The Troy Police Department has identified the suspect in the recent Regions Bank robbery as 41-year-old Joey Takashima Howard from Skipperville, Alabama. Howard is also a registered sex offender. The robbery happened at the Regions Bank located on George Wallace Drive on Friday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. Still shots from video surveillance shows the suspect’s uncovered face. Investigators say the…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in reference to an ongoing robbery investigation. The Sleep Inn & Suites EastChase hotel, on Chantilly Parkway, was robbed at gunpoint by a man that was later identified as Aaron Pouchie, of Montgomery. Pouchie was was arrested on Thursday, May 3. He now faces first degree robbery charges. Pouchie is being held…
Public Service Commission president Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh has outpaced her Republican opponents in fundraising for the lieutenant governor’s June primary. Cavanaugh raised nearly $150,000 in April to reach $1.1 million in total contributions. She came into the campaign with more than $500,000 from past runs. Her closest contender, state Rep. Will Ainsworth, has received just shy of $950,000 total. He…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s challengers are indirectly trying to raise questions about the 73-year-old frontrunner’s health ahead of the primary, releasing their own medical information and saying the public should have confidence in the next governor’s health. State Sen. Bill Hightower, who is 58, released a copy of his medical records and urged other candidates to do the same. Sixty-two-year-old…
Charles Grooms, a long time paramedic, walked into some unexpected recognition for his work on the job . Grooms’ colleagues and loved ones were there as he received Alabama News Network’s and Wettermark and Keith’s First Responder’s award. Grooms may have been surprised to receive the honor but those that know him bests say there’s no one more deserving. “You’ve…
The Alabama Supreme Court has sided with Interim State Superintendent Ed Richardson in a lawsuit filed to stop the sale of Georgia Washington Middle School. In an opinion released this morning, the Supreme Court states Richardson’s decision to put the school up for sale fell is within his authority as interim superintendent, due to the school system’s financial issues. The…
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FINALLY FRIDAY: There should be a few more clouds, but it still will be dry and very warm with highs once again in the upper 80s; while a few spots in South Alabama could register 90°. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The system responsible for the severe weather across the Great Plains will weaken and lift well to the north of Alabama….
Parents and concerned citizens packed the Prattville city council chambers Thursday evening to learn what can be done to improve schools. “Classrooms don’t have textbooks. They’re on their phones googling textbooks in classrooms. I’ve seen it,” said parent Richard Harrison. The subcommittee made up of city officials and concerned citizens presented possibilities for moving forward. “We think there are two…
Ann Moore has been named the new superintendent for Montgomery Public Schools. She has currently been serving as interim superintendent since January. Moore was one of four finalists who were interviewed by the school board earlier today. The school system is currently under state intervention for financial and academic issues, and has been under the supervision of interim State School…
