Gun crimes are on the rise in Montgomery. Officials are asking the community to help them curb violent crime. Just last weekend, 11 people were injured in 6 shootings. “the bottom line is we’ve got too many guns, its gun violence, the way they settle conflicts today, it’s through guns.” At his weekly briefing Thursday, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange said…
The third occurred this afternoon when two women showed up at a Montgomery hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Police say they don’t know where the women were shot…and they’re still investigating the circumstances. The other shootings happened Saturday, one on Mobile Highway and the other on Queensbury Drive. One of the Mobile Highway victims had injuries that were described…
The first shooting came about 1:00 pm, with police locating two men who had been shot, one of them with life threatening injuries. It happened in the 46-hundred block of mobile highway. Both victims were hospitalized. Later in the afternoon police went to the 900 block of Queensbury Drive. Authorities say a man and a teenage girl were hospitalized with…
Schools across the country have been honoring Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and Seth Johnson Elementary School in Montgomery is celebrating this week. Alabama News Network’s Anchor Samantha Williams got the opportunity to read to Mrs. Pitt’s Kindergarten class. She read “The Pigeon Needs a Bath,” accompanied with Librarian Mrs. Davidson– Of course, wearing the “Cat in the Hat” hat. Read Across America…
In the wake of recent violence in Montgomery, a prayer walk will be held tomorrow. All people are encouraged to come out and fellowship, pray, and walk in the spirit of love for one another and unity in Montgomery. The prayer walk starts at 10AM in Washington Park, at the corner of Early and Jordan streets. Categories: Montgomery…
Issued by: Birmingham – AL, US, National Weather Service, The Flood Warning continues for The Alabama River At Montgomery. * from this afternoon to Monday afternoon…or until the Warning is cancelled. * AT 8:00 AM Saturday the stage was 34.7 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 35 feet. * Forecast…Rise above flood stage by late this…
The two middle wall segments in th is photo were designed and built by Montgomery-based Cadell Construction. Four companies built two segments each. The 30-foot wide sample U.S. / Mexico border wall segments built by a Montgomery company and a half dozen other companies are about to be torn down. The Associated Press quotes a border patrol agent as…
21-Feb-2019 The Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic will be played on February 21st – 23rd at Lagoon Park and O’Connor Tennis Center. Men’s Teams Women’s Teams Alabama Crimson Tide …
Officials have gone the extra mile to make Montgomery Regional Airport a viable option for travelers. Now they are seeing the results of their labor as the airport has reported and 11% growth in passenger traffic. An eleven percent increase in passengers equals roughly 34,000 passengers. Last year the airport added two non-stop flight. One to Washington D.C. and one…
Here is the complete statement from the Alabama Department of Public Health: Hepatitis A virus identified in a food handler in Montgomery The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), in cooperation with Panera Bread in Montgomery, is investigating a food handler who is infected with hepatitis A virus. As a preventative measure, ADPH is suggesting customers who consumed food, whether…
