Montgomery Man with Ties to London Reacts to Attack
Matt Silverwood is D.J. at Mix 103.3 in Montgomery but he's originally from London. Wednesday his eyes were glued to news coverage of the latest terror attack. [caption id="attachment_75878"…
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Local Gymnast Wins State Honors, Heading to Regionals
A local 11-year-old is tumbling her way to the top. Hanna Hubbard just won all around best at the Alabama State USA Gynmastics Championships in Mobile last weekend. And now…
17,000 AT&T Workers in California and Nevada Go On Strike
A union representing AT&T workers says about 17,000 employees in California and Nevada have gone on strike. The workers install cable and phone service and work in call centers where customers can phone in with questions and problems. Union local…
Google's YouTube Losing Major Advertisers Upset with Videos
AT&T, Verizon and several other major advertisers are suspending their marketing campaigns on Google's YouTube site after discovering their brands have been appearing alongside videos promoting terrorism and other unsavory subjects. The spreading boycott confronts Google with a challenge that…
Suspect in Race-Targeted Killing is Army Veteran
A man accused of a racially motivated killing in New York City is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. The Army says James Harris Jackson was in the service from March 2009 to August 2012 and worked as a…
America’s JobLink (AJL) Data Incident Affects Alabama
Following a recent security breach of the America’s JobLink (AJL) system, a multi-state web-based system that links jobseekers with employers, it has been determined that Alabamians who have used the state’s free, online jobs database www.joblink.alabama.gov may have had personal…
Southern Poverty Law Center Co-Founder Morris Dees Speaks at Troy University's Journalism Symposium
From immigration to the portrayal of the media, Morris Dees is passionate about standing in the gap of others. "Our current president has kind of taken a dim view of…
Coast Guard Searches for Man Who Fell from Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard says crews are searching for a Florida man who fell off a Carnival cruise ship near Cuba. A Coast Guard news release says 23-year-old Brandon Paul went overboard from the eighth deck of the Carnival Victory…
UPDATE: Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Vehicle on W. South Blvd Identified
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating an early-morning motor vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality. The crash occurred at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, on Interstate 65 southbound near the West South Boulevard. The crash involved a passenger…
MPD Make Arrest in Express Drive Homicide
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in the shooting death of Brittany Young, 20, who was pronounced dead Monday night, March 20, after sustaining a gunshot wound the previous morning, March 19. Investigators charged Ladarius Davonte Ross,…
Greenville PD Arrests Two for Possession, Intent to Sell
Greenville Police say a tip from a confidential informant led to the arrest of two…
Man Sentenced to Death for Nightclub Triple Killing
A man convicted of killing three people at a Wicksburg night club has been sentenced to death. Media outlets report Houston County Judge Brad Mendheim sentenced 27-year-old Ryan Clark Petersen to death on Tuesday. Jurors had voted 10-2 Thursday in…
Bentley Supports GOP Health Care Bill with 'Conditions'
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he supports the proposed Republican health care overhaul in Congress provided that promises are maintained to states that did not expand Medicaid and states are given greater flexibility over their programs. Bentley said he and…
Butterbeer Ice Cream Hitting Shelves for Harry Potter Fans
A Pennsylvania ice cream maker is courting Harry Potter fans with a new flavor based on Hogwarts' favorite drink, "butterbeer." Yuengling's Ice Cream notes that J.K. Rowling once described butterbeer as tasting "a little bit like less sickly butterscotch." With…
Bird Flu Confirmed in 3 Southern States
Bird flu has now been confirmed in three Southern states, but officials say the nation's poultry supply isn't at risk. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it's temporarily banning the transportation of poultry after a form of the…
Woman Found Dead Outside Tallassee Elementary School
Officials say a body has been found outside an elementary school in east Alabama. The city of Tallassee's school superintendent, Wade Shipman, says a worker found a woman's body inside a vehicle parked in front of Tallassee Elementary School early…
The Latest: Police says 5 people died in London attack
The Latest on reports of an incident outside Britain's parliament (all times local): 10:30 p.m. British police say five people died in the terror attack outside Parliament. Counter-terrorism chief Mark Rowley said one policeman, three civilians and the attacker died.…
Group Demands Release of Arrested 'Alabama 40'
An immigrants' rights group is demanding the release of about 40 immigrants that were recently detained by federal agents. Media outlets report that about 25 members of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice held a rally Tuesday morning in front…
Montgomery Police Release Red Light Camera Video
Recently, the Montgomery Police Department released some shocking video captured on their red light cameras. The city has cameras installed at around 20 intersections and they hope the video sends a…
Flowers Gives Legislature Update
"I give them a "B/ B-" They are doing well. They have done well to look at the budget." Political analyst Steve Flowers says the 2017 Legislative session is on the…
Warm Weather Brings Mosquitoes And Zika Threat
The United States had it's first locally transmitted case of the zika virus last summer in Florida. Health officials in that state reported a new case this week, bringing the total…
Duo Arrested for Shooting at Selma Police Officer
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two men suspected of shooting at a Selma police officer get their bonds set at $5,000,000 dollars each. Authorities say Demarious "Sleepy" Pullom and Calvin Boyd…
Additional Poultry Flocks Test Positive for Bird Flu
State Veterinarian, Dr. Tony Frazier, confirms that a flock of chickens at a commercial poultry breeding operation located in Pickens County and a backyard flock located in Madison County have both tested positive for low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI). …
MPD Launches Homicide Investigation Following Express Drive Shooting
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death of Brittany Young, 20. Young was pronounced dead Monday night, March 20, after sustaining a gunshot wound on March 19. On March 19 around 9:25 a.m., MPD and…
President Trump Signs NASA Reauthorization Bill
President Donald Trump today singed into law bi-partisan legislation reauthorizing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with $19.5 billion in funding and key policy provisions supporting the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Earlier this month, the House…
