Tag: MONTGOMERY

UPS is laying off 128 employees in Montgomery, the company announced this week.

Montgomery County District Judge Michael Godwin on Monday denied a request by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office to increase the $60,000 bond of one of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4.

Donald Watkins, Jr., a convicted fraudster, withdrew his name from consideration for a small-business development director job with the City of Montgomery on Wednesday.

Don't be fooled. Montgomery really IS that bad.

Montgomery County Deputy District Attorney Marianalyn Coleman asked District Judge Michael Godwin on Monday to call a hearing to increase the bond of one of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4, who was released on a $60,000 bond.

One of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4 was released on a $60,000 bond.

The FBI is in the process of sending more agents to Montgomery, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

A Pike Road farmer's market is facing backlash for a patriotic display just days before its annual Pumpkin Festival.

Montgomery police arrested Dantavious McGhee, 19, on Monday for one count of capital murder, nine counts of assault first degree, and three counts of assault second degree for his alleged role in a deadly downtown shootout on Bibb and Commerce Street on October 4. 

Downtown Montgomery was the site of another weekend homicide early Saturday morning. 

Montgomery Police arrested one juvenile male for his alleged role in the deadly downtown shootout last Saturday.

The CASC Montgomery Gun Show set for November 1 should be subject to a “temporary pause and review” after a deadly Saturday night shootout in downtown Montgomery, according to Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson.

During a Tuesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about the Trump administration's efforts to combat crime, specifically in Alabama's capital, where there was a gang-related shootout following a historically black and college university football game over the weekend.

Members of the Montgomery City Council unanimously voted to suspend a downtown entertainment district after a Saturday night shootout left two dead and 14 injured. 

The State of Alabama has spent $2.5 million since June 2024 on the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit in an attempt to crack down on crime in Montgomery, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

On Monday, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed issued a statement over the Saturday night shootout that left two dead and 14 injured, pointing toward what he deemed Alabama's "lax" gun laws.

Montgomery has a “criminal gang problem,” according to the Alabama Sheriffs Association.

Bringing in the National Guard to Montgomery isn’t necessary, according to businessman and U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Walker.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will “further intervene” in Montgomery after a deadly downtown shootout on Saturday night that left two dead and 14 injured, according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

A city-funded HBCU Classic party turned deadly in downtown Montgomery on Saturday night.

Alabama should revisit “the conversation about the state’s authority over its capital” after a Saturday night shootout in downtown Montgomery left two dead and fourteen injured, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Two are dead and 14 are injured after a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery while the City was hosting and funding an HBCU.

A student brought a gun to Montgomery Public Schools’ JAG High School on Thursday.

A $60,000 media booking contract to secure more television, radio, and podcast appearances for Mayor Steven Reed is about “promoting the good things about our city,” according to Reed.

Montgomery taxpayers are paying $60,000 annually in an effort to secure more television, radio and podcast appearances for Mayor Steven Reed.

Members of the Montgomery City Council passed the largest budget in city history for fiscal year 2026 on Tuesday.

Montgomery Fire and Rescue announced on Monday that a newborn baby was "safely and anonymously surrendered" at its Safe Haven Baby Box last month.