Pedestrian dead in overnight Montgomery collision
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - An investigation is underway after a overnight collision killed a pedestrian, according to the Montgomery Police Department. Police and fire medics responded to the area of the Eastern Boulevard at Vaughn Road around 9:20 p.m. That’s where first responders found a male pedestrian who was...
Woman, juvenile charged with discharging firearm into Montgomery home
Quebe Merritt, who owns and operates the restaurant, says someone took a crowbar to the restaurant's back door and was able to steal the register.
Alabama medical center 1st in state to perform new GI procedure
Anniston-based Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center has become the first hospital in Alabama to perform a new gastroenterology biopsy procedure that enables physicians to collect larger, more intact tissue samples for more accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment, according to an Aug. 22 report by The...
Feds accuse man of mailing 25 pounds of elephant tranquilizer to Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - An Arizona man accused of mailing 25 pounds of Carfentanil to Alabama is now in federal custody. Ignacio Miguel Tirado-Castillo, 19, was indicted in May on conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a fentanyl analogue and attempt to distribute a fentanyl analogue. He was arrested in...
Montgomery man arrested after firing into police officer’s vehicle
Montgomery police have arrested a man after they say he fired into a police officer’s vehicle overnight. According to MPD, an officer was on the way to a service call, when he observed a suspicious man in the 5000 block of Vaughn Road. When the officer attempted to make contact, the man fired into the officer’s...
SBC Megachurch—Once Largest in Alabama—Lists Its Property for Sale
An Alabama church that once was among the largest in the Southern Baptist Convention is selling its 19-acre property and downsizing. The property of Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile is now listed for sale for $28.5 million. Current pastor Lee Merck confirmed to numerous media outlets the sale is...
Montgomery man sentenced on illegal firearm charges
The National Business League will open its 125th Anniversary Conference starting Thursday. New Center for history, culture and art, & arts opens in Pike Road. One of the oldest homes in Pike Road has been restored to become a cornerstone for the town's new art district. LAMP High School receives...
New playground opens in Montgomery’s Cloverdale Idlewild Park
The playground aims to create stronger and safer spaces for local families, replacing outdated equipment.
Some Hope Hull residents want to become Alabama’s newest town
HOPE HULL, Ala. (WSFA) - Hope Hull may be on track to becoming Alabama’s newest town. Why? Locals say they pay taxes to Montgomery, since much of Hope Hull is in Montgomery’s police jurisdiction. Resident Karin Bolinger says as it stands now, they don’t get any return on that investment.
Montgomery man sentenced over eight years for $1 million fraud scheme, more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery man learned his fate Wednesday after orchestrating a mail and bank fraud scheme, causing a loss of over $1 million, and illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon, according to Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson. A federal judge sentenced Joseph Robert Milford,...