Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley has released a statement regarding the recent arrests during protests at the State Capitol. Montgomery Police made several arrest outside of the state Capitol on Tuesday when protesters attempted to spray paint the street in front of the Capitol steps. Chief Finley released the following statement: In support of our Mayor’s vision, we believe in…
Twenty-six high school football teams from Autauga, Montgomery and Elmore Counties took part in the event at the Garrett Coliseum. Categories: High School, LACEUP, Sports Tags: autauga, elmore, football, Garrett Coliseum, high school, media day, montgomery, prep, RIVER REGION
MONTGOMERY, Al. — On Saturday, July 25 at about 12:15 pm, Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 1100 block of Eastern Boulevard in reference to subjects shot. Upon arrival, three adult male victims were found with gunshot wounds. All three victims sustained non-life threatening injuries. All victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment. There is…
Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed will host a vigil to honor the life and legacy of American icon and civil rights hero, Congressman John Lewis, on Sunday, July 26 at 7 p.m. It will take place at Bicentennial Park, located at the corner of S. Bainbridge Street and Dexter Avenue. Mayor Reed and community leaders ask the public to join…
The family of civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis has released details of the Celebration of Life ceremonies that are set to begin Saturday in Troy. A service celebrating “The Boy from Troy” will be held on the campus of Troy University inside Trojan Arena at 10:00AM Saturday. The ceremony is open to the public, but seating is limited….
Apoliner Teopanci-Mariano The Montgomery Police Department has charged a man with sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. MPD charged Apoliner Teopanci-Mariano, 35, with first degree Sodomy and Sexual Abuse of a Child Less Than 12. The incident is said to have happened on July 20 around 11 am. Teopanci-Mariano was identified as the suspect, taken into…
All five leaders of SOS, the Save OurSevlves Movement for Justice and Democracy, and Black Lives Matter showed up at Monday at the City of Montgomery Police Station to voluntarily turn themselves in on warrants issued late Thursday and Friday night. Those leaders were: Faya Rose Toure, John Zippert, Karen Jones, Johnny Ford and Juan McFarland, II. A number of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – There’s a new way to see the National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. This week, the memorial will be open to visitors every Wednesday through Friday from 9 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Bryan Stevenson, The founder of the organization and builder of the memorial says the attraction is particularly poignant at night since so many lynchings…
A Montgomery man has been killed in a single-car accident. Saturday, July 8, at 7:45 p.m. Alfred L. Betts was killed when the 2016 Nissan Maxima he was driving went off the roadway and overturned. Betts was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Montgomery County 28 near Hills Chapel Road, approximately 17 miles north of Troy. Nothing…
Montgomery police say that 14-year-old Missing Persn Jakayla Stafford has been found safe and is back with her family. Safford was safe found near Jackson Hospital on Wednesday, July 15. **ORIGINAL STORY** The Montgomery Police Department is searching for 14-year-old Missing Person Jakayla Safford. On Saturday, July 11, around 3:00 a.m., Safford left the area of the 3000 block of…
