Morning Pledge: Pike Road Elementary-Ms. Franklin’s Class
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by Trinity Presbyterian School, is presented by Ms. Franklin’s 2nd grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
Man Charged in Shooting Over Drugs
MPD charged Benitez Sankey, 42, with first-degree assault in connection to a shooting that occurred the night of September 28, in the 3900 block of Woodley Road. The adult male victim sustained a serious gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The initial investigation indicated the shooting stemmed from an argument over narcotics. Further investigation identified…
Teen Arrested, Charged with Assault in Eagle Circle Shooting
MPD charged Brandon Parker, 19, with second-degree assault in connection to a shooting that occurred Oct. 5 at about 2:30 p.m. in the 5800 block of Eagle Circle. The teenage male victim sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment where he was later downgraded to stable. Further investigation identified Parker, a subject known…
Morning Pledge: Pike Road Elementary-Ms. Whiten’s Class
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by Trinity Presbyterian School, is presented by Ms. Whiten’s 2nd grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
Florida Evacuees Still Not able to Go Home
A lot of families are stranded in the Capital City even though Hurricane Michael is gone. In many places, authorities are not opening up the roads to get back into the towns. The Echols family evacuated Panama City Beach with their one-year-old daughter and dog and enough clothes for a few days. Now the storm has passed. While they think…
Two Elmore County Prison Guards Injured in Assault by Inmates
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating an assault on two correctional officers that was reported at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore today. Â Â At approximately 5:30 a.m., a male correctional officer was injured during an assault by several inmates when the officer entered a housing area inside the facility. Â A second male correctional officer who responded to…
Former Wetumpka Police Officer Sentenced to One Year for Manslaughter
A former police office in Alabama has been sentenced to one year in jail for a wreck that killed a woman nearly two years ago. Reports say that Andrew Bass, 30, was sentenced today in Wetumpka for his conviction last month on a charge of criminally negligent homicide. Bass had been charged with manslaughter in the Oct. 22, 2016 wreck…
Morning Pledge: Pike Road Elementary-Ms. Moore’s Class
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by Trinity Presbyterian School, is presented by Ms. Moore’s 2nd grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
Hurricane Michael Records Devastating Storm Surge
Experts at the National Hurricane Center say Hurricane Michael’s devastating storm surge reached as high as 14 feet (4.27 meters) in some areas of Florida’s Gulf coast. The center’s storm surge unit said Thursday that peak storm surge ranged from 9 feet (2.7 meters) to 14 feet (4.27 meters) from Mexico Beach east through Apalachee Bay. Officials said the highest…
Millbrook Officer Resigns Following Allegations of Inappropriate Relationship
Millbrook Police Chief P.K. Johnson says an officer has resigned after the officer was accused of being in an appropriate relationship with a high school student. Chief Johnson says while working an off duty security job at Stanhope Elmore High School, the unidentified officer had been observed talking to an 18-year-old female student on several occasions. Johnson says the officer…
