Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Local Chefs Face Off in Culinary Fight Club

Local chefs heated things up Monday night as they faced off in Culinary Fight Club. It’s a cooking competition that is taking place in cities across the U.S. Top local chefs have 45 seconds to get all of their ingredients and then one hour before presenting their dishes to the judges. The chefs all had to incorporate chocolate into their dishes,…

Warm, Unsettled Pattern; Strong Storms Wednesday

RAIN AND STORMS RETURN TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms developed during the overnight and pre-dawn hours west of the state, this activity will move into the western parts of the area around the 4AM-6AM time frame. These showers and storms will move into the central parts of the area by 6AM-8AM, and into the eastern parts by 7AM-9AM. Good news is…

iHeart Prom Dress Giveaway Draws a Big Crowd

Excitement builds as high school girls from across the River Region stand in a line that stretches around the building. The time is finally here to find their very own prom dress. Euliah Reaves is one of those girls. “It’s exciting because I was one of the first ones to come in,” said Reaves, “I’m really happy because prom dresses…

Record Warmth Today, Cooler Weekend Weather

FINAL FEBRUARY FRIDAY: Record highs are likely across much of Alabama today, with upper 70s and lower 80s expected. The record high for February 24 for Montgomery is 80° set back in 1890, and I really think we are going to surpass that as we are forecasting 82° this afternoon. This afternoon, we will have a mix of sun and…

Town of Mosses wants own Police Dept

The town of Mosses in Lowndes County came together Thursday night to find some answers. A double homicide just a few weeks ago has put the community on edge. They held a town hall meeting to try to share ideas on what to do about the recent uptick in crime. One of the items on the agenda was forming a police…

Morning Fog, Spring-Like Warmth, Weekend Cool Down

We are starting our Thursday off with clouds and fog. However, the rest of today will be mainly sunny and quite warm with our highs climbing into the upper 70s. Friday, expect sunny conditions with temperatures in the lower 80s. Also on Friday, to our north, a trough will cause a low pressure system to track towards the Great Lakes…

Wet Wednesday, Warm Weather Ahead

FOR WEDNESDAY: This morning we are dealing with lingering showers, but those should end early this afternoon. The clouds look to hang around much of the day, but some peeks of afternoon sunshine will be possible. Highs today climb back into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Tonight, area of fog will develop and lows will be in the mid…

Golden Apple: Kellie King

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Elmore County School System. In her 13th year of teaching, Kellie King, at Redland Elementary School, lays the foundation for future success for her first graders. “When you are teaching reading, letters, and phonics, they pick out things, you have to teach them motions and things to remember. So I…

Rainy Tuesday Ahead

Rain will overspread the state through the morning hours and rain should be fairly widespread by midday. We are going to see periods of rain today and it should continue through the afternoon and evening hours. A nice soaking rain for many of us, with rainfall totals around one inch possible. Good news is there is no threat of severe…

“A Living Hope” Update

For the past three months, Rhonda Adair has been in the fight of her life. With a four year old and 3 month old by her side, she has been getting treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. But now the doctors say her cancer has spread with a prognosis of just a matter of weeks. We talked…