Starting this month, Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) students who qualify for free and reduced lunch will receive Wi-Fi vouchers. The vouchers will assist with internet connectivity for distance learning. The program, Alabama Broadband Connectivity (ABC), will provide the Wi-Fi vouchers.…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $4.9 million in grants in support of efforts to make Alabama roads safer by preventing injuries and fatalities. The state’s four regional traffic safety offices will use the funds to cover overtime for local police…
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the location of Attempted Murder suspect O’Narrion Lanar Tolbert. Investigators say that Tolbert has active arrests warrants for 2 counts of Attempted Murder and 1 count of Shooting Into An Occupied Vehicle. If…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Dallas County Courthouse was shutdown for about an hour Tuesday afternoon -- after a woman told deputies that she had a hand grenade in her car. The woman told deputies -- the grenade was…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame University has canceled in-person undergraduate classes for two weeks after a spike of coronavirus cases that occurred since the semester began Aug. 10. University president the Rev. John Jenkins says he decided against…
The University of Alabama has announced that Bryant-Denny Stadium will operate at roughly 20% capacity this football season due to coronavirus-related safety concerns. In addition, tailgating will not be allowed because of restrictions on social distancing and large gatherings. Alabama…
Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Tuesday that Alabama will submit its application to participate in the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program. The LWA program was created by President Donald Trump’s memorandum earlier this…
A missing persons alert for three Montgomery teens has been cancelled. On Tuesday, August 18, a missing child alert was issued for the disappearance of three teen boys. Undre Yemel Jackson, 16, Trey Faircloth, 15, and Landen Riley Bearce, 18,…
Former Jefferson Davis High School assistant principal, Walter James, III, is facing up to 20 years in prison for mishandling $330,060.15, as detailed in a 2017 MPS audit. An audit of the Montgomery Public Schools financial records showed more than…
UPDATE: The missing child alert for three teenage boys in Montgomery has been canceled. No other information has been released about the case. Original Story: The Montgomery Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating Undre Jackson, Trey…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Monday, August 17. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Police and fire medics responded to the 1000 block of Mill Street in reference to a person shot. At the…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged La’Vonte Brisker, 22, of Montgomery, with the murder of Aaron Albright. Albright fatally shot on August 14 was 24-years-old. On Friday, August 14, around 11:18 a.m., police and medics responded to a call of…
The Auburn Police Division says they will begin taking a more proactive approach to enforce the statewide Safer at Home Health Order following an increase in a lack of compliance in the community. Over the last several months, the City of…
On Tuesday, August 11, a federal jury convicted Kemond Jareuz Fortson, 35, of Montgomery, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime,…
On Monday August 17, the Troy Police Department arrested Kendarius D’Andre Carter, 21, of Troy on one count of Assault 2nd. The arrest is in connection to a shooting that occurred at approximately 9:25am on August 12,  in the area…
The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy released photos and video of an unknown male wanted for multiple counts of Prescription Fraud that occurred throughout the State of Alabama. State Drug Investigators say that…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the August 17th shooting death of Ceyeria Lee, 13, of Montgomery. On Monday, August 17, police and medics responded to a call of a subject shot in the 1000 block…
The majority of states have not committed to accepting President Donald Trump's offer to reinstate a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits for millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak. A survey of state governments and found concerns about the details…
On Monday, August 17, the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative announced the death of Journeyman Lineman Boyd Hodge. CAEC officials say Hodge died during a tragic accident at the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative’s (CAEC) West Operations Center (located in Verbena). According…
The Alabama State University of Department of Public Safety needs help identifying two men in reference to a triple shooting. The shooting occurred Saturday, August 15, around 11:40 p.m., in the Acadome parking lot. The two men are wanted for…
Newly developed technology will allow Alabama Citizens to receive an alert if they have been in close contact with coronavirus. It's called the Guidesafe Exposure Notification App and it is free to…
Two men have been indicted in the 2002 killing of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay, which until now had been one of New York City's most notorious unsolved killings. The suspects were identified in court papers as Ronald Washington,…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency responded to a crash involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. Police say the crash happened on…
On Saturday, August 15, five people were shot at Pike County Cattleman's Complex. Police say the shooting happened around 2 A.M. Two of the five victims died from the shooting. Devonta Givens, 25, of Troy and Jhakyndall Johnson, 25, of…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a Death Investigation following the death of Devontae Richardson, 21, of Montgomery. On August 17, around 2 A.M., Montgomery police received a call of a person in the 1200 block of Bassett Drive. At…
