The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, April 13, shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Rogers of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged James Thomas, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Thomas turned himself in to MPD detectives on April 14. He was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $250,000 bond. MPD and Fire…
Ben Smith gives a speech at his graduation from Hope Inspired Ministries–a place he never thought he would be after 15 years in prison serving a murder sentence. “My life when I did time was in a shamble,” said Smith. Smith says while serving time, he began to attend Church of the Highlands services there. “When I went to jail,…
CLOUDY, COOL, DAMP: These words are the best way to describe the weather across Alabama, and much of the Southeast. We continue to deal with scattered showers, clouds, some peeks of sunshine, with gusty winds out of the east today. Temperatures continue to hold into the 60s this afternoon. Heading into the overnight, more of the same. Expect cloudy conditions,…
Real estate website Movoto.com, recently ranked the largest 10 cities in Alabama from first to worst. Montgomery ranked near the middle at #6. Some say that Montgomery deserves to be there. “Actually, overall I think our city is pretty much cleaning up it’s act,” said Marjorie Gray. The Movoto poll looked at crime, cost of living, amenities, education, employment, housing, and…
The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to vote next week to establish a 15-person investigatory committee to probe the possible impeachment of Governor Robert Bentley. Bentley last month acknowledged making sexually charged remarks to a female aide but denies a physical affair or misuse of his office. He says there is “no basis” for impeachment. The committee will be…
We are expecting periods of rain through Friday for the entire state. No severe weather, but there could certainly be some embedded rumbles of thunder the next couple of days. All this is thanks to a stalled front over the northern Gulf of Mexico, and impulses of energy that are riding up and along the front. No constant rains, but…
Fans filled Riverwalk Stadium to support the Montgomery Biscuits in their season’s home opener. The Biscuits faced off against the Mississippi Braves Tuesday night. Reporter Sarah Cantey was there to get fans reactions to the Biscuits’ home opener Categories: News Video, Sports, Video
Arica Watkins-Smith got 58.4 percent over Collins’ 41.5 percent. Collins was appointed to the board to fill Beverly Ross’ seat after she passed away last year. Watkins-Smith says her motto is “leadership focused on students.” She says if she is on the board, that’s what she plans to be about. “It’s going to be to help strengthen the curriculum. Make…
Alabama voters returned to the polls Tuesday to decide several runoff races to choose party nominees for the November General Election. In our area, the races included the state school board seat for District One, which includes Butler, Crenshaw and Covington counties. There were also several county commission and county school board runoffs. Click here for runoff results. Categories: Montgomery…
FOR TONIGHT: It will be a dry night, and we should see a partly cloudy sky across South-Central Alabama, but clouds should once again increase after midnight. Not a bad night as temperatures will be in the lower to mid 50s by tomorrow morning. RAIN RETURNS: Along the stalled front over South Alabama, an area of low pressure will develop…
