The railroad crossing on U.S. Highway 31 at Birmingham Highway, in Montgomery, will be closed beginning Wednesday, February 10, while CSX Railroad performs maintenance at the crossing. The intersection will close at approximately 6 a.m. on Wednesday and is expected to reopen by end of the day Friday, February 12. A signed detour onto Hunter Loop Road will be in…
Montgomery police are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, February 7. Kendrick Turner, 34, of Montgomery died from a fatal gunshot wound. Police responded to a call of a subject shot in the 3800 block of South Court Street. Upon arrival police located Turner who sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound. Turner later died at a local hospital from his…
Wednesday morning a single-story home on the 400 block of W. Patton Avenue caught fire. Firemen responded to the residence at approximately 7:24 a.m. The home was covered in smoke, units were able to contain the fire leaving the home with moderate damage there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Categories: News Tags:…
A Montgomery man is facing Attempted Murder charges following a shooting in Troy. Troy police have charged William Kennedy Allen, 34, of Montgomery with Attempted Murder stemming from a shooting. On Wednesday, January 20, Troy police responded to a call of a shooting in the 1100 block of Highway 231. At the scene, police located a victim suffering from a…
The U.S. Marshal’s Task Force have arrested a man wanted for Murder in Montgomery. Pierre Woods, 27, is now in police custody. Woods faces Murder charges for the death of 27-year-old Joshua Thompson. Police say they found Thompson’s body on November 5, 2020 near U.S. Highway 31 at the Alabama River bridge. Police determined he died from a gunshot wound….
GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — Two young children forcibly taken from their western New York foster home were found Wednesday after authorities tracked a rental car to Alabama and found them on the floor of the backseat, police said. Police Chief Andrew Forsythe of Greece, New York, said a woman who had been in the car with 5-year-old Dimitri Cash Jr….
Dhuntae Hardy/Source: Montgomery County Jail The Montgomery Police Department has arrested 28-year-old Dhuntae Hardy of Montgomery and charged him with murder in the deadly shooting of 24-year-old Kendarries Swain of Montgomery. Sunday, January 17, at about 10:22 p.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 200 block of Bradley Drive after receiving a report of a person shot. Swain was…
A Georgia-based family style restaurant will open its first location in Alabama in the spring. Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors said Buffalo’s Cafe will open in Eastchase. The restaurant offers fresh buffalo-style chicken wings and sauces in a family-friendly restaurant environment. In addition to wings, the restaurant carries an extensive menu featuring burgers, tacos, salads, rice bowls and more. “Buffalo’s…
Students and staff at Carver High School in Montgomery are being forced to go virtual for two weeks. Montgomery Public Schools officials announced the decision Tuesday after an employee with the system tested positive for COVID-19 and was in close contact with several personnel and students at the high school. The mandatory 14-day period will start Wednesday, January 14. MPS…
Montgomery County is a relatively safe place according to a ranking of natural disasters by The Federal Emergency Management Agency. A new FEMA program that ranks natural disasters from earthquakes to heat waves says Montgomery County is relatively high in only two of 18 categories: lightning and strong winds. The weather disaster perhaps most feared in Montgomery is tornadoes, which…
