Wetumpka police were called to assist the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office in a vehicle chase shortly after 6 am. The vehicle, stolen from Montgomery, was headed towards Downtown Wetumpka. Police say a Wetumpka police vehicle and Elmore County Sheriff’s vehicle were both hit during the chase. The chase ended near Bibb Graves Bridge. After the vehicle stopped, two suspects exited…
Tallassee police have arrested Kristofer James Carey, 18, of Tallassee and charged him in a burglary investigation. A Crimestoppers tip led to police identifying Carey as the suspect in the burglary. On August 27, police say the Road Runner gas station in Tallassee was the victim of an unlawful break-in. The suspect stole merchandise and property. Once in custody, Carey…
NEW YORK — The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site since 1944. As part of an agreement finalized Tuesday, the division series, league championship…
Hurricane Sally prompted closings and cancellations in our area. This is the latest list from Alabama News Network. We will be updating this list, so check back often. SCHOOLS: Macon County Schools – No In-Person Classes Friday Tallapoosa County Schools – Closed Friday Categories: Montgomery Metro, News, South Alabama, Statewide, Troy, West Alabama Tags: alabama closings, hurricane sally, school closings,…
Latest update NHC: The center of Hurricane Sally was located near latitude 29.1 North, longitude 88.2 West. Sally is moving toward the northwest near 2 mph. A slow north-northwestward to northward motion is expected this afternoon, followed by a slow northward to north-northeastward motion tonight through Wednesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Sally will pass near the…
Former State Senator David Burkette plans to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of campaign finance violation. Burkette required to pay a $3,000 under the plea agreement will also waive his right to an appeal. Taken into custody on September 3, police charged Burkette with failing to deposit $3,625 in campaign contributions into his campaign checking account, a violation of…
The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for many local rivers. ALABAMA RIVER: For the Alabama River, this warning affects Montgomery, Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes and Dallas counties. Heavy rainfall of six to eight inches is expected by Thursday. The flood warning is in effect for Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon. As of this morning, the river level is…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is warning Alabamians of price gauging during the State of Emergency. The price gauging law is in effect ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sally. Alabama’s price gouging law comes into effect when the Governor declares a State of Emergency and it prohibits the ‘unconscionable pricing’ of items for sale or rent.  Governor Ivey declared…
Coastal Alabama Growers LLC is planning to build a peanut shelling facility in Atmore. The new facility will bring 100 or more jobs to the area. The new $87 million facility will be built on 60 acres of land. The average pay for workers is expected to be more than $17/hour. The company is also offering temporary jobs during high…
Sally has weakened some overnight, but is still a very dangerous storm which will bring life-threatening storm surge and flooding to Alabama over the next 72 hours…This is a HIGH IMPACT Event for the state of Alabama. At 400 AM CDT, the center of Hurricane Sally was located an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft and NOAA Doppler weather radars near…
