People who live near a condemned home are scared to go near it…because it’s infested with bees, thousands of them. The bees are now buzzing around other homes nearby and that has neighbors demanding action. A beekeeper says there’s anywhere between five and ten-thousand bees livinig in and out of the home. Wanda Moncrief lives on Dundale Road [...]
Progress on Montgomery’s Newest Public School, Park Crossing High School
While school is out for summer, crews at Montgomery’s newest public school are working around the clock to finish in time for class in August. Park Crossing High School is tucked away off of Taylor Road. For the casual observer, it looks like one big construction zone, but inside the campus, the Principal Rocky Smith [...]
I-85 South at Shorter Reopens after 8-Hour Fatal Crash Shutdown
Story Created: Jun 12, 2013 at 5:26 PM CDT Story Updated: Jun 12, 2013 at 10:49 PM CDT Article source: http://www.waka.com/news/montgomery-news/I-85-Southbound-Reopens-after-8-Hour-Shutdown-from-Fatal-Crash-211287831.html
Salvation Army: Family Thrift Store
The Salvation Army helps people in need in our community year round. One of the ways they serve them is by your donations to the Family Thrift Store. You can find just about anything at the salvation army thrift store… From clothes… And couches…To books. ”We have furniture. We have appliances. We have clothing, books, [...]
Montgomery Being Considered to Host College Football Bowl Game
Montgomery is one of nine cities being considered to host a college football bowl game starting next year. Bowl games are usually played by division 1 schools and now, other smaller schools say they want a chance to play. “The Mountain West, the Atlantic, the Sun Belt, Conference USA…they’re being left out,” says sports analyst John [...]
Governor Bentley Selling Alabama in Paris
Governor Robert Bentley is leaving this week to sell Alabama to businesses on another continent. He’ll be joining delegations from across the state at the Paris Air Show in France. While a trip to Paris might sound like a great chance to do some sightseeing, the governor wanted to clarify that this is not a [...]
MPD Makes Arrest in City’s 25th Homicide
Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the city’s 25th homicide. Willie Johnson III, 34, of Montgomery has been charged with one count of murder for the shooting death of 24 year old Courtney Lawery. Around 7:45 p.m. on May 23, Lawery was found with a fatal gunshot wound on the 1000 block of [...]
UA Student Speaks About Witnessing Stand in Schoolhouse Door
Today marks 50 years since the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door at the University of Alabama, when then-Governor George Wallace stood in front of two African American students trying to register for classes. In 1963, every student was required to register for classes at Foster Auditorium. But when two black students tried to, what followed [...]
Salvation Army: Helping the Hungry
The Salvation Army prepares hundreds of meals every day for the people who come stay in the shelter or just need a meal here and there. Donnie Warthen is one of those people. He is a former truck driver who has been coming for the past few years after he got injured and lost his [...]
Tallassee Man Accused of Raping 8 Children Back in Court
From Elmore county– A Tallassee man accused of raping eight children under the age of 12 is in court for a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors say the evidence they’ve compiled is horrific, and the victims are anxious for it to be over. Steven Conrad is facing 109 charges for raping eight children. Four of the alleged victims were [...]