A consumer warning from the Better Business Bureau about a Texas company asking new Roku users for money to activate their device. Some Roku customers say they were threatened and pressured to pay as much as $150 after seeing an error message and phone number while setting up their device. It was a good first quarter for Roku, the maker…
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says the body found in Lake Martin on Sunday afternoon has now been identified. He says the victim was 34-year-old Anthony Lee Thornton of Tallassee. On Sunday at about 1:25 P.M., the Sheriff’s Office received a call about an unresponsive person in the lake near a home on North Holiday Drive. Sheriff Abbett says the…
A Millbrook man is facing multiple charges after allegedly ramming a Millbrook police vehicle while fleeing from authorities. Saturday at 4 p.m. Millbrook police were called to Paige Hill Drive for a reported domestic disturbance. Prior to their arrival the suspect, 33-year-old Justin C. Acheson of Millbrook had left the residence and was seen driving recklessly throughout the area in…
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating a case involving a body that was found on Lake Martin. Investigators and deputies were called to the scene Sunday after the body was discovered. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says there are no further details available at the moment about this case and will update the public with more information Monday…
Alabama’s death toll from the coronavirus climbed to at least 551 on Sunday, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. There have been over 14,400 confirmed cases of the virus statewide. Close to 4,600 cases have been reported within the last 14 days. New rules from Gov. Kay Ivey went into effect Friday at 5 p.m. allowing…
Montgomery, Ala (ANN)- As Memorial Day Weekend is in full swing, lots of people have decided to venture outdoors and spend most of their holiday out in nature. Take a look as Alabama News Network’s Chief Photographer Bill Gill spent time on the water with Alabama’s Game Wardens, the law enforcement agency responsible for patrolling it all. Conservation Enforcement Officers…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Big box gyms and local fitness studios are reopening under a patchwork of protocols based on state and local guidance, and others are following basic protocols. including: spacing out cardio machines, using touchless entry, reducing class sizes, and requiring users to clean equipment before and after each use. Even though gym users are required to…
A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of 39-year-old Melissa Moss of Phenix City. Moss was killed when the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in which she was the passenger, crossed the centerline and collided with a 2013 Volkswagen GTI. Moss was not wearing her seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 169 at the…
A Prattville man has lost his life in a single-vehicle accident. Sixty-year-old William McDonald Sanders of Prattville was killed Saturday night, May 24, at 10:18 after the Dodge Ram he was driving went off the roadway and struck a power pole. Senior Trooper Michael Carswell said Sanders was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene….
According to its website, Jasmine Hill Gardens of Wetumpka will not be reopening. Jasmine Hill, known as “Alabama’s Little Corner of Greece” has more than 20 acres of gardens and classical sculptures in the Greek traditions featuring a full-scale replica of the Temple of Hera ruins. The gardens were opened in the 1930s by the Fitzpatrick family. Jasmine Hill Gardens,…
