Travelers spent $777 million and were responsible for 11,981 jobs last year in Montgomery County, according to a report conducted for the Alabama Tourism Department. This represents a 7.5% increase in traveler spending on hotels, restaurants, shopping and transportation. Estimates…
Edward Hundley, 50, of Birmingham, and Richard Freeman, 39, of Montgomery, were sentenced Wednesday, April 13, for bank robbery, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Hundley was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison. Freeman…
[gtxvideo vid="SDQUKFgI" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SDQUKFgI-120.jpg?cachebust=1460671661315" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_14_16_59_35"] A few years ago the state was named the second most obese in the country. That was a wake up call for the river region. A health and wellness task force was created. The task force…
Daryl Bailey, district attorney for Montgomery County will give the commencement address at H. Councill Trenholm State Community College’s graduation ceremony Friday, May 6 at 6:00 p.m. at Frazer United Methodist Church in Wesley Hall, 6000 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery. “We are very pleased and honored…
[gtxvideo vid="h9zafCVn" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/h9zafCVn-120.jpg?cachebust=1460646880277" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_13_22_12_18"] 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…
[gtxvideo vid="kysgzveA" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kysgzveA-120.jpg?cachebust=1460646510347" vtitle="education budget"] Education in Alabama ranks pretty low compared to other states, but lawmakers hope they can work to buck that trend. Part of that includes the 4 percent pay raise that would go into…
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…
Alabama is one step closer to researching industrial hemp production. Lawmakers in the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved separate bills to allow the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries to research industrial hemp production…
[gtxvideo vid="toWUmc9u" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/toWUmc9u-120.jpg?cachebust=1460560738246" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_12_22_00_18"] 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…
[gtxvideo vid="LRtAGKt9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LRtAGKt9-120.jpg?cachebust=1460565552159" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_12_18_08_13"] A train collides with a car almost every 90 minutes and thousands of people are injured or killed in train wrecks every year, according to the RailRoad Safety Committee. Because of those statistics, the Alabama Department of…
[gtxvideo vid="p6i0SefS" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/p6i0SefS-120.jpg?cachebust=1460560810649" vtitle="election results"] 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…
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The Wind Creek Wi-Fi Network, a high speed network available free to the public, officially goes live today for visitors, residents and businesses in downtown Montgomery thanks to a partnership between Wind Creek Hospitality, the Riverfront Foundation and the City…
A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that occurred Saturday, April 9, and resulted in one man being hospitalized. Joseph Terry Grubbs, age 52, 403 Turkey Creek Road, Mathews, AL, was arrested April 10 at approximately 9:30 pm. …
The Capri Theatre Re-Opens Thursday, April 14 with the classic, The Maltese Falcon. The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, is a detective story of a private detective who takes on a case that involves him with three…
Alabama State University is excited to announce that Steve Harvey, nationally acclaimed star of television, radio and film, will give the keynote address at its upcoming 293rd Spring Commencement Exercises, which will be held at the ASU Dunn-Oliver Acadome on…
Troopers are investigating a single commercial vehicle crash on Interstate 65 (southbound) near the 118 mile marker that occurred shortly after 6 A.M. today, April 12. The vehicle is overturned in the southbound lane of Interstate 65 with leaking fuel.…
[gtxvideo vid="U2dElqKN" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/U2dElqKN-120.jpg?cachebust=1460471062238" vtitle="should bentley talk"] When it comes to the Governor's scandal, we found people on both sides of the issue. "The media is in everybody's business. We just need to mind our own business," said Kelvin.…
Authorities are looking for a man wanted on attempted murder charges. Investigators say Raymond Pruitt is wanted on several domestic violence warrants, including attempted murder. They say Pruitt stabbed and shot at the victim earlier this month, and then stole…
Prattville police are looking for a woman they say stole someone's wallet, and used their credit cards. Investigators say back in February, she stole the victim's wallet from a store on Legends Parkway in Prattville. The victim's credit cards were used…
Montgomery police say an overturned 18-wheeler is blocking traffic on Interstate 65 southbound at the U.S. Highway 80 exit. That exit is the route to the Montgomery Regional Airport and to Selma. Police say injuries are minor, but the exit…
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The Montgomery Sunset Rotary Club hosted its 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament today. Around 30 teams participated in today's tournament for a grand prize of $500. All the proceeds of today's event went to benefit the non-profit group EAT South. The…
A high speed motorcycle chase with troopers ends with a man behind bars. Authorities say 28 year-old Ronald Davis of Montgomery led state troopers on a chase down I-85 late Saturday night. He was arrested and charged with attempting to elude, reckless…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Saturday, April 9, shooting death of 20-year-old Lakeyah Ellington-Hampton of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Alisha Womack, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Womack turned herself in to MPD detectives early morning…
