Montgomery man charged with robbery on Perry Hill Road
A Montgomery man has been arrested on a first-degree robbery charge. Court records show 29-year-old Demarius Carter is charged with robbing the mother of his child inside the Dollar General in the 1000 block of Perry Hill Road just before 8PM on Wednesday, August 27. Records show the victim told...
JAG High School placed on brief lockdown after report of a weapon on campus
A Montgomery Public Schools high school was placed on lockdown earlier Thursday. According to Rosanna Brewton, Director of Communications at MPS, a report was received regarding a possible weapon inside a vehicle parked on the campus of JAG High School. Officials say the MPS security team activated safety protocols...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sues AHSAA over CHOOSE Act eligibility rule
The following piece was written by Jakob Gurley of the Trussville Tribune. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (TRIBUNE) — Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter are suing the Alabama High School Athletic Association over a rule that requires student-athletes who transfer schools using CHOOSE Act funds to sit out of...
Alabama health officials react to Florida removing vaccine mandate for schoolchildren
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The state of Florida has become the first state to ban vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. Schoolchildren in Alabama are required to present a certificate of immunization, formerly known as a blue card, for school entry according to Alabama law. Karen Landers, chief medical director at the...
Alabama’s nitrogen execution is ‘like watching somebody drown without water,’ widow says at hearing
Journalists, lawyers, a physician, and a widow who have witnessed nitrogen hypoxia executions in Alabama testified in federal court Thursday about what they observed. U.S. District Judge Emily Marks held a hearing on death row inmate Anthony Boyd’s lawsuit to block his execution, scheduled for Oct. 23-24. Boyd is...
Trio arrested in Denham Springs for alleged human trafficking after crossing multiple state lines
DENHAM SPRINGS — Two people from Alabama and a Mexican national were arrested by Livingston Parish deputies on alleged human trafficking charges. Deputies said that the trio — Kelly Hernandez, 38, Enrique Gonzales, 27, and Omar Gonzales, 28 — allegedly crossed multiple state lines with the intention to "transport...
Sneak peek: Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy! opens new Alabama location in this Birmingham suburb
Welcome to Gardendale—or, should we say Flavortown? Chicken Guy!—a bold, chicken-focused restaurant hatched by television personalities Guy Fieri and Robert Earl—is set to open its first Alabama location on Thursday, September 4th, in the Walmart Supercenter at 890 Odum Road in Gardendale. Tag along for a sneak...
14 Hole-In-The-Wall Alabama Restaurants That Only Locals Know About
Alabama’s food scene hides some incredible treasures that tourists rarely discover. Beyond the famous BBQ joints and seafood spots lie humble eateries where locals gather for authentic flavors and genuine Southern hospitality. These unassuming restaurants might not look fancy from the outside, but they serve up some...
Lawsuit says Angie Stone was trying to escape a disabled van when a truck...
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Grammy-nominated R&B star Angie Stone had survived a van rollover and was attempting to get out when a tractor-trailer struck the disabled vehicle at full speed, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her family in Gwinnett County. The deadly incident happened on March...
Alabama Appeals Court Upholds Oxford Woman’s Murder Conviction
MONTGOMERY – Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the conviction of Teenya Dashawn Heard, 47, of Oxford, for the 2020 murder of her husband, Maurice Bryant. Heard was originally convicted in Calhoun County Circuit Court on February 15, 2024, and sentenced...
