ANOTHER ACTIVE AFTERNOON: While much of the area has a mostly clear to partly cloudy sky. Clouds will build throughout the heating of the day and the weather will continue to be unsettled today with a good chance of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon and into the evening hours; afternoon highs will top out in the…
Alabama has the highest rate of opioid prescriptions in the country. And Thursday some state lawmakers announced what they are doing to combat that. State Senators Gerald Dial, Jim McClendon, and Steve Livingston, along with representatives from Kaleo, Inc., gathered at the Capitol. In the first phase of their initiative, 17 lifesaving devices were used and 15 lives were…
The Montgomery Police Department and fire medics responded to the 700 block of East South Boulevard on the service road, late Wednesday night, in reference to a crash involving a 2010 Nissan Altima and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, Floyd Pickett, 60, of Montgomery sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. MPD’s initial investigation indicates the Nissan was traveling…
Gov. Kay Ivey has reported a string of large campaign contributions as she looks to reclaim fundraising dominance in the gubernatorial race. Campaign finance reports show the incumbent Republican has received $95,000 in large contributions over the last three weeks. Ivey received $25,000 each from the Alabama Builders Political Action Committee, the Trucking Association PAC and Georgia Crown Distributing Inc….
A man in Montgomery has been killed after being hit by a car. Montgomery police say they and fire medics responded to the 700 block of East South Boulevard on the service road at about 11:20 p.m. last night in reference to a crash involving a car and a pedestrian. Police say the pedestrian, Floyd Pickett, 60, of Montgomery was pronounced…
From the South Alabama Newsroom — Andalusia Police Chief Paul Hudson has announced that 18-year-old Santonio Davis of Moss Point, Mississippi, is being held on three counts of attempted murder. Hudson says Davis is also charged with three counts of shooting into an occupied dwelling in connection to a shooting incident that happened on Oak Street on August 11. Police…
MORE STORMS TODAY: Today and tomorrow, the upper ridge over the region is shifting to the east as it weakens, allowing the air becomes more unstable. Expect an increase in the number of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Chance of one location seeing rain today is near 60 percent, and 40 percent Friday. Most of the showers and storms…
It’s a story that shook the community. A father opened fire on his wife and children before burning down their house and turning the gun on himself. Now three of the four sisters remain. Through the heartache, a community has rallied around three sisters in need. Doug Amos is one of them using his radio show – the MAX…
Photo from Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery Well-known Montgomery historian Mary Ann Neeley has died. She was 85 years old. Neeley had served as executive director of Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, a non-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation, from 1979 until 2003. Neeley was the author of several books on local history and was considered by many as the go-to person…
A Montgomery man has been found guilty of shooting and killing his father during an argument over a set of van keys. Christopher Myhand was convicted of murder this week by a Montgomery County jury. On March 11, 2016, Myhand and his father, Tony Myhand, got into a verbal altercation because the victim was upset that his son would not…
