Fire Destroys Home on Taylor Road
 Montgomery fire department went to a reported grass fire in the 6000 block of Taylor road, but they discovered the house was on fire when they got there. They were unable to get inside the house and had to…
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 Montgomery fire department went to a reported grass fire in the 6000 block of Taylor road, but they discovered the house was on fire when they got there. They were unable to get inside the house and had to…
Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart served as defensive coordinator for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide for ten years. But, can the protégé beat his former boss? Fans say it's a…
State officials say the body of a missing West Alabama man has been found in his truck in a pond near the Sumter County Line...ten days after he apparently ran off Highway 39,…
There has been gunfire outside an Alabama Hospital for the third time in recent weeks.. The most recent happened at Bullock County Hospital early today...The Union Springs Police Chief says five people were injured, two critically. They are at Baptist…
Two men are dead and a third person injured after a shooting in the Montgomery Garden District off Hull Street. Police released a statement about the shooting Saturday night: The initial investigation indicates that the shooting was not a…
This year's college football National Championship Game is football heaven for SEC fans. Monday night millions will watch the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs battle on the gridiron. That power, Auburn…
 MONTGOMERY POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN REPORTEDLY ARMED WITH A GUN NEAR THE BLOUNT CULTURAL PARK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON SATURDAY, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON VAUGHN ROAD WAS EVACUATED AS OFFICERS INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT IN WHICH A CAR…
Montgomery- MPD and Fire Medics responded to the area of Maury Street and S. Hull St. in reference to a subject shot. Upon arrival three adult male victims were found to be suffering from gunshot wounds. Two of the adult…
On Friday, January 5th, 2018, representatives from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation and the Pike County District Attorney’s Office met with immediate family members, and their attorneys, of the seventeen year-old juvenile arrested by the Troy Police Department on…
Police have released photos of the man they say robbed a Montgomery bank. Crimestoppers says the man robbed the P-N-C Bank in the 5300 block of Atlanta Highway just after 1:00 p.m. Friday. Authorities say the suspect is over 6…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Dallas County woman is trying to put her life back together after her home is destroyed by a fire. Shirley Thompson is a longtime employee at Vaughan Regional Medical Center. Thompson says she lost…
The Etowah County Arson Task Force and Etowah County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into a recent house fire at the home of Tina Johnson, who accused Roy Moore of grabbing her in his office. Investigators are speaking to a person…
Gray bats have been found inside the gym at Southlawn Middle School in Montgomery. The bats are endangered. A company has been hired to come in and humanely remove the bats and release them. School officials say this is not…
Author Michael Wolff's sensational book on President Donald Trump's administration is the top seller online. That's according to information released by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, which each reported that hardcovers of "Fire and Fury" stood at No. 1 as…
Longtime Alabama television anchor Bill Bolen has died. An obituary published by Bolen's family says he died Thursday. He was 89. The family didn't release a cause of death, but Bolen had been under hospice care. Bolen was a Selma…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating an early-morning motor vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality. On Friday, Jan 5, 2018, at about 2:20 a.m., Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to Woodley Road between Waverly Drive and Churchill Drive…
Montgomery police are conducting a death investigation after a woman was found dead Thursday morning. Police say the woman was found dead in the 2600 block of Zelda Road. Following…
When scouting for discount tickets to a big sporting event or trying to snag seats to a sold-out concert, many consumers turn to the secondary ticket resale market, which includes online ticket exchanges and professional resellers (or brokers). Purchasing tickets…
On Friday, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), through a program partnership with the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced a $75,000 investment to help build a high-speed Wi-Fi network in downtown Selma. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) releases the following…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A domestic disturbance in Dallas County ends with two people shot. Sheriff's Office Investigator Capt. Mike Granthum says the shooting happened Tuesday night on County Road 340…
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A woman who says failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore molested her when she was 14 has filed a defamation lawsuit against Moore and his campaign. Leigh Corfman filed the lawsuit Thursday. The suit says Moore and his campaign defamed…
The final season of "Game of Thrones" will feature veterans of the show behind the scenes when it airs in 2019. HBO said Thursday that David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik will direct and Benioff and Weiss…
Congressmen Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and Drew Ferguson (R-GA) today announced a friendly wager on the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. Ferguson is staking Chick-fil-a on a Bulldog victory, and…
From the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency: Here is a list of the Montgomery community centers that will be open for residents looking to get out of the cold during…



