From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County woman is facing charges — after a shooting incident involving a child — at an elementary school in Pine Hill. The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at F.S. Ervin Elementary School. Authorities say a 5 year old student who was left in a vehicle unattended got a hold of his mother’s gun. And…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– In 1963, students at RB Hudson High School in Selma — launched a non-violent march and a demonstration in response to the 16th Street Church bombing. The 60th anniversary of those events were commemorated Friday in Selma. The Unity Day celebration honored the student protestors — and it also included a reenactment of the non-violent…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma community continues to try and recover from the tragic death of a 16 year old Selma High student. The teen died just over a week ago — after suffering a medical emergency at school. As the healing process continues in Selma, the school district is reaching out to community — to try and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma High School student-athlete continues to rack up awards and scholarship money — as she finishes up a stellar senior year. Saints head cheerleader Valencia Bryant won a regional Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete scholarship. “She’s a stand up student. I saw her coming in as a true freshman. I knew she had something special about her,”…
Courtesy: Floyd Middle School website Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey requested that Michael Bradley’s bond be changed from $8,000 to $250,000. Bradley, a teacher at Floyd Middle Magnet, is charged with two counts: One for Sexual Abuse and the other for a School Employee Having Sexual Contact with a Student. Both are Class C felonies with a recommended bail…
An Auburn University student who was reported missing was found dead on Sunday, November 10th. Auburn police say 22-year-old Chi-Kai Lai, an Asian student enrolled at the university, was found in an out-building in the 500 block of Southview Drive. Authorities say it looks like Lai has been living in that building. Lai was reported missing on August 19th. Police…
A Lee County judge has denied bond to a suspect in the disappearance of 19-year-old Southern Union Community College student, Aniah Blanchard. Court records filed Tuesday show that Lee County District Judge Russell K. Bush denied bond to 29-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed, who’s charged with first-degree kidnapping. Blanchard was reported missing on October 24. She was last seen at a convenience…
A former Montgomery Public Schools teacher is charged with having sex with a student. Police say 24-year-old Natasha Patronsky is charged with having sexual relations with a male student under the age of 19. School officials confirm she taught at Lanier High School when the incident happened. She was a first year Spanish teacher and had been with the school…
One Carver high school student was pleasantly surprised Friday morning as a local law firm partnered up with a non-profit organization to make sure that her physical disability doesn’t stop her from pursuing her dreams. 16-year-old Marquisha Jones thought she was coming to the library to chat with attorneys who had heard her story and wanted to encourage her to…
A Bibb County high school teacher is facing sex charges involving three students during the last five years. It’s reported that Michael Jones, 43, was arrested Tuesday. He’s charged with one count of a school employee having sex with a student under the age of 19, and two counts of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under…
