Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Below Average Temperatures Remain

CLEAR, CALM, AND COLD: High pressure has settled into the Southern Tier of states and has brought a much colder air mass to the South. The high remains to our west, and with the clockwise flow around the feature, our winds remain out of the north the next couple of days, which will keep us unseasonably cold and dry in…

Montgomery City Council Looks at Business Licenses, Residential Properties

The City of Montgomery is defining what can be done at residential properties. And how trying to obtain a business license can impact it. “Very simple. It says you have to have a business license for a rental property. Well, to have a rental property in a residential neighborhood you can’t have a business in a residential neighborhood, so right…

Police Charge Driver with Striking, Killing 14-Year-Old Girl in Montgomery

Montgomery police say they’ve made an arrest in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a pickup truck Saturday night. Police say they’ve charged Daniel Harris, 51, with leaving the scene of an accident in the death of 14-year-old Keiauna Williams. Police say Harris is being held on a $15,000 bond. Police say they and…

Prattville Police Seeking Restaurant Robbery Suspect

Photo: CrimeStoppers/AL State Bureau of Investigation Prattville police have released a composite sketch of a robbery suspect they are hoping to find. Police say the robbery happened at a fast food restaurant in the 100 block of South Memorial Drive on November 18. Police haven’t named the restaurant. An Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) artist created the sketch, based…

Elmore Co. Deputies Seeking Suspect in Redland Road Burglary Investigation

Photo from CrimeStoppers/Elmore Co. Sheriff’s Office Elmore County Sheriff’s deputies have released a photo of a male they are hoping to find as the investigate a burglary in the Redland Road community. Investigators say around 12:45 p.m. on November 30, they believe this person committed the burglary in that area. If you have a tip to help find him, call…

Alabama Democratic Party Consultant Giles Perkins Dies at 51

Photo: Adams and Reese LLP Giles Perkins, a lawyer and Democratic political consultant who helped guide U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’ campaign to victory in Alabama last year, has died. He was 51. In a Monday statement, Jones mourned the loss of his dear friend. Jones said anyone who crossed paths with Perkins “saw his passion for making our state –…

Sunny, but Colder Weather

High pressure settles in over the Southeast meaning we stay dry and with northerly flow, temperatures will remain below average. Today will be mostly sunny, but the high will be only in the lower to mid 50s over South/Central Alabama. Mornings for the rest of the week will be cold with 20s and 30s; the coldest will most likely be…

Remembering the Montgomery Bus Boycott 63 years Later

  Voices and music ring out at the First Baptist Church on North Ripley Street commemorating a historical movement that took place within those walls 63 years before. “It’s one thing to read about it, but to actually be a part of it and actually be here to see the people that were a part of it and the process…

ADOC Investigates Fatal Holman Prison Stabbing

The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating a fatal stabbing that happened at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on Sunday. At approximately 6:15 p.m., prison officials found Vaquerro Kinjuan Armstrong, 29, in a housing area with multiple stab wounds received in an altercation with another inmate.  Armstrong was taken to the facility’s infirmary for emergency treatment but…