Courtesy of Jashundra White Facebook The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Friday evening shooting death of Ja’Shundra White, 21, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the intersection of S. Decatur and Arba Street on Friday, April 10, at about 6 p.m. in reference to a two-vehicle crash. At the scene, they located a…
UPDATE- As of 11:45 p.m. there are approximately 125,000 Alabama Power customers without service statewide. In central Alabama, approximately 36,500 customers are without service. Initial reports of damage include limbs and trees falling into lines as a result of high winds. Crews are responding to outages where it is safe to do so. The following is a breakdown of where…
Three residents and eight staff members from Hillview Terrace Rehab Select in Montgomery have tested positive for COVID-19. This comes one month after a resident -who is currently receiving medical care- tested positive. In a press release sent to Alabama News Network, Hillview Terrace stated, “The staff members are on home quarantine and are receiving the appropriate medical care if…
Montgomery police are searching for a suspect in a homicide. Police say on Wednesday, April 1, patrol units responded to the 2200 block of Cherry Street regarding a shooting. Police say the victim was identified as Ricklson Debrum and was pronounced dead on the scene. If you have any information regarding this investigation, call CrimeStoppers at (334) 215-STOP. Categories: Crime,…
A second Montgomery postal worker has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was a Retail Associate who served customers at the Shakespeare Post Office. USPS Spokesperson of the Alabama District, Debra J. Fetterly released the following on the positive test: “The U.S. Postal Service has learned that an employee at the Shakespeare Post Office in Montgomery, AL, tested positive for…
A single-vehicle crash at 1:00 p.m. today, April 6, has claimed the life of a Pine Hill man. Roy Lee Mason, 61, was killed when the 2013 Toyota Corolla he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Mason was not wearing his seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on U.S. 231 near…
Montgomery USPS Office/Source: Alabama News Network The U.S. Postal Service has confirmed that a worker in the main Winton M. Blount postal facility in Montgomery has died of COVID-19. The worker’s name isn’t being released. The employee died Sunday morning, April 5. The USPS says the employee worked on the night shift at the Montgomery Processing and Distribution Center….
According to Attorney General Steve Marshall: Attorney General Steve Marshall issued the following statement today based on multiple inquiries received by his office regarding the legality of an order imposed on local businesses by the Mayor of the City of Montgomery: “The City of Montgomery has notified local business owners that ‘any businesses lawfully open to the public must limit…
Starting Friday, the City of Montgomery is limiting how many customers can be inside a store at once. The directive allows up to 50 customers inside at once and includes large retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, etc. It also only pertains to retailers inside the city limits. The Office of Mayor Steven Reed released this statement to Alabama News Network: “The…
Mayors Steven Reed and Gordon Stone, along with other city officials held a briefing Wednesday addressing the latest on COVID-19 in the region. Both Reed and Stone pleaded with the community to abide by the guidelines for social distancing and cleanliness. Reed addressed his concerns about others not taking the pandemic seriously and enforcing the curfew. Montgomery Police Chief Ernest…
