Hunting season is around the corner and many avid hunters will be in downtown Montgomery this weekend gearing up for the great outdoors. The 24th annual Buckmasters Expo is back in town. Buckmasters is the largest hunting association in the country. Founder Jackie Bushman says they’re gearing up for the thousands of attendees who will be at this year’s Buckmasters…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death of Timothy Barnes, 28, of Montgomery who was pronounced dead after sustaining a fatal gunshot wound Wednesday evening. At about 7 p.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1200 block of Centennial Way after receiving a report of a subject shot. There, they located Barnes, who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound. He…
Voters will cast their ballots one week from today to decide who will fill Jeff Sessions U.S. Former Senate seat. In the final days leading up to the special election, a few voters in Montgomery have been getting familiar with candidates. One voter, Ronny Sexton says that with such a crowded field of candidates, he hopes that other Alabamians have…
It was a busy day at the River Region Health Center as hundreds lined up bright and early for their back to school giveaway. But they left with more than just notepads and pens, the annual event also serves as a health fair. “We’re doing glucose screenings, we have an HIV test, we also have dental screenings for children” says…
MCSOAn Alabama teenager is accused of attempting to set his own home on fire after an argument with his mother in Montgomery. The Montgomery Advertiser reports court documents show that 18-year-old Jonathan Jordan and his mother were having an argument when her son allegedly took a lighter and ignited a decorative window covering on the home. He’s also accused of…
The landscape of downtown Montgomery is changing once again. If you’ve passed through lately, it is hard not to notice all of the work going on. Especially along Dexter Avenue. “You’re going to see a lot of life spring up on Dexter Avenue, “LoDex” is what they’re going to call it” explains Clay McCinnis, president of the Downtown Business Association….
With just over a month away from the election for the Senate seat previously held by Jeff Sessions, candidates are busy trying to reach as many voters as possible. Mo Brooks has made his way through several counties in the area as part of his campaign tour for the U.S. Senate. The congressman says that his record in over 30…
Crime Stoppers and the Central Alabama Community Foundation have teamed up to get as many illegal guns of the street as they can. They’re sponsoring, a gun buy back event that kicks off tomorrow. After success in other cities, Tony Garrett of Crime Stoppers says they’re giving the gun buy back program a try, but with an added bonus. He…
The Alabama Public Charter Schools Commission has approved 2 more public charter schools, one of them in Montgomery. It’s called the The Infinity Learning Center and has received conditional approval. It would be Montgomery’s first charter school and the 3rd in the state. Charlotte Meadows, president of the school’s founding board discussed the next steps. She explains that it was a…
Montgomery police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a deadly shooting that happened over the weekend. 23-year-old Deunte Rogers was shot in the 500 block of E. South Boulevard just after midnight Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 38-year-old Frank Pollard of Montgomery has been charged with Rogers’ murder. Pollard is being held in the…
