Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Very Warm Today; Big Changes Arrive Tonight

The weather will remain mainly sunny and dry today with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Late today, a cold front will cause clouds to increase late in the day with scattered showers arriving after midnight. Limited moisture levels means rain amounts should be less than one-quarter inch, and many locations are likely to stay dry. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS:…

Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy Shot, Wounded in Alabama

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was shot and wounded in Alabama while driving to work, and news outlets report a suspect is in custody. Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman says someone pulled up in a vehicle beside a car driven by a Muscogee County deputy at an intersection in Phenix City, Alabama, and opened fire early…

Alabama Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Wife and Family

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his estranged wife, her unborn child and three other people in north Alabama has been sentenced to death. The decision by Madison County Circuit Judge Chris Comer follows a jury’s 11-1 vote to recommend death for 46-year-old Christopher Henderson. Jurors in July convicted Henderson in the shooting and stabbing deaths of…