OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama community struck by a deadly tornado in March is seeking federal funding to help its residents to build storm shelters. The Lee County Commission is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to include the…
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A southeast Alabama 2-year-old has been found dead in a car parked at his family's home. Dothan Police Capt. Will Benny says a preliminary investigation suggests the child entered the car on his own sometime on…
UPDATE: James Leroy Franklin, 45, has been recaptured by the Florala Police Department. Franklin did surrender without incident. ORIGINAL REPORT: ADOC Searches for Escaped Inmate in South Alabama The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has reported one inmate from the…
The Montgomery Police Department has located the body of a missing 7-year-old child. MPD sent out an alert Saturday afternoon asking for the public's assistance in locating Khalil West. He was last seen in the area of 1700 South Perry…
A gun buyback event ended Saturday with the Montgomery Police Department receiving the max amount of 100 guns. MPD made the announcement via Facebook around 1 pm. CrimeStoppers Executive Director Tony Garrett advised that the third Gun Buyback event was…
Authorities in Hoover have made an arrest in connection to a murder that occurred on Wednesday in the North parking deck at the Riverchase Galleria. According to a police report, 20-year-old Michael Jabari Akumune was arrested and charged with murder…
Marchelle Goldsmith says her priority each day, is finding her daughter Lakira Goldsmith - who went missing on November 27, 2018. "Not much has happened since she went missing. There are no new leads, updates, or nothing. I have nothing,"…
One person is in custody following a chase that ended in Highland Park. Around 2 P.M., Montgomery Police and Fire responded to a person shot in the 1900 block of Stokes Street, where they found an adult male with non-life…
An Alabama district attorney says there has been no decision about whether to prosecute a woman who was shot in the stomach during a fight and lost her fetus. A grand jury indicted 27-year-old Marshae Jones on manslaughter charges. Jones…
A series of stomach viruses forced a Prattville church to cancel its Vacation Bible School this week. It happened Wednesday at First Baptist Church on Washington Street. Dr. John Johnston,…
The inmate, who escaped while working his assigned job in Montgomery, has been found. Charles Marlin Harris III was recaptured Thursday afternoon just before 3:00 P.M. in Wetumpka. Harris was…
For 20 years, Greta Sayles has lived in New Hope Village - a community in north Montgomery. But now, she and several people living there are not happy with a potential rezoning. "I didn't know that this was something that…
A missing Prattville man has been found safe. 81-Year-Old James Merriweather was located by the Prattville Fire Department Search and Rescue Team Friday afternoon. He is currently under the care of…
A fugitive wanted for theft of property and burglary has been taken into custody. Melvin Daniels, Jr. was located in Wetumpka after Montgomery Police received an anonymous tip from CrimeStoppers…
The Alabama Department of Corrections needs your help relocated an escaped inmate. ADOC officials say 29-year-old Charles Marlin Harris III escaped early Thursday morning while on his assigned job in…
The Montgomery County Elder Justice Task Force, AARP, and the Alabama Securities Commission gathered with Sr. citizens for educational event. The "lunch and learn" educated Sr. citizens on what to look for as a possible scam and how to recognize…
Central Alabama CrimeStoppers needs your help identifying a suspected burglar. The unknown male burglarized a business in the 3000 block of McGehee Road in Montgomery on Saturday, June 8. If you have any information regarding the identity of this suspect,…
High school students with hearing disabilities are learning skills that will help them transition to college. "I’ve struggled a lot with a lot of teachers who don’t understand,” high school senior Hannah Beth Rains says. Rains used an interpreter to…
Montgomery Police are conducting a death investigation after a man's body was found by utility workers. It happened Tuesday in the 3700 block of Wesley Drive around 12:15 P.M. The cause and manner of death are pending forensic evaluation.
Montgomery Police are investigating an early morning shooting in South Montgomery. It happened just before 7 Thursday morning in the 300 block of East Edgemont Ave. Investigators say one adult male was shot and was taken to the hospital with…
People in Alexander City are mourning one of their former leaders. Don McClellan, the former mayor of Alexander City passed away Tuesday night. His passing comes after the city's mayor Jim Nabors passed away in May. Flags were flown at half-staff Wednesday…
It looks, smells, and is consumed just like marijuana, but it is hemp. According to Federal law, hemp is a legal derivative of marijuana. Hemp is considered any part of the marijuana plant that contains less than 0.3 percent THC.…
Two Montgomery area YMCAs are planning to merge into one location and renovations have already started. A merger between the Westminster Branch and the Southeast Branch locations will soon be called the Midtown YMCA. It will be located at the…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Ben E. Keith, a major food and beverage distribution company, plans to invest $100 million to open an advanced foodservice distribution center in Coffee County. The facility will also serve as the company’s…
The city of Selma is one step closer to having a new police chief. Tuesday, city council members named former Selma Police Chief, Robert Green Interim Chief while they begin…
