Montgomery Mayor Requests Salary Approval to Hire Ex-Fraud Convict as City’s Director of Small...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) — Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has asked the Montgomery Personnel Board to approve a salary of $120,960 for a man convicted of fraud and conspiracy to start in a recently created position as Small Business Development Director for the city. The board is scheduled to meet...
Why did this Alabama river crossing have the lowest Trail of Tears death count?
John Benge’s Unique Northwestern Cherokee Removal Route. In fall of 1838, John Benge led 1,100 Cherokee on a path no other removal group took. His detachment left Fort Payne, Alabama on September 28, crossing Little River above the falls where today’s Highway 35 bridge stands. Unlike the main...
Hit-and-run on Troy Highway leaves man dead
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police are investigating an apparent hit-and-run incident that killed a man early Saturday morning. MPD officers were dispatched to the 4400 block of Troy Highway at around 5 a.m. to a report of a pedestrian struck. There, responders found a man who had sustained life-threatening...
Three people arrested following car break-ins in Alabama
ALABAMA — Three people have been arrested following a series of car break-ins at two Mobile apartment complexes, the Mobile Police Department reported. Officers were called to the Windsor Place Apartments at 3661 Airport Boulevard around 9:45 p.m. Friday after reports of individuals pulling on car door handles....
Gov. Ivey awards more than $9 million for more highway safety efforts
ALABAMA (WDHN) – Gov. Ivey awards over $9 million for more highway safety efforts on all Alabama roads to help keep everyone safe from reckless driving. The funds will help ALEA and 4 other state regional offices to relieve overtime for police officers, sheriff’s deputies and state troopers to monitor speeding, seat...
Alabama lawmakers to get a 7.15% pay increase in 2026
Alabama’s 140 state lawmakers will earn $66,659 next year, a 7.15% increase over this year, according to the Alabama State Personnel Department. A decade ago, a 2012 voter-approved constitutional amendment tied legislators’ salaries to the state’s median household income. The amendment initially was a pay cut for...
Two Upstate men sentenced after rash of robberies across the South
Two Upstate men will spend time in federal prison after a crime spree across the South. Gerald Raymond Jr. and Ryan Lewis Jones were sentenced late last week after pleading guilty in a string of robberies.
Police searching for wanted fugitive in Alabama
ALABAMA — Authorities are seeking Khalil Nicholas Underwood, 28, in connection with a felony robbery warrant, according to Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama. Underwood, a Black male born on June 21, 1997, is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds, and has short black hair and brown eyes. He is wanted by...
Private Chef Discovered Dead A Week After Walking His Two Dogs In Alabama
In a sad turn of events, a 31-year-old private chef was found deceased. He had been missing for nearly a week after disappearing while walking his two dogs in Alabama. A native of Texas, he was visiting the state to help his sister move. But the trip would end in his death. Huntsville Police confirmed via social...
Culture Pick | ‘The Alabama Solution’ showcases inhumane treatment of prisoners
“The Alabama Solution,” an HBO original documentary highlighting the injustice faced by prisoners in Alabama correctional facilities, was released Oct. 10. Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the documentary’s title comes from a statement made after a lawsuit was filed alleging poor conditions in...
