Aaron Cody SmithThe Alabama Supreme Court has stayed the trial of a Montgomery police officer facing murder charges. Aaron Cody Smith was scheduled to go to trial Monday on murder charges for the 2016 shooting of 58-year-old Greg Gunn. Justices on Wednesday stayed the trial to consider his appeal on a number of issues. Smith’s attorneys argue he should be…
Police in Montgomery say a body found in the ditch line of a city street is that of a 16-year-old boy. Reports say that police made the announcement Tuesday, after his body had been found on Saturday afternoon. Montgomery police say officers had responded to part of Sunshine Drive after there was a call about gunshots fired. Police Capt. Regina…
MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1700 block of Hamlet Court shortly after 4:30 a.m.. There, they located two individuals who had sustained gunshot wounds. One of the shooting victim wounds are considered life-threatening and one is considered serious. Both were transported for treatment. MPD is investigating the circumstances of the shooting. Check back with Alabama News Network for more details…
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange delivered an optimistic budget message for fiscal year 2019. He says the budget forecasts revenue of $250 million, the first time the city has ever reached that milestone. Strange made his comments at Montgomery City Council on Tuesday night as he unveiled his budget proposals. It will be up to city council to decide whether to…
ANOTHER HOT DAY: The upper ridge overhead begins to breakdown today, but still temps will be hot with lower and mid 90s for most places this afternoon. Showers and storms will once again start developing through the afternoon with intense rainfall and frequent lightning and meander about the Alabama landscape until the evening hours. USA BRIEF: Hurricane Hector is forecast…
Neighbors across Montgomery and the country came out Tuesday evening for a meet and greet. It’s all a part of National Night Out– A program to promote community and safety. The Capitol Heights neighborhood met at a local park to grill out, listen to music, and meet their neighbors. Montgomery Police and Fire departments were there. Danita Rivers with the…
Charges have been filed in against a man and a woman in the brutal death of a 23-month-old child. The child was pronounced dead shortly after being brought to the Vaughn Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Selma in August 2017. An autopsy conducted by the Alabama Department of Forensic Science determined that child’s death was caused by multiple blunt force…
U.S. employers posted slightly more openings in June than the previous month, resulting in more available jobs than unemployed workers for the third straight month. The Labor Department says job openings barely increased, rising just 3,000, to 6.66 million. That’s more than the 6.56 million people than were searching for work in June. It’s also close to April’s figure of…
DOGS DAYS OF SUMMER: An upper ridge overhead, means hot temperatures; highs in the mid 90s for most places today with sunshine through scattered cumulus clouds. A few showers and storms will pop up during the afternoon and evening hours, but they should be few and far between. Dangerous heat levels are expected with heat index values expected above 105°…
It’s called “Run, Hide, Fight” training. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s office offered the class to cover the “what if’s?” “So we had an open conversation about what they see in the classroom, which was pretty good for us and pretty good for them, so we all will be on the same page,” said Cunningham. Sheriff Derrick Cunningham says his office…
