MONTGOMERY, AL - A group of ASU student-scholars have returned from a recent statewide science competition with top honors for their research presentations.

Montgomery, AL-May 6, 2013- The Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National MS Society has announced this year’s recipients of its annual Scholarship Program. Two students living in Montgomery County along with 21 others will receive scholarships from the Chapter to help support their educational goals.

Sheondra Dotson of Sidney Lanier High School Brandon Kicker of Hooper Academy The program helps students affected by multiple sclerosis pursue a college or technical school education. It is open to high school seniors who live with MS or have a parent who is diagnosed with MS.

In addition to the emotional toll, MS can have a substantial financial impact on a family. The direct and indirect costs of MS, including lost wages — even for those with health insurance — are estimated at more than $70,000 annually per household. This makes funding a college education that much harder.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- Montgomery police are searching for suspects in a late night weekend home invasion. The crime occurred on Bell Road between Monticello Drive and Atlanta Highway.

Police say there were multiple people in the home in the 400 block of Bell Road when the suspects appeared late in the evening on Friday, May 3. 

As many as five unidentified suspects armed with handguns forced their way into the residence and used cable ties to tie the victims' hands together.

Investigators believe the crime is related to another similar home invasion that happened a few weeks ago, but officials say the victims were not able to identify the men.

Montgomery Police Chief Kevin Murphy said the men were wearing masks but that some of the evidence leads authorities to believe they were familiar with not only the family, but with the businesses they own.

A task force has been created to investigate the home invasions.