Attorneys for inmates are asking a federal judge to find the Alabama prison system in contempt of a court order to boost prison mental health staffing. Lawyers wrote in a Thursday motion that the Department of Corrections is “woefully short” of required staffing levels. Attorneys for inmates wrote that a court order requires 263 full time equivalent mental-health positions. The…
THURSDAY: Dry weather continues today with a good supply of sunshine; after the cold start, temperatures will still be chilly with highs ranging from the upper 40s to mid 50s across South/Central Alabama. FRIDAY: Clouds roll in quickly Friday, and some rain will likely push into the state Friday night ahead of a surface low forming over the western Gulf…
Virginia College students in Montgomery got quite a surprise when they went to class Wednesday. They arrived to take their finals for nursing school and found out the school was closing. We talked to one of them who did not want her name or face on camera. “We are all just devastated because we have committed so much of…
Five men were arrested following a shooting in Millbrook Tuesday afternoon. It happened in the 4100 block of Abrams Drive . Police say someone in a red Chevy Tahoe fired shots at some men standing outside a residence as the SUV drove by twice. Police say at least one man was struck in the upper right arm. Those arrested include:…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. Police say a man was shot in the 2000 block of East South Blvd. Police say he was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. Authorities are investigating what may have led up to that shooting. No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call…
A judge is ordering prosecutors to provide the defense with evidence about a confrontation that sparked a fatal police shooting in an Alabama shopping mall on Thanksgiving night. Jefferson County District Judge William A. Bell Jr. issued a brief order Wednesday granting a request by 20-year-old Erron Brown for evidence in the attempted murder case against him. He’s charged with…
CLEAR, CALM, AND COLD: High pressure has settled into the Southern Tier of states and has brought a much colder air mass to the South. The high remains to our west, and with the clockwise flow around the feature, our winds remain out of the north the next couple of days, which will keep us unseasonably cold and dry in…
The City of Montgomery is defining what can be done at residential properties. And how trying to obtain a business license can impact it. “Very simple. It says you have to have a business license for a rental property. Well, to have a rental property in a residential neighborhood you can’t have a business in a residential neighborhood, so right…
Montgomery police say they’ve made an arrest in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a pickup truck Saturday night. Police say they’ve charged Daniel Harris, 51, with leaving the scene of an accident in the death of 14-year-old Keiauna Williams. Police say Harris is being held on a $15,000 bond. Police say they and…
Photo: CrimeStoppers/AL State Bureau of Investigation Prattville police have released a composite sketch of a robbery suspect they are hoping to find. Police say the robbery happened at a fast food restaurant in the 100 block of South Memorial Drive on November 18. Police haven’t named the restaurant. An Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) artist created the sketch, based…
