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Two Injured in Perry Hill Road Shooting

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Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured. Officials say two victims were left with non-life-threatening after being shot in the 200 block of Perry Hill Road, in the parking lot of Goodwyn Community Center.  There was no school event taking place at the time of the shooting. The Goodwyn gym was open for recreation under the…

Montgomery Police Searching for Domestic Violence Suspect

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The Montgomery Police Department’s Domestic Violence Bureau is asking for the public’s help locating a suspect wanted on Domestic Violence Charges. Cornelius Perry, 32, is wanted on charges of Domestic Violence and Violation of Family Protection Act (Protection Order). His last known address was on Baffin Court in Montgomery.  He is also known to frequent the areas of Madison Park, Chisholm, and the South…

France to Honor WWII Vets in Montgomery

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The Consul General of France in Atlanta will honor eight World War II veterans from Alabama and Mississippi. The ceremony will take place Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Montgomery City Hall. The honor is to express France’s eternal gratitude to those who helped to liberate the country from oppression from 1944-45. Consul General of France in Atlanta Denis Barbet will bestow…

Update: MPD Says Domestic Violence Suspect in Custody

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The Montgomery Police Department’s says Joseph Horne was arrested over the weekend. The Montgomery Police Department’s Domestic Violence Bureau was searching for Horne, 34,  in reference to an unserved domestic violence warrant.   Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro, News Tags: Crime, Domestic Violence, montgomery

Suspect Convicted of 2014 Millbrook Murder

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An Elmore County judge has returned a guilty verdict for a suspect charged in a 2014 murder in Millbrook. Jadrian Long has been convicted of the murder of 25-year-old Denard Williams of Montgomery. Police say Long shot Williams in October 2014 in the 1100 block of Jackson Road. Long will be sentenced February 23rd at 8:30 AM. Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro,…

Montgomery to Offer Free Christmas Tree Recycling

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MONTGOMERY – People who need to get rid of their Christmas trees after the holiday can get a little help from the city. The city will offer free Christmas tree recycling for residents on Saturday, December 26, 2015, and January 2, 2016, at Saturday trash collection points. The city of Montgomery, Montgomery Clean City Commission and Alabama Department of Conservation invite residents to enhance central Alabama’s…

Montgomery Fire Trainees Fired for Cheating

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Seven trainees and a firefighter are out of a job after allegations of cheating. Tuesday, the Montgomery Fire/Rescue Department has terminated seven trainees and initiated termination proceedings against a firefighter following an incident of cheating. In a statement the department says the incident happened as a test was being administered at the training academy. The department says it received information last…

The Long Walk Home Celebrates 25 Years

Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek headlined The Long Walk Home, a story about two women from different backgrounds living through the civil rights movement.
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Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek headlined The Long Walk Home, a story about two women from different backgrounds living through the civil rights movement. You’ll find that many of the locations are familiar. “Garrett Colliseum building to the old Hancock furniture building down on Norman Bridge Rd. to a lot of locations in downtown Montgomery and also some of the…

Push For Added Safety On Street Near Jackson Hospital

DOZENS OF JACKSON HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES CAME OUT TO THE MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AFTER THEIR COWORKER WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL- ON WHAT MANY SAY IS A DANGEROUS ROAD
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  Dozens of Jackson Hospital employees came out to the Montgomery City Council meeting to make their voices heard after their coworker was hit and killed by a car outside of the hospital- On what many say is a dangerous road. 46-year-old Donna Murphy and a coworker were hit on Park Place last Wednesday, walking to work. That’s a two-block…

Maxwell AFB and the City of Montgomery to Make a Land Swap

Land swap will give city desirable land next to the Alabama River.
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  There will soon be some changes along Maxwell Boulevard in Montgomery.  The City and the Air Force Base will soon make a land swap. The swap will include about 9 acres of land Maxwell AFB owns close to the Alabama River near the old Chapel House. In return, Maxwell will get a parcel of land near it’s gate on…