Suspect Sketch Deemed Not Credible in Shannon Paulk Case
It's been 16 years since Shannon Paulk disappeared from her Candlestick Park mobile home. Those in Prattville say they remember this case well. "I didn't think that something like that would…
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House Committee Tweaks Death Penalty Rules
A legislative committee has approved a bill that would prevent judges from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. The House Judiciary Committee passed the bill Wednesday afternoon that would give the final decision to a…
WANTED: Autauga Co. Sheriff Dept. Search for Nicky Gaines
On February 13, 2017, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Autauga County Sheriff Deputies, in the Pine Level Community, approached Nicky Gaines. At the time, Gaines was attempting to forcibly break into a residence on Highway 31 North. Gaines resisted arrest and…
Events Surrounding the 52nd Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Leaders and organizers of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery March Commemorations and the Bridge Crossing Jubilee held a news conference today at 10:30 a.m. at the Alabama State House to discuss the upcoming events in Selma being held March 2nd…
Deficient Roadways Cost Montgomery Drivers Nearly $1,300 Annually
Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Alabama motorists a total of $4.2 billion statewide annually - $1,296 per driver in the Montgomery urban area - due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes…
State Education Leaders Visit MPACT
State Education leaders are taking tours of career centers and schools across the state in the annual Career and Technical Education State Tour. The group visited the Montgomery Preparatory Academy for Career Technology…
Black Caucus Says Senate Election Needs To Be Held This Year
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Legislative Black Caucus says Gov. Robert Bentley is breaking state election law by waiting until 2018 to hold the election to fill Jeff Session's former Senate seat. In a press conference Tuesday, Rep. Chris England…
Arson Suspected in 3 Random Myles Street House Fires
Montgomery Fire and Rescue is asking for the public’s assistance after battling three suspicious structure fires within a four-day period on the same street in Montgomery. The first fire occurred…
EXTRA: Saving the Ben Moore Hotel
Just a few blocks from downtown Montgomery, you'll find a a building that might look abandoned on the outside. It sits right across from the parsonage of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, which is now an often visited museum. And much…
Auburn Will Replace The Oaks at Toomer's Corner Again
Auburn University is once again replacing its landmark oak trees at Toomer's Corner. A university statement says workers will plant new trees on Saturday because of damage caused by a fire in September. The current trees were planted there after…
Progress Continues on Lower Dexter Ave
Progress continues in Downtown Montgomery. Lower Dexter Avenue continues to see improvement. One of the major projects is the old Kress building. It will house restaurants and retail space for…
Special Grand Jury to Investigate Shannon Paulk Case
It was a case that garnered national attention, and now a special grand jury is being put together to look for new information in the Shannon Paulk case. 11-year-old Shannon Paulk was abducted from her mobile home community in August of…
Three New Auburn Board of Trustees Approved by Senate
The Alabama Senate has approved three members of the Auburn University board of trustees. New at-large member Quentin Riggins is a former Auburn football player who is now a senior vice president at Alabama Power. He also worked as a…
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Investigate Grady Community Shooting
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says units responded to the 500 block of Centerpoint Road in Grady Saturday night. They say a domestic situation turned violent between an adult father and son. The son was shot but the wounds do not…
Looking Ahead to Chilton County's Peach Season
Peaches are a southern staple, from the pies to the preserves. Chilton County has made a name for itself as being the Peach Capital of Alabama. The Durbin Farms Market in…
Gen. Hal Moore Of "We Were Soldiers" Passes Away In Auburn
American war hero and Retired General Hal Moore passed away Friday night. You might recognize his name from the movie We Were Soldiers, where Mel Gibson played him on screen. He led…
Candlelight Vigil held for Adams Ave Shooting Victim
Family and friends of Chavez Hamilton gather together outside a home where he had lived. "It don't make no sense for Chavez to die. He was a good guy. He…
Montgomery Student Surprised With A "Magic Moment"
One Carver high school student was pleasantly surprised Friday morning as a local law firm partnered up with a non-profit organization to make sure that her physical disability doesn't stop…
Gov. Bentley Interviews Sen. Phil Williams for Attorney General
On Friday, Governor Robert Bentley interviewed State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) for the Office of Alabama Attorney General. On Thursday, Governor Bentley appointed former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions,…
Montgomery Man Charged with Homicide in December Shooting
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the homicide of 30-year- old Matthew Jones, who died from injuries he received in a Dec. 8, 2016, shooting. Jones was pronounced dead Jan. 1, 2017, at Baptist Medical Center South,…
Alabama Court: Man can keep car son used to haul pot
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals is overturning a decision by a judge who let the state seize the car of a man whose adult son was accused of transporting marijuana. A decision released Friday says a Shelby County judge…
Macon County to Receive $1.1 Million in FEMA Funding
Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday that Macon County was awarded $1,131,052.06 in funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Program in response to severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that entered Alabama on Thursday, December 25,…
State Surplus Auction to be Held in Montgomery
Vehicles, office furniture, kitchen equipment, TVs, computers and even hospital beds are just a few of the items that can be found at the State of Alabama surplus property auction on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Surplus Property Division of the…
Alabama Woman Charged in Stabbing Death of Fiancé
A south Alabama woman is charged in the fatal stabbing of the man she was set to marry. 21-year-old Cedricka Jacole Thornton is charged with murder in the death of…
$1,000 Reward Offered for Adams Avenue Shooter; Victim Identified
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating the homicide of Chavez Hamilton, 22, of Montgomery after he sustained a fatal gunshot wound late Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8. At about 4:45 p.m. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1100 block of…
