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Spring-like Weekend, Storms Next Week

It has been fantastic Friday with plenty of blue sky and sunshine across Alabama and our temperatures continue to moderate. After starting the day in the 30s and 40s, we saw temperatures during the afternoon in the upper 50s to upper 60s. Heading out and about tonight it will be gorgeous, with clear and calm conditions, but grab the jackets…

Golden Apple: Jenny McKenzie

It's time to showcase another deserving teacher with our Golden Apple Award. This week's winner comes from Catoma Elementary School in Montgomery. Our own Ryan Stinnett has more with this week's Golden Apple Award.

It’s time to showcase another deserving teacher with our Golden Apple Award. This week’s winner comes from Catoma Elementary School in Montgomery. 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 form. Categories: Golden Apple

Donald Trump says Fox Apologized to Him in Debate Feud

Donald Trump says Fox News Channel apologized in their feud leading up to Thursday’s presidential debate in Iowa, but he was still a no-show for the last scheduled forum before voters begin to make their voices heard. Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, in conversations with Trump, “acknowledged his concerns” about a statement the network had made in the days leading…

Local Boys with Rare Bone Disease Need Help for Trip to Specialist

Matthew and Jackson Horne have a disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta. After hundreds of fractures, several femur rods and many surgeries, they are seeking the help of an expert.

You’d never know by just hearing them talk or play that brothers Matthew and Jackson Horne battle a very serious bone disease. But the many surgeries and fractures have left the boys with physical challenges. “I’ve been having problems with my legs making it hard for me to walk and how this leg is shorter than the other,” said 12…

Two Injured in Perry Hill Road Shooting

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured. Officials say two victims were left with non-life-threatening after being shot in the 200 block of Perry Hill Road, in the parking lot of Goodwyn Community Center.  There was no school event taking place at the time of the shooting. The Goodwyn gym was open for recreation under the…

Montgomery Police Searching for Domestic Violence Suspect

The Montgomery Police Department’s Domestic Violence Bureau is asking for the public’s help locating a suspect wanted on Domestic Violence Charges. Cornelius Perry, 32, is wanted on charges of Domestic Violence and Violation of Family Protection Act (Protection Order). His last known address was on Baffin Court in Montgomery.  He is also known to frequent the areas of Madison Park, Chisholm, and the South…

Update: MPD Says Domestic Violence Suspect in Custody

The Montgomery Police Department’s says Joseph Horne was arrested over the weekend. The Montgomery Police Department’s Domestic Violence Bureau was searching for Horne, 34,  in reference to an unserved domestic violence warrant.   Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro, News Tags: Crime, Domestic Violence, montgomery

Prattville Police Looking for Alleged Car Thief, Fraud Suspect

The Prattville Police Department is on the lookout for a suspect with two outstanding felony warrants. William Watkins is wanted for Theft of Property 1st (vehicle) and for Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card.  His last known address was on Patton Street in Jemison.  He is also known to frequent Tallassee, Alabama. Investigators say on December 8, 2015, Watkins stole a vehicle in Prattville…

Wetumpka Woman Dies in House Fire

A Wetumpka woman has died following a Thursday morning house fire. 62-year-old Ruby Carter died in the fire on Marshall Street. State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk says another person at the home during the fire was taken to the hospital with a “severe cut.” Fire officials say the cause of the fire was combustibles being left too close to an electric…

AG Announces Arrest in Tallapoosa Co. Nursing Home Theft Case

An Alexander City woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from patients at a local nursing home. Elener Wyckoff, 47,  surrendered to the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office, and was charged with  theft of property in the second degree.  She was released on $ 10,000 bond. Wyckoff is an employee of the Adams Nursing Home. As a social services…