reported total membership for 2018 at 14.8 million, down about 192,000 from the previous year. Baptisms also declined by about 7,600 to 246,442. Scott McConnell is director of the SBC’s Lifeway Research, which reported the data. He says baptisms have declined in…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is pleased to share its 2019-2022 Strategic Plan, which will serve as an actionable roadmap to reverse long-standing challenges and to transform corrections in Alabama. The plan outlines concentrated efforts over the next three years in four strategic focus areas: staffing, infrastructure, programming and culture. “We recognize the magnitude and scope of the challenges…
A strong upper ridge continues to build in across the Southeast preventing much in the way of shower and storm development across the state today and right on through the upcoming weekend. We will once again see a mainly sunny sky today, with some cumulus clouds floating across Alabama. Rain chances remain very low, but we cannot completely rule out…
The lottery bill stalled on the floor Tuesday after not receiving enough procedural votes for a debate. We now have confirmation that the bill is dead. Representative Steve Clouse sponsored the bill, and carried it through the House. He said at the end of the day, he thinks it came down to Greene and Macon County. Those two counties have…
