School Safety Training
It's called "Run, Hide, Fight" training. The Montgomery County Sheriff's office offered the class to cover the "what if's?" "So we had an open conversation about what they see in the classroom,…
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Volunteers Clean Up Before New Bike Trail Opens at Lagoon Park
Volunteers spent a part of Sunday cleaning up a newly-built bike trail at Montgomery's Lagoon Park. The Lagoon Park Trails Group teamed with the Auburn-based Central Alabama Mountain Pedlers, or CAMP, to…
Young Person Seriously Injured in Montgomery Wreck
The cars collided at the intersection of East South Street and Union Street alongside I-85. It happened about 7:15 PM on Saturday. Montgomery police say four people were injured and taken to the hospital, including one juvenile whose injuries are…
Jackson Hospital Employee Shot in Armed Robbery
A Jackson Hospital employee has been shot after being involved in and armed robbery Friday morning. At 1:00 A.M. three Jackson Hospital employees and an employee at Nolan Hospital were held up at gunpoint in the 1200 block of Forest…
Possible Father & Son Drowning in Alabama Gulf Waters
AP-AL-Missing Swimmers Body found after father, son disappear off Alabama coast DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) - The body of a 17-year-old boy has been found after he disappeared while swimming off the coast of Alabama with his father. News…
Over 1,100 Job Seekers Attend Terri Sewell's Job Fair
On Thursday, August 2, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) hosted her 7th Annual Congressional Job Fair at Alabama State University’s (ASU) Dunn-Oliver Acadome in Montgomery. The job fair featured a total of 104 employers hiring in Alabama in industries ranging from the automotive…
Price for MLK Letter Goes from $6,500 to $95,000 in One Week.
AP-US--Martin Luther King Jr Letter Rare Martin Luther King Jr. letter for sale_again ATLANTA (AP) - A 1966 letter from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is up for auction for the second time in two weeks. The letter contains…
MPD Investigated Shooting
Montgomery Police are investigating the shooting that happened about 9:00 PM. Their statement: An adult male sustained a gunshot wound while in the 4900 block of Hatton Ave. He was…
Judge Temporarily Halts Release Of Blueprints For 3D Printed Guns
The fight involving a Texas man who distributed blueprints to create a 3d-printed plastic gun seems to be at a standstill. A judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday that…
Montgomery Lawyer Confirmed to Federal District Court
A Montgomery lawyer has been confirmed as a district judge for the state's central district, which is based in Montgomery. President Trump nominated Emily Marks of Montgomery in September. She has practiced law in Montgomery since 1988 and specialized in…
Traffic Alert for Sunday August 5th.
Crews are scheduled to make repairs to a railroad crossing on Wares Ferry Road between Hollow Wood Road and East Boulevard N. this Sunday, August 5. The work will require Wares Ferry Road to be closed from 8:00 A.M.…
Man Accused of Soliciting 14-Year-Old Online
An Alabama man is accused of soliciting a 14-year-old girl for sexual favors online. Capt. Trent Beasley with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office tells news outlets that 21-year-old Noah Zachary Bracaloni was arrested Monday on a charge of electronic solicitation…
MPS Board Sets Goals for Start of School Year
The Montgomery County Board of Education meets once more before the start of the school year, and president Robert Porterfield says there are goals he plans to achieve. "MPS will remain…
Judge Once Again Refuses Recusal, Change of Venue Requests in MPD Ofc. Aaron Smith Case
For a second time, Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin has denied motions filed by attorneys for Montgomery Police Officer Aaron Smith to recuse himself from the case and a change of venue. Smith is the MPD officer charged in…
ASU OT Students Help Treat Uganda Orphans
It's a trip that Dr. Jewell Dickson wants to take her students on every year. A trip that makes a difference in the lives of children suffering. "We treated children with epilepsy,…
MPD Investigating String of Shooting and Arson Cases
Montgomery police are investigating a string of shooting and arson cases. There have six incidents over the last month happening in mostly in the same part of the city. Police…
Defense Seeks To Recuse Judge, District Attorney's Office, And Change Venue In MPD Murder Case
Attorneys for Aaron "Cody" Smith, the Montgomery Police officer charged in the 2016 murder of Greg Gunn, are asking a Montgomery County Circuit Judge to recuse himself from ruling on the case for a second time. The first request for…
Rosa Parks Letter Auctioned, Purchased by Montgomery Family
A page handwritten by Rosa Parks sold at auction last week, and the buyers had a very good reason for the purchase. Parks wrote about two Civil Rights era bombings in…
Two dead in Autuaga County Murder-Suicide
Prattville police are investigating a murder suicide. Authorities say Derico Houser, 39, shot and killed his ex-wife Friday around 6 pm. Police issued an alert for Houser's arrest but he was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday…
Immunity Denied, Greg Gunn Murder Case Headed to Trial
It was a day full of testimonies from a detective that lead the SBI investigation to an officer who had a run in with Greg Gunn years ago. But perhaps the biggest…
No Buyer for Rosa Parks House, at least not today.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The auctioneer selling the house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South amid death threats says there are buyers interested, but it will take a few days to work out the details. Guernsey's auctioned…
Freedom Riders Style Bus Coming to Montgomery
The Alabama Historical Commission has obtained a 1950's era Greyhound bus to be used as part of the Freedom Rides Museum in Downtown Montgomery. The bus was donated by the Greyhound Museum in…
Former Alabama U.S. Senator Maryon Pittman Allen Dead at 92
Maryon Pittman Allen, one of only two women to serve as a U.S. senator from Alabama, has died. Allen's nephew, state Sen. Trip Pittman, says his aunt died Monday. She was 92. Allen was a journalist who married state politician…
Court allows Minimum Wage Suit to go Forward
AP-AL--Minimum Wage 11th Circuit revives Birmingham minimum wage lawsuit MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court says a lawsuit can go forward challenging an Alabama law that blocked the city of Birmingham's attempt to set a minimum wage. The…
City asks Youth for Ideas for Montgomery 2040
It's called "Envision Montgomery 2040." Mayor Todd Strange says it's part of a 16 month process that brings a new generation into the mix to develop their plans for the city. "It really is pervasive as to what would make…
