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Montgomery Alabama News
Watch: Security cameras capture chaos of Montgomery weekend shootout

Security camera footage from a local liquor store captured the exact moment of a deadly shootout in downtown Montgomery on Saturday night.

vape Alabama News
Montgomery places 90-day stop to vape, package store permits — ‘I have some kids that’s being addicted to these vapes’

The Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to approve a moratorium on opening new package stores, convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops in the city’s corporate limits.

Montgomery Whitewater Alabama News
City of Montgomery approves amended $500K annual funding agreement for Whitewater park

The Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to approve an amended agreement with the Montgomery County Community Cooperative District after it requested $500,000 to continue funding the Montgomery Whitewater waterpark.

Montgomery Museum of Art Alabama News
City council approves resolution clarifying governance of Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts after feud with mayor's office

The Montgomery City Council agreed on Tuesday to a new governing agreement with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), after controversy earlier this year revealed a rift between the MMFA leadership and Mayor Steven Reed's office.

Yung Bleu Alabama News
Montgomery-hosted ‘Stop the violence’ Memorial weekend event featured performance from rapper accused of domestic violence, firearms violations

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the City of Montgomery hosted a sneaker ball for its Stop the Violence Campaign, featuring a guest performance by Mobile Rapper Yung Bleu, who has a somewhat recent history of less-than-stopped violence.

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Montgomery City, County approve $7 million to keep ALFA HQ in city

In a joint effort, the Montgomery City Council and the Montgomery County Commission approved a total sum of $7 million to allow the Alabama Farmers Federation to move its headquarters to the East side of the city.

Steven Reed, James Graboys. Alabama News
Montgomery leaders plead for gun reform ahead of legislative session — 'Firearms fuel violence in this city and in this state'

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently and interim Montgomery Police Department Chief James Graboys on Tuesday laid out a large display of seized firearms during a press conference as the pair pushed lawmakers to pass gun control legislation. 

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Group responsible for controversial MAGA Bloody Sunday billboards decries removal as ‘clear act of censorship’

The artist group responsible for the controversial billboards featuring the slogan “Make America Great” over a scene of Selma’s Bloody Sunday recently condemned the decision by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, calling it a “clear act of censorship.”

Jackson Hospital Alabama News
Montgomery City Council delays vote on loan guarantee to prevent Jackson Hospital closing — 'We have not had time to do our due diligence'

The Montgomery City Council declined to guarantee a loan for Jackson Hospital, which the institution requires to receive $20.5 million from its bondholders to keep its doors open.

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Health care workers rally at Jackson Hospital ahead of Montgomery City vote to prevent closure over financial straits

Dozens of Jackson Hospital employees joined leadership and city officials to lobby for the upcoming vote in the Montgomery City Council to guarantee a bond to prevent the hospital from permanently closing its doors.

Montgomery Museum of Art Alabama News
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts likely violated open meetings law by barring media from unadvertised board meeting

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) likely violated the Alabama Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it barred an 1819 News reporter from attending a non-advertised meeting of the MMFA board on Wednesday.

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts: Controversial billboards were erected ‘without the approval of Museum leadership or the Joint Boards’

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) released a statement on Wednesday to address the recent billboards that have stirred controversy in the area, claiming the billboards were put up without leadership approval.

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Montgomery City Council entertains high school student's proposal to change city's 'culturally insensitive' flag for Confederate symbolism

After collecting over 1,300 signatures on an online petition, a Montgomery high school student asked the city council to approve changing the Montgomery City flag, which he claims harkens to the Confederacy.

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Montgomery leaders play the blame game as community outrage over crime grows

Leaders in Montgomery are continuing to pass the buck as residents express displeasure with how the City handles crime after a suspect in a shooting that paralyzed an innocent woman swiftly made bail after his arrest.