Montgomery, AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Investigations have been opened into two separate homicides that happened Saturday, according to the Montgomery Police Department. The first fatal shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Longleaf Drive. Police have since identified the victim in the first shooting as Ernest Merriweather, 38,...

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured. Police say they responded to the shooting at 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Gibbs Drive. That’s where they found the two had been shot. Both of them were taken to a...

Montgomery police have arrested a man in a homicide investigation. Police say 24-year-old Montereo Mayes-Jackson of Montgomery has been charged with murder in the death of 38-year-old Ernest Merriweather of Montgomery. Police say Merriweather was found shot in the 4300 block of Longleaf Drive at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday and...

AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Authorities have arrested an armed and dangerous man wanted in connection to a Sunday morning homicide in Marbury. The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office announced that officials have arrested Richard Kiley Cleckler, 49, and are holding him in the Autauga County Metro Jail without bond.

An Autauga County man was arrested for murder after the death of Geames Kyle Weathers on Sunday morning. The Autauga Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of highway 143 in Marbury at about 8 this morning after receiving a suspicious activity call. According to the...

Alabama football landed a commitment Sunday from 2023 athlete Brayson Hubbard. Hubbard, who made his announcement on Twitter, played quarterback the past two seasons at Ocean Springs High School in Mississippi after converting from defensive back. He won the state’s 6A Mr. Football award last year. Alabama offered Hubbard...

Tallassee Police Chief Todd Buce disputes recent media accounts of two different incidents, and agreed to meet with the EAN recently to “set the record straight.”. In articles from other media sources, current Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock alleged abuse and a cover up by the department regarding the incidents.

Waves of demonstrations across Alabama continued on Sunday as protesters gathered to rally for action and protest the overturn of Roe V. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that allowed women around the country to receive legal abortions. The Alabama Rally Against Injustice organized three protests in Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville.

Alabama natives going to Penn State to play football is quite a rare occurrence, although it wouldn’t seem as such after the Nittany Lions’ last week on the recruiting trail. James Franklin and company landed commitments from 4-star defensive end TJ Parker and safety DaKaari Nelson. Committing four...

Pike Road’s family-friendly favorite SummerFest is set for Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Rolling Hills Park and Cottonwood Golf Club. “SummerFest is an event that truly exemplifies the Pike Road spirit,” Mayor Gordon Stone said. “It is a family-friendly opportunity for our community to gather and celebrate the birth of this nation and the freedoms we enjoy each day. We are proud to host a fireworks show each year, to be able to share our welcoming, patriotic community spirit, and to honor those who have helped make our town, state, and nation a special place to live.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed on a Greyhound bus in downtown Nashville early Saturday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Rep. John Lewis Way, at the Greyhound Bus Station, just after midnight in response to a shooting call.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - This week the script will be flipped from excessively hot and dry to still hot, but with a healthy dose of showers and thunderstorms. It won’t rain on you every day this week, but there will be a solid scattering of showers and thunderstorms across the area each afternoon and evening.

Dick’s Sporting Goods has announced the closing of its Montgomery store at EastChase. The store has a sign posted that says it will close on July 31. After the closing, the nearest stores to Montgomery will be at Tiger Town in Opelika and in Alabaster. Dick’s Sporting Goods is...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Anger and disappointment linger among pro-choice advocates in Montgomery as they protested for the second time in 48 hours following the United States Supreme Court votes to overturn Roe v. Wade. Approximately 100 protestors assembled near the Alabama Department of Archives and History and marched a...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The MAP Center, along with Regions Bank, Trenholm State Community College and other community partners put together a day focused on offering resources to the community on Saturday. People attending learned about the options they have to get back on their feet by attending a class...

Newly opened Cotton+Creek boutique is selling beautiful clothing, accessories, and amazing gifts in the downtown center of The Waters in Pike Road. Store owner Jessica Tullis Carr said as a Waters resident she had wanted to offer Pike Road another retail option. When a daughter’s plans changed, she jumped at a new opportunity.

Police responded to a fatal shooting at 709 Rep. John Lewis Way early Saturday morning. One man was shot and killed.

Thompson defensive back Tony Mitchell announced his commitment to Alabama on Sunday. In a season when the state has produced one of the best defensive back classes in the nation, Mitchell is ranked the state’s best and No. 2 nationally, according to 247Sports Class of 2023 DB rankings. He...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WJTV) – The Mississippi Braves (29-39) fell 6-5 to the Montgomery Biscuits (27-34) on Saturday night at Riverwalk Stadium.  The series finale is on Sunday at Riverwalk Stadium. RHP Tanner Gordon (4-3, 7.07) makes the start for Mississippi in what will be a bullpen day for Montgomery.  The first pitch is at 3:33 p.m. CT, with coverage starting […]