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.
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Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 6:12 PM CST
|By WAFF 48 Digital Staff, Charles Montgomery and Javon Williams
Don Webster of Huntsville Emergency Medical Services said one male patient was transported to Hunstville Hospital Trauma Services with injuries sustained in the incident
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 5:42 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Alec Abney will play the French horn with the Honors Symphonic Band as pat of the High School Honors Performance Series on Feb. 5, 2023.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:04 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to a spokesperson for the Huntsville Police Department, Tyhree Moore was arrested by Marshals and transported to the Madison County Jail on Nov. 30.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 3:13 PM CST
|By Anna Mahan, Charles Montgomery and Wade Smith
TVL is hitting the road to show you some easy-to-drive family destinations.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 11:41 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Huntsville Police Department investigators are seeking more information after a nine-year-old child was taken to the hospital after a shooting on Nov. 5.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 8:06 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
A Cullman man was arrested on Tuesday after Florence Police Department officers responded to an attempted burglary at a Walgreens Pharmacy.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 7:50 AM CST
|By Nick Kremer and Charles Montgomery
The Marshall County Coroner says that two people who were in separate cars were pronounced dead on the scene.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 12:30 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Officers responded to the shooting a little after 11:30 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 12:27 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
The address is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 11:59 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the Department of Justice, Ray Hunt, 69, conspired to export U.S.-origin parts used in the oil and gas industry to customers in Iran since at least November 2017.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 8:18 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
A 43-year-old Florence woman was arrested and charged on Monday after she allegedly rammed her husband’s vehicle with her own vehicle multiple times.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 1:20 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to a spokesperson for the Florence Police Department, Jason Ruano, 43, was arrested on Nov. 22 after he pulled fire alarms at Courtview Towers.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:58 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
No incident occurred at the school and there was no threat to students or anyone else at the school.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 9:05 AM CST
|By Javon Williams and Charles Montgomery
A shooting at a Huntsville apartment complex left one victim with life-threatening injuries.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 3:09 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to a press release from DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Catherine Findley, 52, was arrested and charged on Nov. 17.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 7:48 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery and Matthew King
The Texas-based travel center, Buc-ee’s will open its third location in Alabama along I-65 in Athens on Nov. 21.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 1:41 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
One gunshot victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:26 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
At this time, inmates Alan Eugene Miller and James Edward Barber are the only two inmates in the state with motions to set execution dates pending before the Alabama Supreme Court.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 4:35 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Crews with multiple fire departments responded to a fire in Monrovia on Friday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:01 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Investigators arrested and charged Davian Lebrant Rice with first-degree assault and one county of violation of probation.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 2:52 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Alvin Gillon, 67, was critically injured when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Mayor Pro Tempore William Foster was appointed the city’s new mayor to fulfill the remaining three years, according to our news partner at the Times Daily.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 3:13 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to online court documents, Nathan Powell, 29, was arrested after he allegedly used the messaging feature on Instagram to electronically solicit a 10-year-old child.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 3:07 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery and Anna Mahan
This story takes you into the heart of Sand Mountain and a look through the eyes of someone who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, the wrong side of the law and the wrong side of a violent mental illness.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 2:39 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
The inflatable heat shield was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on Nov. 10.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 12:35 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to a spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), Kishon Green, 44, was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead despite life-saving attempts.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:39 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery, Romario Gardner and Matthew King
The new facility will bring 700 jobs to North Alabama in Lawrence County’s Mallard Fox West Industrial Complex.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 12:25 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
The Cullman County Coroner confirmed that three people were killed and one person was taken to a hospital.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:20 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Officers with the Huntsville Police Department responded to the wreck.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 11:35 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
The arrests were made after an investigation into a methamphetamine drug trafficking organization.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 3:08 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery and Javon Williams
A man in Lawrence County was taken to the hospital after he was shot in the leg by his mother after he allegedly assaulted his brother with a baseball bat.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 12:10 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
A Limestone County man was arrested by Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit investigators on Nov. 7 after over one pound of methamphetamine was seized.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 3:09 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
The $2.45 million in grants will be used to install charging stations along highways.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 1:21 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
A School Resource Officer (SRO) at Sewanee Elementary School found drugs and various other items in a delivery truck on Thursday morning.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 11:05 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
Rock the South will be July 20-22, with Stapleton, Zach Bryan, Cody Johnson, Riley Green and many other artists performing.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 10:36 AM CST
|By D'Quan Lee and Charles Montgomery
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals heard oral arguments in the appeal at Samford University
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 10:08 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
City officials are working towards and updated transit improvement plan for Huntsville and they would like to hear from residents.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:31 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery and Sean Dowling
The Scottsboro Boys Museum highlights the story of nine Black men who were falsely accused of raping two white women.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:07 AM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
A student at Hazel Green High School was taken into custody on Wednesday after allegedly having a gun on campus.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 12:52 PM CST
|By Charles Montgomery
According to the Florence Police Department, Zakhari Smith was arrested for allegedly enticing a 17-year-old to run away from home.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
According to a release by the police department, officers performed a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 72 that resulted in the arrest of Tiffani Mashburn, 39, and Tyler Nelson, 27.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Wesley Darnell was fatally injured when the vehicle he was driving entered the opposite lane and was hit by a vehicle driven by Randy Rathmann, 78.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
A 59-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday morning near Town Creek.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 2:17 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The National Children’s Advocacy Center is partnering with “Giving-Blocks” to become the first Huntsville non-profit to accept cryptocurrency donations.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 1:59 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The five people were arrested on trafficking dangerous drugs charges.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) are investigating a wreck that involved a garbage truck on Highway 72 on Thursday morning.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:09 AM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
The Madison County Commission presented a $250,000 grant to the NASA/Marshall Retirees Association (MRA) for the building of a Space Exploration Memorial at the United States Space and Rocket Center.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Guests will drive through the North Pole-themed mile and a half show.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:21 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
Johasaphat Lsean Staten Ellison was indicted by the Jackson County Grand Jury for second-degree rape, second-degree sexual abuse and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 2:14 PM CDT
|By Charles Montgomery
This closure will not affect the law enforcement divisions or the Morgan County Jail.
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