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🌱 Authorities Investigate Crash + Man Arrested For Shooting
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Good morning, neighbors! Sammi Caramela here with your brand-new edition of the Montgomery Daily.
First, today's weather:
Cloudy, breezy and cool. High: 58 Low: 50.
Here are the top stories in Montgomery today:
- There was a two-vehicle wreck at Wares Ferry Road and Old Atlanta Highway Thursday evening. A spokesman for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said firefighters extracted at least one person. He could not confirm injuries. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is handling the investigation. (WSFA)
- Montgomery police have arrested a man for shooting into a business Saturday night. Montgomery Police Capt. Saba Coleman said 29-year-old Demetrius Brown is charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. in the 2400 block of East South Boulevard. (WSFA)
- As the Alabama special session on redistricting begins in Montgomery, Alabama Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said Thursday on the Senate floor that he intends to file legislation related to vaccine mandates. (Alabama Political Reporter)
Today in Montgomery:
- Shallow Aqua - Bell Road Branch YMCA (8:30 AM)
- ZUMBOO - Bell Road Branch YMCA (8:30 AM)
- Les Mills SPRINT - Bell Road Branch YMCA (8:30 AM)
- ZUMBOO AQUA - Bell Road Branch YMCA (9:30 AM)
- Yoga - Bell Road Branch YMCA (9:45 AM)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."