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Community Turns Out for Vigil in Memory of Crash Victims

Two Bullock County teenage girls lost their lives in a car wreck last weekend, while two others are in the hospital. The community came out to honor their memory Friday night at a candlelight vigil.
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  Over 300 people gathered at Harris Park in Midway. “This issue was so devastating that it touched everybody in this community. The whole county has been touched,” said Union Springs Mayor Saint Thomas. They are a community in disbelief. Two teenage girls– Chelsey Person and Jalyric Tarver– now gone. “I had just seen Chelsey, it just don’t seem real,” said…

Update: Montgomery Police Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting

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Montgomery police say they’ve made an arrest in this morning’s shooting death of 59-year-old Tony Myhand of Montgomery. Detectives say they’ve charged 40-year-old Christopher Myhand of Montgomery with murder. Police say Myhand was taken into custody at the scene. He is being held under a $150,000 bond. At about 9:00 a.m. police and fire medics responded to the 100 block…

Salvation Army Honors 300+ Volunteers at Annual Dinner

The Salvation Army helps people throughout the year get back on their feet. And they couldn't do it without their volunteers.
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Thursday night the Salvation Army took time to thank those volunteers at their annual banquet at Frazer United Methodist Church. More than 300 volunteers gathered for the event, including several of our own from here at Alabama News Network. The Salvation Army raised about 300 thousand dollars with the Red Kettle drive over Christmas. Major Walter Strong thanks all of…

Shooting in Greenville Leaves Man Dead, Woman Arrested

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On Wednesday, March 9th around 8:45pm, Greenville police officers say they received a call of a shooting on Linda Avenue. Officers responded to the scene and  found a 31-year old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was treated by paramedics and transported to Stablers hospital. Investigators responded to the scene and very quickly developed a person…

Continued Warm, Rain on the Way

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Clouds have been increasing in coverage as the more moist air continues to stream into the state. It has been a very warm and muggy day as temperatures were able to climb into the upper 70s and lower 80s this afternoon. It remains a breezy day as well as the stiff south wind persist ahead of the storm system. We…

Judge Orders Phone Tapes Turned Over in Mike Hubbard Case

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A judge has ordered a political consultant to turn over recordings of phone conversations he had with the lead prosecutor in House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics case. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker has ordered Baron Coleman to turn over recordings of conversations with prosecutor Matt Hart. Walker also directed Coleman to give him copies of emails. Hubbard’s defense is…

AU Aviation Center Gives Drone Demonstration at Capitol

Auburn university's aviation center has been focusing on drones for the past year and half. Today they flew two different kinds over the Capitol lawn to show them off.
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It’s the wave of the future, and it’s already here. With their cutting edge technology, drones are becoming more common, especially for commercial use. “They can be used in a journalistic mode for coverage. They can be used for law enforcement, for civil engineering, they can measure stock piles, they can measure depths of holes and monitor construction progress,” said Bill…

Golden Apple: Jennifer Robinson

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Time to award another deserving teacher with our Golden Apple Award. This week, we are back in the Montgomery Public School System at Garrett Elementary School. Do you have a recommendation for a great teacher we should recognize? To nominate a teacher for the Golden Apple award, click on the “Golden Apple” banner on our website and fill out the…

Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide in Hope Hull

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A man is in custody after a fatal shooting in Hope Hull, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say the female victim was killed on West McClean Road around 7:30 Tuesday evening, but there is no word on what lead to the shooting. Neither the suspect nor the victim have been identified. The investigation is still in the…

Crash Victim Speaks Out Need for Tougher Seat Belt Laws

As Lee High School student Roderic Scott is about to be laid to rest this weekend, another passenger in the car from that fatal Chilton County wreck last week is speaking out.
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Akyrah  Oliver is grateful to be alive after being thrown from the wrecked car. “The last thing I saw before I close my eyes was the driver with the phone in her hand. She was trying to control the wheel with the other hand,” said Oliver. She wears a back brace with broken ribs and bruised lungs. Oliver and the…

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