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Police Search for Suspect Accused of Shooting into Vehicle

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Deoggo Foster is wanted by the Montgomery Police Department regarding a criminal investigation. On Sunday, April 11, investigators said that Foster committed the offense of Discharging a Firearm into an Unoccupied Vehicle. The offense occurred in the 7100 block of Eastern Shores Road in Montgomery. Foster was last seen fleeing the scene in a silver Jeep Patriot. If you know…

Face 2 Face: Will Barfoot

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Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a Face to Face with Senate District 25 candidate, Will Barfoot. Barfoot is looking to fill the seat being vacated by Dick Brewer. Barfoot feels that there should be a term limit for legislators. Categories: Face 2 Face

Face 2 Face: Chris Christie

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Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a Face to Face with Attorney General candidate, Chris Christie. Christie is running as Democrat and has been a lawyer for over 30 years. Categories: Face 2 Face

Alabama First Openly Gay Lawmaker to Lead LGBTQ

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Alabama’s first openly gay lawmaker will head an LGBTQ coalition in Florida after her retirement this year. Democratic Rep. Patricia Todd from Birmingham has accepted a job as executive director of One Orlando Alliance, a coalition of LGBTQ organizations formed after the 2016 PULSE gay nightclub shooting. Todd said “only an experience like this would take me away from Alabama.”…

Unseasonably Warm Days Ahead

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WARM WEATHER CONTINUES: A ridge is the main feature controlling our weather the rest of the week and will keep us dry and will bring the warmest weather so far this year to Alabama. With mainly sunny conditions through Friday, look for highs in the mid 80s tomorrow followed by mid to upper 80s Thursday and Friday. There could be…

Voters Hear from MPS Board Candidates in Forum

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Montgomery Board of Education candidates took turns answering questions at Tuesday night’s forum. One issue they talked about was charter schools. “I don’t think this school system is designed for charter schools,” said parent Michelle Summers-Hines.  “Number one- we already have private schools. Number two- we already have magnet schools that siphon off your top performers out of schools. So…

Legendary Country Music Group “Alabama” to Perform in Tornado Relief Concert

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Multi Grammy Award-winning country music group Alabama has announced it will headline a tornado-relief concert at Jacksonville State University later this year. It will be the group’s only performance in the state in 2018. Alabama will perform at JSU Stadium on September 26 with their close friends and many special guests. They will donate all concert proceeds after expenses to…

MPS Releases Names of Final Four Superintendent Candidates

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The Montgomery County Board of Education has released the names of the four finalists for the superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools. In alphabetical order: Larry E. DiChiara, Ed.D. Dr. DiChiara has 35 years of professional educational experience in public schools in Lee County, Phenix City, and Selma. That experience includes over nine years as superintendent of Phenix City Schools, one year…

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