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MPD Investigating Triple Shooting
Montgomery police are investigating an early morning shooting. Police say two men were shot in the 2700 block of Sussex Drive. One of the men's has life threatening injuries. The other has serious injuries. A 3rd man was also shot…
Law Enforcement Raids Pride Event
This weekend marks fifty years since police raided the New York City Stonewall Inn. It launched the modern gay rights movement. Saturday night, law enforcement raided an LGBTQ event in downtown Montgomery Entertainment with drag performers was minutes from getting…
Alabama County Seeks Funds to Help Residents Build Shelters
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…
Alabama 2-Year-Old Found Dead in Car Parked at Family Home
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: Florala PD Captures Escaped Inmate
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…
MPD: 7-Year-Old Boy Dies in Accidental Drowning in Montgomery
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…
MPD Collects 100 Firearms at Buyback Event
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…
Arrest Made in Galleria Parking Deck Homicide
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…
Mother of Missing Montgomery Woman Continues to Seek Answers
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 In Custody Following Shooting, Chase
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…
Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant, And Charged In Fetus' Death, May Avoid Prosecution
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…
Series of Stomach Viruses Force Prattville Church to Cancel VBS
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,…
ADOC: Escaped Inmate Recaptured in Wetumpka
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…
North Montgomery Community Concerned About Possible Land Rezoning
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…
Update: Missing Prattville Man Found Safe
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…
Wetumpka Police Take Fugitive Into Custody
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…
ADOC: Inmate Escaped While on Assigned Job
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…
Lunch and Learn: Educating our Sr. Citizens about Fraud and Scams
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…
CrimeStoppers: Man Wanted for Burglary of a Business
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,…
Camp Success Helps Deaf Students Prepare for College
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…
Utility Workers Find Body On Wesley Drive
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 Investigating Early Morning Shooting
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…
Former Alexander City Mayor Don McClellan Passes Away
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…
Legal or Not? Authorities Confiscate 100 Grams of Hemp
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.…
