Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Hot and Humid; Random Afternoon Showers and Storms

REST OF THE WEEK: Not much change in the forecast for the rest of the week, as very muggy conditions persist. Each day we will see more clouds than sun, with temperatures heading into the upper 80s to lower 90s for most of locations. We are watching the radar as showers and storms will be developing, and will be completely…

Police Arrest Man in Double Killing at Convenience Store

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting two people outside a convenience store over the weekend has been charged with capital murder. Birmingham police say 27-year-old Antonio Shaw of Birmingham was charged in the killings of 25-year-old Joseph Demetrice Robinson and 27-year-old Riki Dunri Christopher Bynum. Shaw also was charged with two counts of attempted murder because…

Man Shot and Killed in Valley Grande

Valley Grande map – Alabama News Network One man is dead and another is in custody after a fatal shooting in Valley Grande this afternoon. Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum says the shooting happened around the 7700 block of Highway 22. Granthum says when deputies responded to the scene, they found the victim lying unresponsive. He says it’s the first…

Agape Missionary Baptist Church In Montgomery Burglarized

The pastor of Agape Missionary Baptist Church in Downtown Montgomery said thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen from his church last weekend. Pastor C.L. Ballard drove up to the church for Sunday services to realize someone broke a glass window and entered the church. Ballard said this isn’t the first time this has happened. Items taken included microphones,…

ADPH Now Offering At-Home STD/HIV Testing Kits

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) began offering STD/HIV home specimen collection and laboratory testing kits to all Alabama residents ages 12 and older beginning June 7.

The ADPH Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and Control has collaborated with Binx Health to implement home delivery STD/HIV specimen collection and laboratory test kits by mail.