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Happy New Year!

New Orleans driver identified

WSFA is reporting more details about the Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, the man accused of plowing his pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s Day.

Reports say the incident killed at least 15 people. Jabbar is also accused of opening fire on New Orleans officers; he was eventually killed.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.