The first graduating class of Robert E. Lee high school held its sixtieth anniversary reunion this evening. They were the first to walk the halls of Lee high school when it opened. Over one-hundred people attended the event with the…
Today the Family Sunshine Center held an event called the ranch round-up. The events purpose was to raise money for women and children in the community who need counseling and safe shelters. The Family Sunshine Center works to end domestic…
There was a big crowd in downtown Montgomery for this year's walk of life. The event is the biggest fundraiser for the Joy to Life Foundation. The organization provides breast cancer screenings across the state for those who can't afford…
The city of Wetumpka came out today to celebrate one of its most unique features. Thousands of people celebrated the 83 million year old impact crater at the fourth annual Crater fest. It's the only confirmed impact crater in the entire…
[gtxvideo vid="SVi94F2k" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SVi94F2k-120.jpg?cachebust=1460992353255" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_15_22_07_02"] A chilly night as friends, family members and advocates gathered together, each one remembering someone who they have lost, including Lucy Cooks. "My grandson was Jamie Sinclair Cooks. Today would have been his 23rd…
Montgomery police are searching for an armed robbery suspect. Investigators say a man walked into a check cashing business on the Atlanta Highway Friday morning and sprayed the clerk with pepper spray or mace. He then left with an unknown amount…
The current secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Stan Stabler, is responding to recent allegations made against him by former secretary, Spencer Collier. On Friday, he sent Alabama News Network a letter. Here is a copy of what he wrote:…
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will present its “Under Age, Under Arrest” program on underage drinking Monday, April 18,to students at Carver High School in Montgomery. The program will be at 9:30 a.m. in the school auditorium. The program…
The Salvation Army in Troy is is making sure no one goes hungry. It's all part of their annual Empty Bowls Luncheon that feature unique clay bowls. Several people in the community including people at the Colley Senior Complex and…
[gtxvideo vid="PyqNE7GR" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PyqNE7GR-120.jpg?cachebust=1460991069708" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_15_22_00_19"] Gov. Robert Bentley's office has issued a statement concerning a trip the governor took with several staff members to attend the Republican Governors Association Conference in Las Vegas last year. One of those staffers…
[gtxvideo vid="KQoNzThw" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KQoNzThw-120.jpg?cachebust=1460740764923" vtitle="troy walmart"] Since August of last year after a tornado damaged Troy's Walmart, employees have been hard at work getting everything back to normal. Friday morning was the store's grand reopening. City officials and Walmart…
Three corrections officers at Bullock Correctional Facility have been charged with attempting to smuggle contraband into the prison. According to public records, three corrections officers - 24-year-old Victor Davis, 23-year-old Tevin Denton and 20-year-old Khayla Chambers - were recently found…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, April 13, shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Rogers of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged James Thomas, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Thomas turned himself in to MPD detectives on April…
Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate remained steady at 6.2%. “Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to hold steady, all the while showing labor force and employment growth,” Governor Bentley said. “The growth is…
This is Work-Zone Safety Week, a designation used to increase awareness of the dangers of driving in highway construction zones. A fatal accident in North Alabama is a real-life reminder of that danger. State troopers say an Alabama Department of…
[gtxvideo vid="9uCzjT1z" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9uCzjT1z-120.jpg?cachebust=1460733200878" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_14_22_14_11"] Ben Smith gives a speech at his graduation from Hope Inspired Ministries--a place he never thought he would be after 15 years in prison serving a murder sentence. "My life when I did time…
[gtxvideo vid="8ajZOcJc" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8ajZOcJc-120.jpg?cachebust=1460731676023" vtitle="bentley-ALEA-wallet"] The former head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Spencer Collier is disputing claims that he approved the decision to use a state aircraft to take Governor Bentley's wallet to him in 2014. Current…
Tuskegee police are searching for a missing man. They say 46-year-old Frank Martin Jr. was last seen near the area of School Street in Tuskegee. If you know where Martin is, call the Tuskegee Police Department at (334) 727-0200.
[gtxvideo vid="hPLXFxHg" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hPLXFxHg-120.jpg?cachebust=1460735487265" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_14_18_03_32"] A group of Greenville High School students are graduating, but they are not going to college just yet. These are students who will be prepared for any situation. They are not your typical first responders,…
[gtxvideo vid="HOMjI0cq" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HOMjI0cq-120.jpg?cachebust=1460734406832" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_14_17_59_47"] Franklin Graham is carrying the torch for his father Rev. Billy Graham these days, touring the country speaking from the Bible to everyone who will listen. There were many who came to Montgomery to…
General Motors Co. says it's phasing out cars without air bags and other safety features by 2019 after its Chevrolet Sail subcompact flunked a crash test in Latin America. The Latin New Car Assessment Program - an independent testing organization…
You know all those fees that airlines have added over the last several years? Delta is taking one away. Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it would drop the fee for U.S. consumers who buy tickets over the phone or…
[gtxvideo vid="JPgSFT4h" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JPgSFT4h-120.jpg?cachebust=1460673183010" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_14_17_01_59"] Dispatchers are the first voice the public hears in the time of a crisis. This week they are being recognized as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Dispatchers say the job is not…
Travelers spent $777 million and were responsible for 11,981 jobs last year in Montgomery County, according to a report conducted for the Alabama Tourism Department. This represents a 7.5% increase in traveler spending on hotels, restaurants, shopping and transportation. Estimates…
Edward Hundley, 50, of Birmingham, and Richard Freeman, 39, of Montgomery, were sentenced Wednesday, April 13, for bank robbery, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Hundley was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison. Freeman…
