It's been just over a year since 14 teenagers with First Baptist Church of Montgomery survived a near death experience. Those teens were traveling to a summer youth camp about an hour from Montgomery when their 15-passenger van flipped after it blew a tire.

The most seriously injured, Conor Kirke, was found pinned beneath the van and the pavement.

The fact that Conor survived is nothing short of a medical miracle. And the day after the one-year anniversary of that wreck, Conor started his first day of high school.

Looking at Conor Kirke, you wouldn't know he had that near death experience, in a semi-coma for a month and later having to re-learn how to walk and feed himself.

"I'm doing pretty good so far," Kirke said.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service have announced that Valerie Byrd and Isaac Dailey, both of Montgomery County Alabama have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States.

According to court documents, Valerie Byrd conspired with others to fraudulently obtain tax refunds.  This occurred between February and April 2011.The conspiracy involved using stolen identities to file false income tax returns claiming refunds.  Byrd opened four different bank accounts to receive tax refunds from the schemes and thirty different refunds, issued in the name of thirty different individuals were deposited in the accounts.  To disburse the proceeds, Byrd would transfer the funds to her co-conspirators or withdraw cash, while retaining a portion of the proceeds for herself.

Isaac Dailey was previously indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Montgomery, AL on December 14, 2010, on a variety

The State Farmers Market brings an old favorite, the flea market, back to Montgomery.

On the second Saturday of each month, vendors will set up shop from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on the State Farmers Market grounds near Garrett Coliseum.

The flea market made its official return to the Farmers Market last month, and today the number of vendors doubled. All of the vendor space is booked for each month the rest of this year.

The State Agriculture Department says opening the flea market is part of a plan to revive the State Farmers Market.

The state thought it would have to close the Farmers Market because of budget cuts, but with financial help from the city, it remains open.

The flea market will open again on October 8th.

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