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$2,500 reward offered in unsolved killing of 23-year-old in Montgomery
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in solving a 2022 homicide in Montgomery. In the early-morning hours of Oct. 2, 2022 – about 2:15 a.m. – police responded to the hospital after a man suffering from a gunshot wound showed up at the emergency room. His...
Montgomery Mayor Set to become president of African American Mayors Association
On Friday, April 26, Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed will be sworn in as president of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA), the nation’s only organization exclusively representing Black mayors in the United States. Reed, who is currently the organization’s 1st Vice President, will lead the organization through the...
Alabama high schools ranked by U.S. News: Montgomery takes top and bottom spots
U.S. News & World Report released its list of the 2024 Best U.S. High Schools this week. Both Alabama's highest- and lowest-ranking schools are in Montgomery. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School took the No. 21 spot nationally and correspondingly placed No. 1 in the state. Meanwhile, all of MPS' traditional high schools are among those tied for last place in the state.
Temperatures continue to climb this weekend & into next week
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Get ready! Summer-like warmth is here and will continue now through the weekend and into next week. Afternoon highs will be above average in the middle to upper 80s each day, with mild overnight lows in the 50s and 60s each night. With dry weather expected this weekend, it will be a picture perfect forecast for outdoor plans.
Korean fried chicken giant bb.q opens in Montgomery
A new concept for a Southern staple has opened in Montgomery. bb.q chicken, which specializes in Korean fried chicken, has opened in a standalone restaurant at Stratford Square Shopping Center in the 1900 block of the Eastern Boulevard. And it may not be what you first think. First, the name,...
Alabama AG to host VOCAL candlelight vigil Friday in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week continues Friday with a special event being hosted by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Starting at 7 p.m. Marshall will host the Victims of Crime and Leniency’s (VOCAL) State Candlelight Vigil. The community is invited to attend the vigil,...
Alabama residents can safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs Saturday
People in Alabama can safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs Saturday. In Montgomery, the Montgomery Police Department will oversee each of three sites in the city at the Jackson Hospital Wellness Center and Jones Drugs on Atlanta Highway and West Fairview Avenue. Millbrook police and Prattville police will oversee collection sites at Jones Drugs in each of those cities.
KBlocks Q&A: Making plans in Montgomery after 'American Idol'
You might think Montgomery artist KBlocks has an easier path ahead after making it on national TV with “American Idol.”. You’d be wrong. Nothing is easier, and the obstacles will get greater, but that’s life as an artist. “My big takeaway from being on the show was...
Young Men view future through history’s lens
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Recently a few Lowndes and Montgomery County youths caught a glimpse of the next steps on the staircase, looking into their future through the lens of history, thanks to the Young Men […]
Two Publix set to open mid-summer in Elmore County
New grocery store options for residents of Millbrook and Wetumpka are scheduled to open soon. Both stores started construction about the same time. Charlie Trotman with The Trotman Company announced Publix coming to U.S. 231 South in Wetumpka around Christmas in 2022. Millbrook officials joined Publix officials for a groundbreaking ceremony in August 2023 in western Elmore County.
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