The 187th Fighter Wing will host the Red Tails Over Montgomery Air Show September 8, in Montgomery. The air show will feature aerial demonstrations to include the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team and Heritage Flight, the Air Force Wings of Blue parachute demonstration team, the Alabama Boys comedy flying act, and more. “We’re excited and ready to showcase the…
The Alabama Department of Transportation urges motorists to drive safely as the Labor Day holiday and college football games are expected to bring an increase in vehicles to Alabama’s highways this weekend. As an added precaution during the heavily traveled holiday, ALDOT is doing its part for safety by having no temporary lane closures on Alabama interstates after noon on Friday, August 31, throughmidnight, Monday, September 3….
At approximately 8:55 p.m. Tuesday night, the Montgomery Public Schools Communication Office staff observed a social media post threatening to send bombs to various schools. The MPS security office was informed and they contacted Montgomery police with the information. At approximately 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, the Montgomery Public Schools Communication Office staff observed a social media post threatening to send bombs to various schools. The…
RINSE AND REPEAT FORECAST: With an upper ridge is centered over the Carolina still, hot and mostly dry weather continues for Alabama today. With a good supply of sunshine temperatures will be in the low 90s this afternoon; with a few mid 90s in spots. Better rain chances in the 20-40% range, but many locations stay dry. USA BRIEF: A…
The results are in for the special election to fill Senator David Burkette’s city council seat. Seven candidates were vying for the seat. Audrey Billups- Graham and Quartez Dan Harris are headed to a runoff. Billups-Graham took the most votes with 33.1 % of the vote. Harris -21.7 % William Boyd- 17.3 % Doris Cooper Anthony – 9.8 % Nathaniel…
Jason Malcolm McDonald, 29, of Troy, was arrested Monday by the Troy Police Department on 17 counts of Transmitting Obscene Material to a Child. On August 25, Troy police received a complaint of a subject sending inappropriate images to a minor via social media. During the investigation, investigators were able to identify a suspect and obtained arrest warrants. On August…
A Jefferson County Democrat has filed a complaint with national party officials arguing rules and diversity requirements were broken when the Alabama Democratic Party elected leaders. Ralph Young said Tuesday that he filed the complaint with the Democratic National Committee, challenging the election of state chairwoman Nancy Worley. The complaint follows a dispute about the party’s direction. Worley was re-elected…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) says the relationship between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is “dysfunctional” and “beyond repair.” Graham told NBC that the Justice Department needs a leader who can work with the president and that Sessions was not the only person for the job. But he said anyone picked to replace Sessions would…
The Biscuits (74-60) had a chance to clinch a playoff berth for a team-record fourth-consecutive season with a victory on Monday night, but fell, 3-1, in the fourth game of their five-game series against the Tennessee Smokies (65-67) at Riverwalk Stadium. Benton Moss tossed eight innings for the second-straight start, and had a 1-0 lead in the first thanks to…
Students from a private school in the Capital City got a surprise visit from actor Michael B. Jordan, who dropped in when he spotted them exercising in the midday heat. Reports say that Jordan was in Montgomery on Monday to begin filming “Just Mercy,” which is based on the memoir of attorney and criminal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson. The “Creed”…
