COVID-19 in Alabama: Five Years Later
It was Friday, March 13, 2020, that Alabama recorded its first COVID-19 case, which was in Montgomery County.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
What’s Happening: March 14-16
Hopefully, the storms will hold off for all of the events we have happening this weekend in the River Region!
What the Tech: Should iPhone users switch from Siri to Google’s Gemini?
See why Google’s Gemini is challenging iPhone’s Siri as a personal AI assistant. Should you make the switch?
What the Tech: Facebook to start deleting Facebook Live videos
Starting March 15, 2025, Facebook will automatically delete live videos older than 30 days from pages and profiles. What should you do to protect your videos?
What the Tech: Should you get a travel router when you’re away from home?
A travel router can help you stay connected when you’re away from home.
Autauga County Schools opening storm shelters for upcoming severe weather threat
Autauga County Schools is opening two schools to use as storm shelters for the upcoming severe weather threat.
U.S. Senate Democrats refuse to go along with Republican spending plan, as government shutdown deadline nears
U.S. Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to limits on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut government spending.
Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in government cost-cutting move
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go as Trump tries a dramatic downsizing of the federal government.
3 Lee County men indicted, charged under Criminal Enterprise Act
Three men in Lee County have been indicted for discharging a weapon into an occupied building or vehicle, with enhanced charges under Alabama’s Criminal Enterprise Act.
Brundidge police chief, 2 others indicted in federal fraud scheme
Samuel Green, Sharon Green, and Schemillia Fenn were taken into custody by the United States Marshals Service Thursday.
