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MPD: Man Injured in Sunday Night Shooting

Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Sunday night. Police responded to a shooting in the 3300 block of Broadview Street just before 8 p.m. Sunday. They say one man was taken to the hospital with injuries, but his condition is unknown at this time. Stay with Alabama News Network for more as this…

Troopers: 1 Killed, 2 Injured in Covington County Crash

Alabama State Troopers are investigating a crash in Covington County that left one person dead and two others injured. Troopers say 46-year-old Karen Ritchie died when the car she was riding in was hit head-on yesterday.  The crash happened around 4 p.m., on Highway 331 south of Opp. Ritchie was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital after the crash where she…

MPD: 17-year-old injured in Saturday Shooting

Montgomery Police are investigating an afternoon shooting that sent a 17-year-old to the hospital.   Police responded to the 3100 block of Sheldon Lane around 3:20 Saturday afternoon. They say a 17-year-old male was taken to the hospital. The severity of his injuries are unknown at this time. Montgomery Police continue to investigate the incident. Categories: News Tags: Local News,…

Family Uses Social Media to Find Lost Urn

Losing a loved one can be one of the hardest things to go through especially when it’s someone you lived with.  That’s the the reality for one family that recently lost their grandmother. “She was like my second mom basically, she was there for everything like first day of school she’d take our pictures,” said Gabrielle Frazier about her late-grandmother….

Troopers Investigating Deadly Crash

Alabama State Troopers are investigating a early Saturday morning crash that left a Clanton woman dead. Troopers say 49-year-old Martha Ann Mims died when her 2003 Toyota Corolla collided with a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. Mims was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Hyundai and two passengers were taken to a…

Church Bus Safety

Tragedy struck an Alabama church last month when a bus full of people headed to do mission work crashed on an Atlanta highway leaving a 17-year-old girl dead. Since then the driver of that bus has been charged with second-degree homicide by vehicle. Now other churches are checking their safety protocols to make sure they’re safe when they take the…

Newly Appointed MPS Superintendent on Priorities for School System

Soon after Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Margaret Allen announced her retirement Monday, officials with the State Department of Education appointed Dr. Reginald Eggleston to the job.  Dr. Eggleston will continue his role as Chief Education Officer while assuming superintendent duties. Friday he shared that he will be the acting superintendent throughout entire intervention process and he’ll soon be attending Montgomery…

River Region United Way Day of Action

It may be summertime but you won’t find any empty classrooms at Davis Elementary School as they host the Wild for Reading program this week.  The River Region United Way is partnering to encourage students to read more. Students are taking part in reading activities, arts & crafts and even character parades.  News Anchor Stefanie Hicks and Meteorologist Ryan Stinnett…

School Board Members React to New Superintendent Announcement

Margaret Allen was greeted with applause and gratitude at Tuesday’s MPS School Board meeting, just one day after announcing plans to retire. “I’m very very grateful, I really am. It’s good for somebody to say thank you,” she explained.   Just hours after the news broke Monday, the State Department of Education announced Dr. Reginald Eggleston as her replacement.  Eggleston…

EMA Officials Prepare for Flooding Threat

Montgomery County EMA Director Christina Thornton is preparing for the threat of severe weather with Tropical Storm Cindy moving closer to the state. “It seems to be coming up west of us which is great because we won’t take a direct impact, but we will have the east side of the storm which means we’ll have a lot of rain,”…