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Authorities Need Your Help Finding Man Reported Missing

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating 28-year-old Kaleb Carter Fannin. He was last seen at his residence in Montgomery on February 18. Authorities say Fannin may be traveling to Talladega, Alabama in a 2006 white Ford Taurus with tag number 4AF8574. Anyone who has any information regarding the whereabouts of Kaleb Carter Fannin, is asked to contact…

Allergy Season in Full Swing

Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and coughing. Kim McMillan says she knows it all too well. “Yes, I do. Coughing and mucus in the chest and stuff like that,” said McMillan. Allergist Dr. Allen Meadows says it’s common this time of year. “This is the usual time we begin to see pollen in Montgomery. That’s things like elm trees, cedar trees….

Montgomery Police Make Arrest in Double Murder Case

Montgomery police say they’ve made an arrest in a double murder case from January. Police say they’ve charged 18-year-old Kevonta Brown with two counts of felony murder after officers say he turned himself in earlier today. He’s being held on bonds totaling $300,000. Officers say he’s charged with shooting and killing 19-year-old Deontae Edwards and 26-year-old Ojay Baker. Police say…

Teenage Student Arrested in Millbrook Terrorist Threat Investigation

Millbrook police say they’ve arrested a 15-year-old student in connection to a terrorist threat investigation at Stanhope Elmore High School. Police say school officials contacted them Thursday after getting information from several students who said another student made statements about firearms and harming students. Police say they investigated and learned the student in question had recently moved out of Stanhope…

Pike County Kidnapping Suspect Arrested

The man wanted in connection with a violent alleged kidnapping in Pike County has been arrested. According the U.S. Marshals, Timothy Latty, 42, was arrested in the parking lot of the Bass Pro Shops in Leeds Friday afternoon. Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas tells Alabama News Network, Latty, had been staying with Joseph Chancellor, 55, when Latty told Chancellor he…

White House Locked Down After Vehicle Strikes Barrier

The White House is seen, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. An intruder managed to jump the north fence of the White House and escape capture until he was inside the North Portico entrance of the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The White House is on lockdown after a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier. The U.S. Secret Service tweets that…

More Record Warmth Before Weekend Storms

TODAY/SATURDAY: Not a lot of change in the forecast these two days as the bulk of the rain and storms will be north and west of Alabama as the strong upper ridge will provide more very warm late winter days today and tomorrow; with a partly sunny sky we rise into the lower 80s, which will be right around the…

Alabama Lawmakers Speak Out on Gun Violence

Our Alabama representatives in Washington are speaking out about the latest gun debate. Senator Richard Shelby and Congresswoman Martha Roby say they are both pro-Second Amendment. But they also agree something needs to be done when it comes to gun violence. “We gotta deal with the mental health issue of people getting guns,” said Shelby.  “And I think we can tighten…

Civil Rights Groups Appeal Alabama Voter ID Ruling

Civil rights groups are again challenging a federal judge’s ruling that an Alabama law requiring government-issued photo ID for voting is not discriminatory. The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Greater Birmingham Ministries and minority voters filed an appeal in U.S. District Court in northern Alabama on Tuesday. The organizations sued in 2015, arguing that the law disenfranchises 100,000 voters….