LEAD Academy Parts Ways with Second Principal in Less Than a Year
A LEAD Academy board member confirms principal Ibrahim Lee is no longer with the school. He was hired in October. The decision to not renew his contract was made at a…
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Surviving in the Black Belt Amid Pandemic and Job Loss
Residents of America's Black Belt are depending on each other to weather the coronavirus pandemic, which is complicating an already-tough life in the impoverished region. In Alabama, a community foundation is giving away 100,000 face masks while coordinating food giveaways.…
Confederate Statue in Tuskegee Covered to Hide Vulgar Language Spray-Painted On
The Confederate statue sitting on the town square in Tuskegee has been covered because of offensive language. Vulgar language was inscribed on the statue by vandals over the weekend. The memorial…
MPD Needs Help Identifying Man Suspected of Stealing a Debit Card Filled Wallet
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for the identity and location of a suspect wanted for a Theft of Property Investigation in Montgomery. The pictured suspect is wanted for a Theft of Property Investigation that occurred on Saturday, June…
SEC Football Media Days to be Held Virtually
The Southeastern Conference has announced it will hold its first-ever virtual football media days this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. SEC Media Days had been scheduled to be held in Atlanta July 13-16. "Conducting football media days in…
Alabamians Urged to Take Speed Survey to Help State Locate Gaps in Broadband Service
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is requesting information on broadband internet access and speed from Alabama residents and businesses. Alabamians are encouraged to take the speed survey at https://alabama.speedsurvey.org/Â to help the state locate gaps in broadband service.…
Church of the Highlands Loses Lease Over Senior Pastor's Social Media Activity
A large Alabama church has lost its leases with the city of Birmingham's school district over its senior pastor's social media activity. Birmingham's Housing Authority also ended its partnership…
Montgomery School Board Holds Virtual Meeting, Group Virtually Protest Confederate School Names
On Tuesday the Montgomery County School Board held a virtual meeting as a group virtually protested to have the names of Confederate leaders removed from schools. The…
Search Underway for New Ambulance Service Provider in Dallas Co.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- CARE Ambulance is pulling out of the Dallas County area at the end of the month. Now, county officials are in the process of looking for a new ambulance…
UPDATE: Jogger Shot on Landline Road in Selma -- Suspect Arrested
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is behind bars tonight -- following a shooting Tuesday morning on Landline Road in Selma. Capt. Johnny King says 28 year old Chadwick Mitchell is charged with attempted murder -- and menacing.…
Montgomery Mayor, Police Chief to Review Policing Policies
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has released a statement to say that he and Police Chief Ernest Finley will be reviewing policing practices. Nationally, there have been cries for police reform in the wake of the death of George Floyd at…
Montgomery Police Searching for Cargo Trailer Thief
The Montgomery Police Department is currently investigating the theft of an enclosed cargo trailer that occurred on June 3, around 5:47 am in 4700 block of Woodmere Boulevard. According to Investigators and the…
Prattville Plans 4th of July Fireworks with Coronavirus-Related Changes
The city of Prattville has announced that it will hold an annual Fourth of July fireworks show. But the coronavirus will bring some changes to this year's celebration. This year, the fireworks will be launched from the Homeplace Clock Tower…
Governor Issues a Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation
Governor Ivey’s Eleventh Supplemental Emergency Proclamation Overview: This proclamation seeks to prevent and mitigate the challenges of COVID-19 in state correctional facilities by ensuring that inmates arriving from the county jails will be processed according to prevailing medical standards (specifically,…
Both Southbound Lanes of I-85 Near Mile Marker 18 Blocked Due to Crash Between Two 18-Wheelers
According to Macon County EMA Director Frank Lee, both southbound lanes of I-85 near Mile Marker 18 are blocked due to a crash between two 18-wheelers. Major injuries were reported from the crash. Both lanes are closed as motorists are…
Troy University Police Chief Fired Following Racial Comments on Social Media
In a statement from Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr. says the university has terminated the employment of John McCall as chief of its police department. He says McCall's comments on social media about the tragic death of George Floyd…
Mobile Woman Charged with Smashing Police Car Window with Baseball Bat During Recent Protests
Richard W. Moore, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, announced says a Mobile woman has been charged by criminal complaint with obstructing, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement during the course of a civil disorder that affected interstate…
Montgomery County's COVID-19 Cases Are Double Jefferson, Mobile Counties' in Past 14 Days
Over the last 14 days, Montgomery County has had double the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 compared to Jefferson and Mobile counties, according to statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health. In a release from the Alabama Hospital…
Three People Killed in Alexander City House Fire, 14-year-old Survives
Alexander Fire Chief Reese McAlister has confirmed that three people died in a house fire on Monday. The fire occurred around 6 pm on Hillabee Street. Police say a 14-year-old survived the fire with only minor injuries The cause of…
Woman Killed in Early-Morning Montgomery Shooting
Montgomery police say a woman was shot in the 200 block of Garden Homes Circle, around 7 am Tuesday morning. Loretta Butler, 63, of Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene from a fatal gunshot wound. The case remains under…
Petition to Rename Confederate-Named Schools in Montgomery Gaining Momentum, What's Next?
The list of signatures is growing longer, on an online petition to rename all Confederate-named schools in Montgomery. Monday, more 20,000 people had signed a week-old Change.org petition asking the Montgomery…
Local Sheriff Reacts to "Sweeping" Policing Reform Legislation Proposals
Protest and demonstrations over the death of George Floyd has re-ignited the debate about police brutality and accountability. On Monday Legislators in Washington introduced a milestone Policing Reform Bill. The…
MPD: Man Shot on Silver Lane, Suspect in Custody After Brief Standoff
Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 3400 block Silver Lane, at about 3:15 pm, in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located an adult male who…
Hundreds Attend Funeral of Moody Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty
Hundreds of people filled an North Alabama church for the funeral of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week. Dozens of police officers were among the mourners at services held Monday for Moody police…
Seven People Arrested in Connection to Millbrook Wal-Mart Theft Investigation
Over the last two weeks Millbrook police have made multiple arrests in theft cases associated with multiple incidents of shoplifting that occurred at the Millbrook Wal-Mart over the last several weeks. On May 28, the following subjects were placed under…
