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UPDATE: Second Montgomery Shooting Death of this Weekend

14 year old girl shot to death late last night.

Montgomery police released this statement about the death not far from the Greyhound Bus Station. UPDATE: Police say the victim was 14 years old.  They are say the cause of death will be determined by a forensic examination.   “MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a Death Investigation following the December 1st, 2018 death of a juvenile female….

Non-Profit In West Montgomery Aims To Serve Washington Park Community

Some people do not have all of the simple luxuries that many of us take for granted; that’s why Mercy House is stepping up to help. The Mercy House is located in the West Montgomery neighborhood of Washington Park. It has been serving the community for two years, but got its official open as a non-profit organization in early October….

Montgomery Murder

Just after Midnight

From MPD: MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the Nov. 25 death of Steven White Jr., 28, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 5900 block of Monticello Drive at about 12:06 a.m. after receiving a report of a disturbance in the area. There, units located the victim, (Steven) White Jr., who…

Project Lifesaver Program Helps Locate Lost Senior Citizens

Project Lifesaver has been active in Alabama since 2006. It was implemented after law enforcement officials realized that the most difficult search and rescue missions were for elderly people, and those with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Autism. This is where the technology used in this program shines brightest. The patient wears a wrist band similar to a smart watch. The device…

Gas Prices Drop as Thanksgiving Week starts

Montgomery prices as low as $2,21

The website Gas Buddy.com tracks gas prices nationwide. They indicate the $2.21 per gallon price on Ann Street is the lowest in the Montgomery area since March. The national per gallon average is $2.63. Prices usually go up in advance of big travel holidays. Yet, as The Associated Press reports: Analysts say gas prices have dropped 20 cents or more…

New Whimsical Crosswalk on Mulberry Street in Montgomery

Solar Powered Pedestrian Signs also added.

Montgomery City employees were out on Mulberry Street on this cold Sunday morning implementing a new crosswalk design. Still to be installed: the “raised bump” panels that will allow blind people to know where the crosswalk is.   City workers were on the site at seven this morning, laying masking tape along the lines of the new crosswalk. The winning…

Another Montgomery shooting death

MPD looking for suspect

    From MPD: MONTGOMERY —The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation into the Friday night shooting death of Adam Terrell Jordan, 31, of Montgomery.   MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2700 block of Highland Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in reference to a subject shot. There, they located the victim, Jordan, who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound and was transported to Jackson hospital where he was later pronounced dead.    The initial…

Traffic Diversion in Montgomery on Sunday

Crosswalk enhancements

Please be aware that crews are scheduled to complete a pedestrian crosswalk enhancement project on Mulberry Street near the intersection of West Fifth Street this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The work will require Mulberry Street to be closed Sunday from 7 a.m. until approximately 9 p.m. Northbound traffic on Mulberry Street will be diverted at East Fifth Street, and southbound…

Lions Club Chili Cookoff

2018 Winners!

Photo Courtesy Lions Club Best overall Amateur 1 – child protect, 2 – united good & fuel Restaurant 1 – central, 2 – Biscuits (wild game) Best meat Amateur 1 – united food & fuel, 2 – Alabama news network Restaurant 1 – Biscuits, 2 – Whitfield foods Best poultry Amateur 1 – great bowls of fire, 2 – turkeys…

Missing Woman May be in Montgomery (UPDATE: FOUND SAFE)

Reported missing in Birmingham.

Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives are conducting a missing person investigation. The subject was last seen on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The missing person has been identified as: Whitney McDurmin, 22, W/F, of Birmingham, Alabama. Whitney was released from Grandview Medical Center on Thursday, October 4, 2018 and placed in a group home on the…