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East Alabama Woman Arrested and Charged with Husband’s Murder

On Thursday, June 13, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a gunshot victim that had been discovered outside of a home in the 500 block of Lee Road 436 in Phenix City Responding deputies found a male laying in the front yard of the home suffering from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen….

Brothers Arrested in Early Morning Troy Shooting

The Troy Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred just after 2am Sunday morning at a restaurant in the 100 block of U.S. 231 North. One victim, a 22-year-old male, was struck multiple times in the lower leg after several rounds were fired into the vehicle he was sitting in. He was transported to Troy Regional Medical Center with…

BIG3 and State Farm Announces New Partnership for 2019 Season

BIG3 announced today that State Farm has signed a major sponsorship deal to become the exclusive official insurer of the professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by producer, actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. The sponsorship includes State Farm branding throughout BIG3 arenas in all 18 cities the league visits this summer, including on basket stanchion pads, center court jumbotrons, and courtside…

Biscuits Clinch First half Championship for First Time in Team History

For the first time in their 16-year history, the Montgomery Biscuits have won a First Half Championship. Their 4-2 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium means that the Biscuits will now play postseason baseball for a team-record fifth-straight season as the First Half winners of the North Division. The Biscuits struck first on Thursday night,…

Grandmother Sues Alabama DHR after Baby Girl’s Death

A woman is suing the Alabama Department of Human Resources, saying social workers never should have allowed her daughter to continue caring for her 11-month-old granddaughter. The lawsuit was filed in Monroe County. News outlets report Michaela Cunningham says state workers knew the 11-month-old girl was being abused before she was killed. She had been diagnosed with Shaken Baby Syndrome,…

Update: Three People Killed in Covington County Crash Identified

Alabama State Troopers have identified a mother and son from Georgia who were killed in a head-on collision in Covington County while traveling to the beach. State troopers say 8-year-old Larenz Graham and his mother, 35-year-old Landie Romulus, were killed Monday when a northbound vehicle on highway 55 crossed the median and hit their car as they were traveling south….

Great Weather to End the Week

Dry and pleasant weather highlights the forecast for today as we will be seeing tons of sunshine and low humidity, certainly a treat for June in Alabama. Temps this afternoon will be in the mid to upper 80s and tonight will be clear and very nice with lows in the lower 60s early tomorrow morning. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday will…

Lessons Learned from Lee County Tornado

Emergency officials from across the state have been in Prattville for three days for the 2019 Alabama Disaster Preparedness Conference. Today, one of the topics discussed was what can be learned from the EF-4 tornado that hit Lee County in March. Meteorologists determined that the tornado brought 170 mph winds and left a track almost a mile wide. The storm…

Re-paving To Begin on Zelda Road in Montgomery

To see upcoming re-paving projects in Montgomery Click Here. Starting Monday June, 17 a repaving project will begin on Zelda Rd. in Montgomery. Crews are already on site cleaning and preparing the busy Montgomery road to the project. Zelda Road will be repaved one lane at a time, and from end to end, likely causing slow downs or backed up traffic….