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These are the Montgomery County mugshots from September 1-16. All suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty ...
09/21/2024

These are the Montgomery County mugshots from September 1-16. All suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Categories: Mugshots Tags: Montgomery Mugshots, mugshots

A new book has been released about the life and leadership of former Selma Mayor George Evans.
09/21/2024

A new book has been released about the life and leadership of former Selma Mayor George Evans.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma-Dallas County Public Library hosted a book-signing for a new book about the life and leadership of former Selma Mayor George ...

A Selma man gets a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several charges in a Dallas County courtroom.
09/21/2024

A Selma man gets a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several charges in a Dallas County courtroom.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man gets a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several charges in a Dallas County courtroom earlier this week. For...

During the search, officers found co***ne, o***m and ma*****na inside the vehicle.
09/21/2024

During the search, officers found co***ne, o***m and ma*****na inside the vehicle.

If you have an iPhone X through the latest iPhone 15 and 16, you can now download Apple's new iOS 18. Here's what's new ...
09/21/2024

If you have an iPhone X through the latest iPhone 15 and 16, you can now download Apple's new iOS 18. Here's what's new and improved.

Here are your Week Four high school football highlights and scores from throughout the state.
09/21/2024

Here are your Week Four high school football highlights and scores from throughout the state.

You can celebrate the first weekend of fall with all sorts of outdoor events happening throughout the River Region!     ...
09/21/2024

You can celebrate the first weekend of fall with all sorts of outdoor events happening throughout the River Region!

You can celebrate the first weekend of fall with all sorts of outdoor events happening throughout the River Region!

HAPPENING NOW: Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is holding a gun buyback event until 2PM in Montgomery.
09/21/2024

HAPPENING NOW: Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is holding a gun buyback event until 2PM in Montgomery.

Central Alabama CrimeStoppers will hold a gun buyback event on Saturday in Montgomery.

NEW THIS MORNING: A Tuskegee man has been killed in a two-vehicle crash in Macon County.
09/21/2024

NEW THIS MORNING: A Tuskegee man has been killed in a two-vehicle crash in Macon County.

NEW THIS MORNING: An 18-year-old from Union Springs has been killed in an ATV wreck in Macon County.
09/21/2024

NEW THIS MORNING: An 18-year-old from Union Springs has been killed in an ATV wreck in Macon County.

NEW THIS MORNING: A woman from Valley Grande has been killed in a head-on crash in Perry County.
09/21/2024

NEW THIS MORNING: A woman from Valley Grande has been killed in a head-on crash in Perry County.

A woman from Valley Grande has been killed in a head-on crash in Perry County.

Eastdale Mall has been a Montgomery staple for 47 years, so what does its new manager have planned?
09/21/2024

Eastdale Mall has been a Montgomery staple for 47 years, so what does its new manager have planned?

Eastdale Mall has been a Montgomery staple for 47 years, so what does its new manager have planned?

TODAY: Auburn heads into SEC play by hosting Arkansas, hoping to show that they are better than the prediction that they...
09/21/2024

TODAY: Auburn heads into SEC play by hosting Arkansas, hoping to show that they are better than the prediction that they'd finish 10th in the SEC.

Auburn heads into SEC play by hosting Arkansas, hoping to show that they are better than the prediction that they'd finish 10th in the SEC.

Here's what parents need to know about Instagram's new teen safety features.
09/21/2024

Here's what parents need to know about Instagram's new teen safety features.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man gets a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several charges in a...
09/21/2024

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man gets a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several charges in a Dallas County courtroom earlier this week. Forty year old Alfred Bell plead guilty to attempted murder — r**e — and criminal mischief. District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. says Bell was about to go on trial — when he...

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man gets a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several charges in a Dallas County courtroom earlier this week. Forty year old Alfred Bell plead guilty to attempted murder — r**e — and criminal mischief. District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. s...

A former postal carrier from Montgomery has been sentenced for mail theft and fraud in federal court.
09/21/2024

A former postal carrier from Montgomery has been sentenced for mail theft and fraud in federal court.

TONIGHT! Join Lindsey Bonner and John Longshore for all of your college football previews and analysis, plus high school...
09/21/2024

TONIGHT! Join Lindsey Bonner and John Longshore for all of your college football previews and analysis, plus high school highlights and scores. Alabama is off, but what does John think about Auburn vs. Arkansas and Tennessee vs. Oklahoma? Watch Laceup on Action 8 tonight at 10:15!

The Georgia Washington campus held two assemblies with the boys attending the first one and the girls attending the seco...
09/21/2024

The Georgia Washington campus held two assemblies with the boys attending the first one and the girls attending the second.

HAPPENING SATURDAY: Central Alabama CrimeStoppers will hold a gun buyback event on Saturday in Montgomery.
09/21/2024

HAPPENING SATURDAY: Central Alabama CrimeStoppers will hold a gun buyback event on Saturday in Montgomery.

Central Alabama CrimeStoppers will hold a gun buyback event on Saturday in Montgomery.

You can celebrate the first weekend of fall with all sorts of outdoor events happening throughout the River Region!
09/21/2024

You can celebrate the first weekend of fall with all sorts of outdoor events happening throughout the River Region!

ICYMI: Congratulations Kimberly Lige on your big win!
09/20/2024

ICYMI: Congratulations Kimberly Lige on your big win!

The Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit has released its first set of crime stats since its inception in June.
09/20/2024

The Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit has released its first set of crime stats since its inception in June.

The Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit has released its first set of crime stats since its inception in June.

High pressure will be the dominate weather feature over us during the weekend and into early next week. We’re expecting ...
09/20/2024

High pressure will be the dominate weather feature over us during the weekend and into early next week. We’re expecting abundant sunshine along with afternoon highs in the lower to mid 90s. Fall officially begins Sunday but summerlike temps aren’t going away just yet! You can expect mainly dry conditions with tons of sunshine and temps still climbing into the ...

The two-vehicle crash on Thursday, September 12 occurred on U.S. 331 near Friendship Road.
09/20/2024

The two-vehicle crash on Thursday, September 12 occurred on U.S. 331 near Friendship Road.

Alabama State Troopers are investigating a wreck between a Jeep and an SUV in Covington County that left a man injured.
09/20/2024

Alabama State Troopers are investigating a wreck between a Jeep and an SUV in Covington County that left a man injured.

Maj. Coleman says the driver of the vehicle, a 2013 Dodge Ram, was not injured.
09/20/2024

Maj. Coleman says the driver of the vehicle, a 2013 Dodge Ram, was not injured.

Two people have been arrested in Lee County on a list of charges, including drug trafficking and child endangerment.
09/20/2024

Two people have been arrested in Lee County on a list of charges, including drug trafficking and child endangerment.

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