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.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
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.
ACTION 8 CODE RED: New Tornado Watch until 3AM Sunday
CODE RED: A new Tornado Watch is in effect until 3AM Sunday morning.
Could egg prices soon be coming down?
There are signs that egg prices may soon be dropping.
New Lodge coming to Cheaha State Park
The project is expected to be completed in early 2026.
Elmore County man sentenced to federal prison for drug and gun crimes
A federal judge has sentenced an Elmore County man to eight years in prison after the man pleaded guilty to federal drug and gun charges.
Man wanted on multiple warrants in Millbrook arrested
Millbrook Police Chief P.K. Johnson said officers were on patrol Tuesday in the 3700 block of Martha Lane where they located 37-year-old Carroll McCullers.
