Charles Montgomery
Digital Reporter
Huntsville, AL
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Charles is a December 2021 graduate of West Virginia University. While earning his degree, Charles served as the sports editor for the WVU student newspaper, the Daily Athenaeum. Charles also completed a summer internship in 2021 for ESPN Louisville radio.
Charles is familiar with Alabama as he has lived in Grant since 2011. He attended KDS DAR High School and graduated in 2018.
Charles is a major sports fan, supporting the Mountaineers, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Athletics.
As a Digital Reporter, Charles creates content for all of WAFF's platforms including TV, web and streaming.
Education
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 3:27 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Tennessee Valley Living had an inside look with Polaris to see what it takes to make a slingshot.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 3:24 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Enjoy a day at the pool with your pup!
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A former Madison County resident appeared in federal court on Thursday to answer federal charges of international parental kidnapping.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery, Javon Williams and Matthew King
Weekend visitations were canceled due to the impact the stoppages have had on staff resources, according to ADOC.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The funds from the federal Recreation Trails Program total $1.64 million and will be used to build, restore and improve trails.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 11:45 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Martin entered a not guilty plea in April 2022 after being accused of shooting and killing officer Nick Risner and William Mealback in October 2021.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A U.S. District Court charged Khory Deontay Lowe, II, 18, and Dejuan Alexander Wallace, 41, with one count of unlawful possession of stolen mail.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 11:45 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
If you have any information related to these incidents, call (256) 722-7100.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 2:22 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Police Chief Rick Williams is now retired
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery and Andrew McMunn
The employee reportedly admitted to the act and said he had a foot fetish that sometimes "sexually aroused" him, police say.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 1:14 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to online court documents, a woman said she was using a tanning bed room at Planet Fitness and saw a cell phone camera filming her from under the door.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 12:50 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A 39-year-old man was arrested by deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 23 for allegedly impersonating a peace officer.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 2:16 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the Decatur Police Department, Alexis Antesia Bolding, 26, and Mark Anthony Stephens Sr., 50, were both arrested arrested and charged for first-degree burglary on Sept. 22.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
In a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office, it warned people of a scam that claims to be the sheriff’s office trying to extort money for old fines that do not exist.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 1:15 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency, the truck hit a house during the wreck.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 1:10 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The $3.69 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be designated for improvements at airports.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The contract specified the company will build a 3,800-square-foot station at 521 Pratt Avenue.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 3:06 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The Madison County Health Department released location and hours for places providing the flu vaccine.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 1:12 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery and Anna Mahan
Let us introduce you to the new faces behind Huntsville's Pro Soccer team!
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Ian Ayre was named the team president and Chad Emerson was named the managing director of business operations.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:20 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Jerry Jason McKee, 46, was arrested and charged with six counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of child abuse and four counts of first-degree sexual abuse.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:07 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the Department of Justice, the men were charged for separate and unrelated incidents.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:16 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The $1 million grant was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 1:40 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Charles Timothy Jernigan was arrested after leading police on a pursuit towards Henagar.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 12:50 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A Selma man was arrested in Collinsville on Sept. 18 after police discovered he had allegedly burglarized storage units.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The courthouse will be home to the United States District Court of North Alabama when it is completed.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 4:55 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The Decatur City Council voted to approve the raise the pay for city government employees by 6% on Monday.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to online court documents, attorney Brian Clark withdrew from the case because he will be the Assistant District Attorney in Lawrence County starting Nov. 1.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 11:42 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Lee Edward McGuire, 44, was stopped by Decatur Police Department Vice/Narcotics Unit investigators on Sept. 16.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Cassandra Joy Seal was pronounced dead on the scene by the Colbert County Coroner.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A Colbert County man was arrested and charged with first-degree assault after hitting another man with a cast iron skillet lid on Sept. 13.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Michael Tays will serve 840 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing and possessing child pornography.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:18 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The closure is scheduled for Sept. 19.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 2:40 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A 22-year-old woman from Birmingham was charged with multiple counts of identity theft for cashing checks in Decatur and various other locations in north Alabama.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 2:23 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Charles Grady Sharp, 81, was fatally injured when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and overturned.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 12:47 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The loans and grants will be used to repair and upgrade rural, urban and suburban water and sewer systems in many counties.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The outage impacted customers from I-565 south to Bob Wallace Avenue and from Jordan Lane east to California Street.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 10:29 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Agents seized one pound of methamphetamine, one pound of marijuana, Xanax pills, liquid GHB and psilocybin mushrooms.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
You can only get a vaccine if you make an appointment with the hospital.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 1:18 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Agents with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit arrested four people on drug-related charges on Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Nov. 1, 2022 is the last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Between August 2021 and February 2022, Casey White and Vicky White shared 949 phone calls.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Laccuina Braithwaite is charged with capital murder after officers discovered a child floating in a bathtub during a welfare check.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The grant totals $300,000 and it is a Community Development Block Grant that will provide infrastructure required for a Mapco Express on Alabama Highway 36.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:06 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to reports, a caller is claiming to be a representative from Publisher’s Clearing House.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The grant will provide sewer system upgrades that are needed to service local events and job training facilities at the Lauderdale County Agricultural Events Center.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 11:04 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery and Javon Williams
The documents state that Casey White’s defense team spoke with Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton and Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly who have no opposition to the motion.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Huntsville Transit plans to hold community outreach meetings to get feedback from users.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Director of Huntsville Animal Services, Dr. Karen Sheppard, said that more people are bringing animals in because they are moving.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 11:02 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The closing will affect the intersection of Monroe Street Southwest and Heart of Huntsville Drive and near the intersection of Clinton Avenue.
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