Man Shot on Troy Highway in Montgomery
BREAKING: Montgomery police and fire medics are on the scene in the 5700 block of Troy Highway where a man has been shot. Police…
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US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII
A new report finds that life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths. Minorities…
$1,000 Reward Offered in Brundidge Convenience Store Armed Robbery
The Pike County Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking the identity of two males wanted for Armed Robbery. On January 25, around 6:45 am, two unknown males driving a 2016 to 2018 black Kia Forte drove onto the parking lot of…
Montgomery Biscuits, American Red Cross Team Up for Blood Drive
On Wednesday, February 17, the Montgomery Biscuits teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive. Despite cold temperatures along with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in the…
Retiring U.S. Attorney Adds New Staffed Office at Selma Federal Courthouse
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- United States Attorney Richard Moore announces his retirement after more than three decades of federal service. The announcement came at a press conference Wednesday morning at the…
Two Men Charged with Capital Murder in Auburn Teen's Death
On February 17, around 9:21 am, Marcus Okeef Wigley, 35, of Auburn was apprehended in the 1200 block of Amy Court in Auburn by members of the United States Marshal Service, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Auburn Police Division. Wigley…
State Officials Ask Judge to Dismiss Federal Government Lawsuit over Prison Conditions
Alabama is asking a judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit over state prison conditions. The state argues that examples of violence cited in the case do not rise to the level of a constitutional violation. In a Monday court…
Longtime Eclectic Grocery Store Owner Dies at 84
An Elmore County community is morning the loss of a lifelong resident. Bush's Grocery Store owner Charles LaVoyde Bush died on Monday, February 15, at the age of 84. Bush's Grocery…
Montgomery Officials Announce New Summer Learning Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted learning, and increased inequities in the community. Montgomery leaders are hoping that new summer program will help students who have fallen behind to catch up. The…
Selma COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Moved from Bloch Park to Wallace Community College
Due to weather conditions, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces that the COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Selma on Thursday, February 18, Â has been moved from Bloch Park to Wallace Community College, 300 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma. The clinic…
Faulkner University Reveals How Former Burlington Coat Factory Store Is Being Transformed
Faulkner University is working to transform the former Burlington Coat Factory store on Atlanta Highway into its new College of Health Sciences. They are providing…
SEC Postpones Alabama, Auburn Basketball Games Due to Winter Weather
The Southeastern Conference has announced the postponement of four women's basketball and three men's basketball games on Thursday due to the icy weather that is moving throughout the region this week. Make-up dates for these games have not been determined…
Couple Arrested in Coffee County Regarding Brundidge Car Lot Arson Investigation
Police have made an arrest in a arson investigation from Brundidge. On January 12, the Brundidge Fire Department responded to a call of a fire at Car City in the 600 block…
Crimestoppers: Montgomery Man Wanted on Several Theft, Fraud Charges
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for wanted fugitive Aundraye Rodgers, 21. Rodgers is wanted for (3) counts of Unlawful Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle, (2) counts of Theft of Property 3rd Degree and (3) counts of Fraudulent…
Montgomery City Council Supports Purchase for Whitewater Project
A major step forward for Montgomery's planned whitewater facility, the Montgomery City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night allowing Mayor Steven Reed to move forward with a deal to purchase property needed…
Two Montgomery Men Arrested for Capital Murder Following Police Chase
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting death of Dequan Johnson, 20, of Montgomery. On Tuesday February 16, around 6:10 pm, Montgomery police responded to a call…
Radio Talk Show Host Rush Limbaugh Dies
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Rush Limbaugh reacts as first Lady Melania Trump, and his wife Kathryn, applaud, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky,…
Dead Dogs, Piglets Dumped on Todd Road in Montgomery
Authorities say dead animals and all types of trash are being dumped on a Montgomery road that played a key role in the city's civil rights history. According to reports, cleanup crews found five dead dogs wrapped in sheets and…
Montgomery Fire Units Respond to Midnight Fire Wednesday
Around midnight Wednesday, a one-story home caught fire in the 3800 block of Hudson Court. At 12:12 firemen arrived on the scene where the home was in flames. Units quickly located the fire and were able to extinguish it the…
Firefighter injured battling warehouse blaze in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Officials say a Mobile firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a warehouse in Mobile. The Mobile-Fire Rescue Department says the fire broke out before dawn Tuesday at a warehouse operated by the Merchants Transfer…
Lanett Mayor Arrested on Ethics Charges
LANETT, Ala. (AP) - An east Alabama mayor has been jailed on felony ethics charges. Jonathon Kyle McCoy, the mayor of Lanett which is east of Atlanta, was arrested Tuesday on three felony charges of using his official position or…
MPD: Man Suffers Fatal Gunshot Wound; Involved in Car Crash
Montgomery Police say a man who sustained a gunshot wound was found following a vehicle accident. Officers responded to the 5700 block of Express Drive Tuesday evening for a vehicle accident. At the scene, they found a unidentified man suffering…
Winter Weather Shuts Down Most of Selma and Dallas Co.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A blast of winter weather shut down schools -- roads -- along with city and county offices in Selma and Dallas County Tuesday. And now the…
Former AG Jimmy Evans, best known for Gov. Hunt case, dies
Former Alabama Attorney General Jimmy Evans, best known for prosecuting the state's governor in an ethics case in the 1990s, has died. He was 81. His death Monday was confirmed by Brian T. Gallion, the operator of Southern Memorial Funeral…
Montgomery Police Charge Man with Capital Murder in January Murder Investigation
The Montgomery Police Department made an arrest in a January murder. Katerine Simmons, 29, Montgomery died at a local hospital from a gunshot wound. On Tuesday, January 26, around 2:19 pm,…
