Golden Apple: Jennifer Kendricks
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Bullock County School System. In her 22nd year of teaching, Jennifer Kendricks, at Bullock County High School, wants to in still in her…
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Fat Tuesday Celebrations Begin
The port city of Mobile is transforming itself into one big parade route for the climax of Mardi Gras season, Fat Tuesday. Government offices and many businesses will be closed as parades roll almost continuously through the city starting Tuesday…
Local Chefs Face Off in Culinary Fight Club
Local chefs heated things up Monday night as they faced off in Culinary Fight Club. It's a cooking competition that is taking place in cities across the U.S. Top local chefs have…
Covington County Cracking Down on Drivers Passing Buses
Covington County Schools Superintendent Shannon Driver says he's recieved multiple reports of vehicles passing school buses that are stopped on the side of the road with emergency lights. A bus driver…
Retail Giants Closing Several Stores Nationwide
It's been a tough time lately for several retail giants. Many have announced store closures and bankruptcies nationwide. "These department stores, are having to kind of having to shift their way of…
Suspects Identified in Fatal Stabbing of Elmore Co. Prison Inmate
The Alabama Department of Corrections has identified two suspects in the stabbing death of a state inmate that happened at the Elmore Correctional Facility on Sunday. Prison officials said state inmates David Menuel…
Enable Savings Plan Alabama Created for Those with Disabilities
Monday was an exciting day for Stephanie Miner. Â She lives with the neurological disorder cerebral palsy. Â With the creation of the Enable Savings Plan Alabama, Miner now has more saving…
Montgomery Couple Charged with Aggravated Child Abuse
On Thursday, February 23, MPD responded to the 8700 block of Will Newton Drive in reference to assisting DHR with a child welfare investigation. Contact was made with Randall Deal, 31, who attempted to flee from police. Once Deal was…
White House: Trump Budget will Hike Defense Spending by $54B
The White House says President Donald Trump's upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. White House budget officials outlined the information during a telephone call…
Pressure on GOP to Revamp Health Law Grows, Along with Rifts
President Donald Trump says nobody knew health care could be so complicated. Yet the opposite has long been painfully obvious for top congressional Republicans. And they face mounting pressure to pass legislation annulling the health care law even as it…
Takata Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Air Bag Case
Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge and agreed to pay $1 billion for a scheme to conceal a deadly defect in millions of its air bag inflators. Takata admits to hiding problems that…
Man Free on Bond Awaiting Murder Trial Arrested on Multiple Charges
A man free on bond while awaiting trial in the slaying of an Auburn University football player has been arrested again on unrelated charges. Police in Dadeville arrested 24-year-old Markale Deandre Hart of Camp Hill on Sunday. A police statement…
Prattville PD Search for Four Women Wanted for Felony Shoplifting
The Prattville Police Department is searching for unknown subjects wanted in reference to a Theft of Property Investigation. Two have been identified and two remain at large. The listed females are wanted for questioning in regards to a felony shoplifting…
Tuskegee Man Captured, Charged with Capital Murder
The Tuskegee Police Department and Macon County Sheriff’s Department has notified CrimeStoppers that Michael Anthony Norris has been taken into custody. Norris was suspected of shooting 19-year old Kentavious Deon McDaniel. Norris was arrested on Thursday, February 22, on County…
Two Deatsville Men Arrested in Sexual Contact with Minor Investigation
Montgomery police  arrested Keith Barnes, 38, of Deatsville in reference to an ongoing investigation that began on February 21, involving a teenage female victim. During the course of the investigation MPD determined that Barnes…
Outside Jury to Hear Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Case
A suburban Philadelphia judge has ruled that a jury from outside the area will hear the sexual assault case against actor Bill Cosby. Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill ruled Monday. He says the jury will be sequestered during the trial.…
"Game of Thrones" Actor Dies at 36
Neil Fingleton, a 7-foot 7-inch actor who played the giant Mag the Mighty in "Game of Thrones" has died at 36. The Tall Persons Club says Fingleton, who was Britain's tallest man, died Saturday. British media reported the cause as…
MCSO Investigating Pike Road Homicide
Montgomery County Sheriffs Office responded to a call of a vehicle fire off Marler Road in Pike Road. There they found a body in the trunk of the burning car. The fire was immediately put out by volunteer fire fighters.…
Community Holds Prayer Vigil for Injured Officer
Dozens of people surrounded the Baptist South Hospital fountain Sunday afternoon to support…
Car Crash After Police Chase In Union Springs Leaves 2 Dead
Officials in Bullock County are investigating a wreck that left 2 people dead after a short police chase. The victims have been identified as 73-year-old Hattie Walker and 25-year-old Bryant Harris. State troopers say the wreck happened when Harris refused…
Community Remembers Greg Gunn On Anniversary Of His Death
Saturday marks 1 year since Greg Gunn was killed by Montgomery Police Officer Aaron Smith just a few feet away from his home. A vigil was held for Gunn in…
iHeart Prom Dress Giveaway Draws a Big Crowd
Excitement builds as high school girls from across the River Region stand in a line that stretches around the building. The time is finally here to find their very own prom…
Gee's Bend Ferry to Get Million Dollar Upgrade
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Gee's Bend Ferry is getting a million dollar upgrade that will make it the only ferry of its kind in the entire country. A million…
Taco Bell Will Take Popular Chicken-Shelled Chalupa Off Menu
A Taco Bell treat that has a shell made entirely of fried chicken will vanish from the fast-food chain's menu despite its popularity. Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch says the Naked Chicken Chalupa always was planned as a limited-time offer…
Officials: Tipster gets $10,000 for location of fugitives
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says it has awarded $10,000 to the anonymous tipster who provided the location of fugitives suspected in the deaths of four women in a bloody rampage across three Southern states. An agency news release…
