The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the death of an adult male wounded in a March 9 shooting on McGehee Road. Xavier Smith, 35, of Montgomery was pronounced dead March 22 at Baptist Medical Center South as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting. MPD responded to Baptist Medical Center South about 1:15 a.m. March…
A state lawmaker is apologizing for an outburst on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives in which she repeatedly shouted at the House speaker. Rep. Juandalynn Givan issued a statement over the weekend that saying she “responded in a manner that did not reflect my character or political office.” Video from Alabama Public Television showed Givan repeatedly shouting…
Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Ed Crowell has announced that he is running for Montgomery mayor in this year’s city elections. Crowell hopes to replace ten-year incumbent Mayor Todd Strange, who decided not to seek re-election. Crowell was recently the president and chief executive officer for VT Kinetics, parent company for VT Miltope and VT MAK based in Cambridge,…
Rain and storms return to Alabama for our Monday and some of those storms could be on the strong side as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. The SPC has highlighted much of Central Alabama in a “slight risk” (level 2/5) for severe storms today. The tornado threat is very low with this event as the main threats…
 The Avery Johnson era at Alabama is over. The University of Alabama announced this morning that he will no longer serve as the men’s basketball coach. University Statement “After meeting with Coach Johnson, we made the decision to mutually part ways,” said Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne. “This was not an easy decision, and we thank him for…
The Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo is happening this weekend. There is great food, including fried rattle snake. Vendors of all kinds are site with one of a kind arts and crafts. There is plenty for the kids to do and live music daily. Of course we cant forget about the snakes. This is a chance to see rattle snake races and…
The head of the Southern Poverty Law Center is stepping down, the latest high-profile departure from the watchdog organization. Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen on Friday announced his resignation to staff. A spokesman for the organization said he could not comment on personnel matters. The law center is best known for its work monitoring extremist groups. The organization…
Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits has announced that it will return to Montgomery. The fast-food restaurant chain says on its website and on social media that it will reopen the location on Eastchase Parkway soon. That location, along with other restaurants in Montgomery and in Selma, closed suddenly in January 2018. The company said the closures were due to…
Two suspects were arrested and taken into custody Thursday night following an attempt to smuggle narcotics onto state prison property near the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka. Â Agents from the Alabama Department of Corrections made the arrests after the suspects were involved in a vehicle crash that left a third suspect dead. Rufus Brown, 31, and Jonisha Jordan,…
The Alabama Department of Corrections says a hunger strike by inmates protesting solitary confinement has ended after authorities shut off the water to their prison cells. Corrections spokesman Bob Horton said on Thursday that the water was shut off so that Holman medical staff could monitor the inmates’ water intake. He said the strike ended late Thursday. The eight prison…
