New Years Eve

Selma Police Need Your Help to Find a Missing Woman

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– Lt. Ray Blanks says 64 year old Patricia Effinger has been missing since New Year’s Eve night. He says Effinger was wearing wearing a leather black jacket — camouflage pants — a white top — and black boots. She was last seen in the 800 block of First Avenue — between 11 pm and 12…

Selma Police Issue New Year’s Celebration Warnings

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– As people get set to ring in a new year this weekend — Selma Police are warning people — against shooting their guns in the air — on New Year’s Eve. Police Chief Kenta Fulford knows people will be out this weekend — ringing in the New Year. So he’s put together a short list…

ALEA Releases Data for 2019 Holiday Travel Period

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  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) says troopers investigated 22 traffic deaths during the 2019 Christmas-New Year’s holiday travel period. ALEA says among those killed was a 4-year-old, who died in an Etowah County crash. The others killed included 10 drivers, nine passengers and one pedestrian. One motorcyclist, who was using a helmet, also was killed. Of the 20…

MPD: Woman Shot New Year’s Eve

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Montgomery police say a woman was shot at about 9:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve. It happened in the 3500 block of Norman Bridge Rd. The victim was shot in the leg.  Her injury is non-life threatening according to police. Police say they are working to determine what led to the shooting. No arrests have been made in the case. Categories:…

Eastdale Mall Celebrates 2020 with Huge Balloon Drop

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Hundreds of children and their parents were at Eastdale Mall in Montgomery for “Noon Year’s Eve” to welcome 2020 in a family-friendly way. Two thousand balloons dropped from the ceiling over the skating rink to the delight of hundreds of kids. “I was surprised by how many people were here, we couldn’t find a place to park,” parent Benjamin Shelton…

Fireworks & Bullets Over Alabama New Years Eve

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Alabama News Network’s Bill Gill shoots video of Mary Catherine Phillips She was reading about someone hit by gunfire that had been fired into the air on New Year’s Eve in California. She worries about the same thing happening here in Montgomery.   Phillis says she and her husband thought it sounded like a war zone outside their home in…

Downtown Countdown Rings in 2019 in Montgomery

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Hundreds of people braved rainy conditions to welcome 2019 at Riverwalk Stadium in downtown Montgomery. The Downtown Countdown New Year’s Celebration featured The Wildcat Band opening for headliners The Groove Factor from Memphis. Revelers got to see fireworks at midnight. The $5 admission went to the Cops for Christmas program, which helps needy families. All of us at Alabama News…