The Montgomery Police Department has placed MPD Chief of Operations Scott Simmons on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation to be performed by the City of Montgomery’s office of City Investigations. The action was taken following information uncovered during…
The former mayor of Eclectic and his wife are dead after authorities say they were shot by their 17-year-old son. Jesse Holton is in custody and charged with the murder of his father Mike Holton. The Holtons lived with their…
Director Jim Byard Jr. of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will speak at Monday’s meeting of the Pike Road Town Council to celebrate the recent completion of a neighborhood revitalization project funded with the help of an…
Chase Hughes, a 27- year-old Wetumpka resident, has been arrested for rape. Sheriff Bill Franklin says a 30 year old woman who used to know the man felt like she had been followed by Hughes. He tried to contact the…
A hearing is set for Tuesday on motions by state officials seeking to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Gov. Robert Bentley’s  spending from the BP settlement. Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow (D-Red Bay) and State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) filed suit alleging…
September 11, 2001 is a day that no one alive at the time will forget. Montgomery first responders are keeping the memory alive and preserving it for future generations with the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. The first responders don their…
Montgomery Police responded to the 3700 block of Whiting Avenue to a call of subjects shot Sunday night. Patrol units found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Police say one of the victims has life threatening injuries and the other…
Former law enforcement officers spent the morning explaining to children and teens proper procedures if pulled over by an officer. The event was part of Montgomery's Strategic Weapons and Tactics Youth Foundation's Mentoring Program also known as S.W.A.T involving kids ages…
Police at Auburn University at Montgomery are investigating a shooting on campus. According to the university's twitter page, the shooting happened in the parking lot outside of the North Commons dorm area. One person was taken to the hospital with…
Three individuals with links to the Crip street gang in Montgomery have been convicted in federal court for a series of armed robberies, announced George L. Beck Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Tremane Darnell Carthen (37), Kevin Levarius…
Saturday in Mobile, a ceremony will be held to officially commission the USS Montgomery, a U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Â Here are some facts about the ship: The ship was built by…
As time goes by, it could be easy for students who were born after September 11, 2001 to not realize the impact that tragic event had on America and the world. That's one reason the Air Force JROTC at Lee…
Dadeville police have made an arrest in connection with an August shooting. Police say 24-year-old Anthony Jones has been charged with 5 counts of attempted murder. Five people were injured in that shooting that happened in the American Legion Hall…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed a compromise bill to use the state's oil spill settlement funds for debts, Medicaid and roads. Bentley signed the bill Thursday during a bill-signing ceremony at the Alabama Capitol. The Alabama Legislature gave final…
A divided Alabama Board of Education has approved a contract for the state's new school superintendent, who has drawn both criticism and praise for his outsider status. The board on Thursday voted 7-2 to approve the contract for education consultant…
Governor Robert Bentley will sign House Bill 36 into law. House Bill 36, also known as the BP Settlement Bill, provides for the distribution of proceeds from the BP Settlement into the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account, with…
Dozier Elementary Students welcomed Montgomery Police Officers for "Back the Blue", a campaign held by "Hands On River Region". Several students made signs, cards, and posters as a way to show how much they…
Authorities have arrested two men accused of shooting a 25-year-old man in Tuskegee. The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested 20-year-old Kadarrion Busby of Lafayette and 19-year-old Denzel Swanson of Five Points. The two face capital murder charges…
An official representing Whole Foods told members of the city council at their meeting on Tuesday that the store plans to be open by November 10th of this year. Griffith Waller with the city of Montgomery confirmed that a representative…
Montgomery county and city officials have named a new EMA Director. Â Christina Thornton will fill the post left vacant by the retirement of Calvin Brown in August. The following is a press release by the city of Montgomery. Director…
A civil rights group is challenging Alabama's practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote, saying it has resulted in all-white courts in a state where one of every four people is…
State health officials tested some employees of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama for tuberculosis after a identifying an infected worker at the automaker's plant outside Montgomery. Pam Barrett of the Alabama Department of Public Health says testing and evaluations at the…
It's another beautiful day on Lake Martin, and that means plenty of people out on the water. "WE're having a great time on the lake. Just hanging out with friends…
Alexander City Police Department and the Board of Education are aware of the posting on IFunny. They are working to identify those involved and/or responsible for the posting. They are treating the post as a credible threat until they can…
The first game of a football season can be high stakes: a win gets fans excited for the season but a loss can set the bar low for a good year.…
