Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Remembering the Missing

Candles light up the darkness in memory of missing loved ones. LaQuanta Riley’s mother says she is still working to find answers in her daughter’s disappearance. “There are more questions than they are answers even after 16 years. But yet we have faith and believe that something will come about. Somebody’s gonna speak up. Somebody will look a little deeper,…

Prosecutors Want Substantial Sentence for Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen

Prosecutors say Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, should serve a substantial prison term with a modest amount of credit for his cooperation. Cohen is scheduled to be sentenced next Wednesday in New York federal court. He pleaded guilty to federal charges and cooperated in multiple state and federal probes over several months, including having seven meetings with…

Midday Update: Wet and Chilly Weekend Ahead

FOR OUR FRIDAY: Today will be a cloudy day and some rain will likely push into the state during the afternoon hours before becoming more widespread tonight ahead of the surface low forming over the western Gulf Coast. Highs today will be in the lower to mid 50s. WET & COLD WEEKEND: Little change in the forecast for the weekend…As…

Harlem Globetrotters in the Capital City

With their many tricks and jaw dropping jams, the Harlem Globetrotters entertained people of all ages at Garrett Coliseum Thursday evening. Some kids say they have watched the Globetrotters on YouTube, and they are excited to see them in person. “I saw ‘Hammer,’ he got on top of a 50 feet tall hotel and he jumped off and he had…

Lawyers: Prison System in Contempt of Staffing Order

Attorneys for inmates are asking a federal judge to find the Alabama prison system in contempt of a court order to boost prison mental health staffing. Lawyers wrote in a Thursday motion that the Department of Corrections is “woefully short” of required staffing levels. Attorneys for inmates wrote that a court order requires 263 full time equivalent mental-health positions. The…

A Couple More Dry Days

THURSDAY: Dry weather continues today with a good supply of sunshine; after the cold start, temperatures will still be chilly with highs ranging from the upper 40s to mid 50s across South/Central Alabama. FRIDAY: Clouds roll in quickly Friday, and some rain will likely push into the state Friday night ahead of a surface low forming over the western Gulf…

Virginia College Campuses Suddenly Close

  Virginia College students in Montgomery got quite a surprise when they went to class Wednesday. They arrived to take their finals for nursing school and found out the school was closing. We talked to one of them who did not want her name or face on camera. “We are all just devastated because we have committed so much of…

5 Arrested Following Millbrook Shooting

Five men were arrested following a shooting in Millbrook Tuesday afternoon. It happened in the 4100 block of Abrams Drive . Police say someone in a red Chevy Tahoe fired shots at some men standing outside a residence as the SUV drove by twice. Police say at least one man was struck in the upper right arm. Those arrested include:…

Montgomery Police Investigate Shooting on E. South Blvd

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. Police say a man was shot in the 2000 block of East South Blvd. Police say he was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. Authorities are investigating what may have led up to that shooting. No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call…