Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Local Korean War Veterans receive Medals 65 years Later

Sixty-five years have come and gone since the end of the Korean War. What some have forgotten the Korean people have not. Friday afternoon their government honored those brave U.S. veterans. “They fought for the noble ideals we all understand freedom and democracy,” said Consul General of the Republic of Korea Young-jun Kim. Each name was called to receive an…

Gov. Ivey Declares 5 Counties as Disaster Areas

Governor Kay Ivey has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated five Alabama counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. The primary counties include: Barbour, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike Counties. On October 15, Governor Ivey requested a primary county disaster designation for several counties in Alabama, due to damage and losses caused by significant rainfall, wind and flooding,…

Frosty Friday Morning; Sunny, Warmer Afternoon

FRIDAY & THE WEEKEND: Sunshine returns in full force today with a high in the upper 50s to near 60°. Both Saturday and Sunday will be dry, with mild days and fair cold nights. Highs on these days will be in the mid and upper 60s for most of South/Central Alabama, lows between 35 and 42 should be fairly common….

Passenger Rail Service Getting Closer to Reality

A train service from Birmingham to Mobile may be in the future. But AECOM, the company conducting the study wants input from the public first. “What we want our stakeholders and what we want the public to tell us tonight, what makes sense? What would be important to them? What are the cities that they would like to connect with…

ADOC Welcomes 35 New Officers

On Thursday, the Alabama Department of Corrections Training Academy graduated 35 correctional officers who took one step closer to a career in corrections.  Former New York City Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner and 28-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Charles Daniels, delivered the commencement address. “The Alabama Department of Corrections is in good hands because of the men…

Marengo Co. District Attorney Shot in Demopolis

Alabama News Network has confirmed that Marengo County District Attorney Greg Griggers has been shot in Demopolis.  Authorities say the suspected shooter was a former state trooper. Griggers is District Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit, which includes Marengo, Greene and Sumter counties in West Alabama. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Griggers was shot in the face but is expected…

Alabama Infant Mortality Rate Drops to the Lowest Level in State History

The Alabama Dept. of Public Health has announced that the state infant mortality rate has fallen to the lowest level in history. Alabama News Network was at the State Public Health Committee meeting this morning in Montgomery when the announcement was made. The 2017 rate of 7.4 deaths per 1,000 live births is an improvement over the 2016 rate of…

Update: Two Hayneville Police Officers on Leave after Shooting

An Alabama Bureau of Investigation agent has released the name of a man fatally shot by Hayneville police officers while serving outstanding arrest warrants. Agent Joe Herman says that 55-year-old George Crenshaw was shot and killed Wednesday. Herman says Crenshaw fled from two officers and later approached them armed with a roughly 9-inch (22-centimeter) kitchen knife. He says witnesses reported…