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News 10-2-12

Montgomery's homicide rate now stands at 16 following a shooting over the weekend that left a 23-year-old man dead.  Montgomery police said Larry Wells was shot and killed Friday evening at a residence in the 1100 block of Edgar Nixon Avenue in West Montgomery.  Authorities said no arrests were made. 

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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has promised to challenge in court two gun control bills that were approved by the U.S.

News 6-12-12

A spike in homicides in Montgomery has resulted in discussions on ways to stop gun-related crimes.  Recently, the Montgomery Police Department announced new initiatives that include putting more officers on the street.  15 homicides have been recorded since the start of 2013.  Violent crime is up 22 percent compared to the same period a year ago. 

New Law

A spike in homicides in Montgomery has resulted in discussions on ways to stop gun-related crimes.  Recently, the Montgomery Police Department announced new initiatives that include putting more officers on the street.  15 homicides have been recorded since the start of 2013.  Violent crime is up 22 percent compared to the same period one year ago. 

New Law

The sponsor of a bill to repeal the state's use of Common Core education standards decided to kill his own bill Wednesday.  Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Republican Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery, took the action when his committee seemed to prefer a substitute bill that maintained the standards over his own.  Even in moving to suspend his bill indefinitely, Brewbaker repeated his fears of student data being shared with the federal government.  The Board of Education adopted an Alabama version of the common core in 2010 over the objection of the newly elected Governor Robert Ben

A 19-year-old male is Montgomery's latest homicide victim.  Montgomery police said Jarvas Baldwin was shot to death Tuesday afternoon at a residence on Gaston Avenue.  Detectives said the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Christy Lawson was charged with murder.  Police said an initial inquiry indicated that shooting stemmed from an altercation that involved several people.  Baldwin's death is the city's 15th homicide of 2013. 

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Alabama Schools Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice spoke with reporters Tuesday in an effort to debunk some misinformation surrounding the state's use of common core standards.  The standards have been criticized as a federal intrusion since the Obama administration decided in 2009 to use them as one of several measures on which states would receive education grants.  Alabama has not received a grant, and Dr.