Opelika Police Searching for Theft Suspect
Opelika police need your help in finding a theft suspect.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
FedEx Driver Shot in Birmingham in Apparent Case of Road Rage
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Police say a FedEx driver has been shot and wounded in an apparent case of road rage on an interstate in downtown Birmingham. The gunfire happened Monday on Interstate 59/20. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service said the FedEx driver was shot in the leg and taken to UAB Hospital. Officer Truman Fitzgerald says it appears that…
$120 Million Data Center Coming to Auburn
Construction has begun on the 40,000-square-foot facility on Samford Avenue, just outside Auburn University’s campus.
Not as Stormy Today
A rare mid-summer front continues to slowly sink south through the state and was the focal point for numerous showers and storms yesterday across the area, where thousands of lightning strikes occurred and rainfall was measure in inches in many locations. For today, the front inches farther south, and showers and storms become more scattered in nature. The sky will…
Alabama Inmate, Wanted in Georgia, Released from Jail Early
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a man who was mistakenly released from an Alabama jail by posing as another inmate has turned himself in. Authorities are investigating how 31-year-old Darren Jermaine Chipman was released in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says he turned himself in Sunday. Authorities say the Huntsville man was released prematurely – on Saturday…
Alabama Woman Located after Family’s Plea
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman last heard from when she left for Europe a few years ago has been located days after relatives issued a public plea for information. Relatives said Nicole Denise Jackson, 24, was safe and healthy when she was found on Friday. Jackson was 21 when she left for Germany in 2018 with a man…
Longtime Alabama Sheriff Convicted on Theft, Ethics Charges
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A longtime Alabama sheriff has been removed from office, the attorney general’s office said, after jurors on Monday found him guilty of charges of theft and using his office for personal gain. Jurors convicted Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakley of two counts but found him not guilty of eight others. After nearly 40 years in office,…
Virus Hospitalizations in Alabama Approach 1,600 Amid Surge
MONTGOMERY (AP) – The number of coronavirus patients in Alabama hospitals has risen to its highest levels in six months. Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday released a video with State Health Officer Scott Harris encouraging people to get vaccinated. Harris said the delta variant is so infectious that anyone who contracts COVID-19 is likely to spread it to three or…
Union: NLRB Officer Recommends New Vote for Amazon Workers
The union that tried, and failed, to organize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama may get a do-over. On Monday, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union said that a hearing officer for the National Labor Relations Board has recommended that the vote by workers in April to overwhelmingly reject the union be set aside and that another vote be…
Lightning Suspected in Apartment Fire on Bell Road
Montgomery Fire/Rescue spent part of Monday afternoon battling an apartment fire. The fire happened just before 4:00PM at the Elevate 5050 Apartments in the 5000 block of Bell Road. Lt. Jason Selman with Montgomery Fire/Rescue said fire investigators have not be able to get into the building to determine the cause of the fire, but due to Monday’s severe weather,…
