MFR: Highland Avenue Home Severely Damaged in Fire
Montgomery Fire and Rescue is investigating a fire that occurred on February 17 in the 2300 block of Highland Avenue. Fire crews received the…
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Man Shot on Troy Highway in Montgomery
BREAKING: Montgomery police and fire medics are on the scene in the 5700 block of Troy Highway where a man has been shot. Police…
Montgomery Biscuits, American Red Cross Team Up for Blood Drive
On Wednesday, February 17, the Montgomery Biscuits teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive. Despite cold temperatures along with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in the…
State Officials Ask Judge to Dismiss Federal Government Lawsuit over Prison Conditions
Alabama is asking a judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit over state prison conditions. The state argues that examples of violence cited in the case do not rise to the level of a constitutional violation. In a Monday court…
Montgomery Officials Announce New Summer Learning Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted learning, and increased inequities in the community. Montgomery leaders are hoping that new summer program will help students who have fallen behind to catch up. The…
Faulkner University Reveals How Former Burlington Coat Factory Store Is Being Transformed
Faulkner University is working to transform the former Burlington Coat Factory store on Atlanta Highway into its new College of Health Sciences. They are providing…
Montgomery City Council Supports Purchase for Whitewater Project
A major step forward for Montgomery's planned whitewater facility, the Montgomery City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night allowing Mayor Steven Reed to move forward with a deal to purchase property needed…
Montgomery Fire Units Respond to Midnight Fire Wednesday
Around midnight Wednesday, a one-story home caught fire in the 3800 block of Hudson Court. At 12:12 firemen arrived on the scene where the home was in flames. Units quickly located the fire and were able to extinguish it the…
MPD: Man Suffers Fatal Gunshot Wound; Involved in Car Crash
Montgomery Police say a man who sustained a gunshot wound was found following a vehicle accident. Officers responded to the 5700 block of Express Drive Tuesday evening for a vehicle accident. At the scene, they found a unidentified man suffering…
AL Kidney Foundation Set to Kick Off Annual Kidney Walk
The Alabama Kidney Foundation is about to kick-off fundraising for the annual Montgomery Kidney Walk. This year it will look a little different because of the pandemic. It will be a virtual…
Capitol Hill Healthcare Recruiting More Nurses
Senior living facilities and nursing homes across the country are experiencing a nursing shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Capitol Hill Healthcare in Montgomery is looking to hire long-term care nurses. The facility has opportunities for licensed practical nurses, certified…
UPDATE: 4-Year-Old Dies after Being Shot in Tuskegee, 18-Year-Old Charged with Capital Murder
UPDATE: Tuskegee Police say an 18-year-old is being charged with capital murder after a 4-year-old boy who was shot over the weekend died of his injuries. Police have arrested Joshua Washington, who had originally been charged with attempted murder and…
Weather Concerns Lead Pike Road Schools to Be All-Virtual on Tuesday
Alabama News Network has confirmed that Pike Road Schools will be all-virtual on Tuesday because of the weather. A spokesperson says the decision was made because due to the EMA's concerns about the potential of rainfall freezing on roads and…
Man Arrested After Four Year Old Critically Injured in Shooting
Tuskegee Police have made an arrest in the weekend shooting that left a four year old critically injured. Chief Loyd Jenkins said 18-year-old Joshua Washington was arrested and charged with…
AUM To Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Those Who Qualify
Auburn University at Montgomery says it will offer an allotment of the COVID-19 vaccine starting this week. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to any community members who meets ADPH's Phase 1A and 1B guidelines. The clinic will be…
Gov. Kay Ivey Declares State of Emergency in 28 Counties
Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency ahead of the potential winter weather that is in the forecast for part of Alabama. The state of emergency will include 28 counties. If weather permits and roadways remain safe, the…
Montgomery Police Investigating 10th Murder of 2021
Montgomery police are investigating the city's 10th murder of the year following the shooting death of 41-year-old Arthur Harris of Montgomery. Police say this morning at about 2:45 a.m., they and fire medics were called to the 1100 block of…
ALEA Urges Caution on Alabama Roadways Due to Winter Weather Threat
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is urging drivers to use caution when driving. Weather forecasts are calling for a mix of wintry precipitation during the next 24 hours, with a mix of ice and snow across the state of Alabama.…
Winter Weather Threat Forces Some County Health Departments to Close
County health departments in the Northern, West Central and part of the Southwestern Public Health Districts will be closed on Monday, February 15, due to winter weather conditions that could heavily impact roadways. A list of county health departments that…
City of Montgomery Opening Warming Center Monday and Tuesday
The City of Montgomery will be opening warming centers on Monday and Tuesday. City leaders say as forecasts call for temperatures to fall below freezing early this week, the warming center will be open at the Montgomery Therapeutic Recreation…
4-Year-Old Child Shot in Tuskegee, Suspect Sought
Tuskegee police say a 4-year-old child is in critical condition after being shot. Police are searching for the shooter. Police say the child was shot in the 500 block of Pleasant Springs Drive around 5 p.m. yesterday. The child was…
Feed the Homeless and Clothing Drive
The owner of Marylil Homecare hosted a food and clothing drive at United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montgomery on Saturday. From 11am to 1pm volunteers gave away clothing, food and toiletries. Organizers say its their way to give back to…
Sen. Richard Shelby Releases Statement after Voting to Acquit Trump
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) was one of 43 senators who voted to acquit former President Trump of inciting the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vote this afternoon was 57 guilty to 43 not guilty. There needed…
Montgomery Police Make Arrest in West Woodley Square Murder
Montgomery police have made an arrest in the shooting death of 19-year-old Ta-Byus McGhee of Montgomery. Police say they've charged 17-year-old Danzell McGhee with murder. He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility. Yesterday at about 3 p.m.,…
More than 8,000 Vaccines Given at Montgomery Clinic This Week
Baptist Health officials say more than 8,000 people received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Montgomery Drive-Up Vaccine Clinic this week. Along with the original…
