Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Faith Matters: Dignity For All Burials

What happens when people can’t afford to bury their loved ones or if that person doesn’t have any known friends or family? One Montgomery church is stepping up to make sure everyone is buried in peace, regardless of whether they have the money or a family.

Golden Apple Award: Sametta Fluker

This week’s Golden Apple Award takes us to Montgomery County Public Schools, and to Fitzgerald Elementary School. That’s where first graders spend their days with a teacher who they say makes learning fun.

Bond Money for Alabama Armories too Close to Call

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A proposed constitutional amendment to fund Alabama National Guard armories from state trust fund money is too close to call. Nearly complete but unofficial returns show Amendment 2 got 50.4 percent of the vote Tuesday. But the lead of 7,810 votes out of 924,436 cast made the outcome too close to call. The amendment would let…

Texan Gets Maximum Sentence in Dog Fighting Case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A Texas man has received a maximum sentence of five years in prison after admitting he participated in high-stakes dog fights in Alabama and Mississippi. Demontt Allen of Houston was sentenced Wednesday in Montgomery by U.S. District Keith Watkins. Allen pleaded guilty to conspiracy in April.         He admitted training pit bulls for…