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Food Truck Fridays Returns August 21st in Montgomery

Food Truck Fridays returns in Montgomery this Friday, August 21st. Local food truck vendors will set up shop Fridays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Montgomery’s Rotary Park and nearby Montgomery Plaza. This is the second event of the year, and the City of Montgomery will welcome a new co-sponsor, the Montgomery Biscuits. As a sponsor, the Montgomery Biscuits…

UPDATE: Missing Persons Alert for Three Missing Montgomery Teens Cancelled

A missing persons alert for three Montgomery teens has been cancelled. On Tuesday, August 18, a missing child alert was issued for the disappearance of three teen boys. Undre Yemel Jackson, 16, Trey Faircloth, 15, and Landen Riley Bearce, 18, were all last seen near the area of Cherry Hill Road around 2:00 am Tuesday morning. There were no details…

Update: Alert Canceled for Three Missing Teenage Boys in Montgomery

UPDATE: The missing child alert for three teenage boys in Montgomery has been canceled. No other information has been released about the case. Original Story: The Montgomery Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Undre Jackson, Trey Faircloth, and Landen Bearce. Jackson is a 16 year old black male. Undre Jackson Faircloth is a 15 year old…

MPD: Man Shot in Oak Street Shooting

The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Monday, August 17. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Police and fire medics responded to the 1000 block of Mill Street in reference to a person shot. At the scene, police located a man with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Medics transported him to a local hospital for treatment….

Convicted Murderer Found Guilty of Possessing a Gun and Drug Trafficking

On Tuesday, August 11, a federal jury convicted Kemond Jareuz Fortson, 35, of Montgomery, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The trial evidence showed that, on October 31, 2017, the Gulf Coast Regional…

Montgomery Man Killed in Early Monday Morning Shooting

The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a Death Investigation following the death of Devontae Richardson, 21, of Montgomery. On August 17, around 2 A.M., Montgomery police received a call of a person in the 1200 block of Bassett Drive. At the scene police located Richardson with a gunshot wound. Medics took him to a local hospital but he died from…

MPD Charges Suspect in January Murder

The Montgomery Police Department has charged 19-year-old Bakari Taylor of Montgomery with the murder of Roosevelt Rankins, 34, of Montgomery. Rankins was shot to death on January 23, 2020. On that day at about 3 PM,  MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2300 block of Stella Street in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, they found a…

Three Injured in Montgomery Shooting Saturday

MONTGOMERY, Al.– Montgomery Police Department told Alabama News Network that three adults were shot Saturday evening. At around 5:20 P.M., MPD and Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to the 1000 block of Forest Avenue in reference to a subject shot. There, officials found two adult male victims and one adult female victim. The three victims sustained non-life threatening injuries and…

BREAKING: One Dead, Two Injured in Montgomery Triple Shooting

Montgomery Police is investigating a triple shooting that has left one person dead. Police and Montgomery Fire responded to the 4900 block of Plaza Drive in regards to multiple people shot. Once they arrived on the scene, police found an adult male victim with a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Two other people were also…

Faulkner Class of 2020 Gets Their Time to Shine

Another graduation in the books in the River Region: Faulkner University held its graduation Saturday, and several graduates finally got their time to shine. The original graduation date was set for May, but due to the pandemic, it was pushed back until Saturday, August 8th. All guests wore masks and social distanced. We’re told Faulkner University graduated its first Speech…