Auburn’s Penta and Peralta earn Preseason All-SEC
Auburn Softball
Auburn senior pitcher Maddie Penta and junior short stop Nelia Peralta earn Preseason All-SEC honors.
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U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Alabama from executing inmate with nitrogen gas
The U.S. Supreme Court will not halt the execution of Kenneth Smith, who is scheduled to be the first death row inmate in the U.S. to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia.
Chief of volunteer fire department in Covington County arrested, fired
Action 8 News has confirmed that the fire chief at a volunteer fire department in Covington County has been arrested and fired from his position.
8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Ford recalls nearly 1.9 million Explorers
Ford is recalling nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs from the 2011 through 2019 model years.
CAMPAIGN 2024: Trump wins New Hampshire primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely
Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable.
Montgomery Biscuits name Kevin Boles their new manager
Montgomery Biscuits
The Biscuits recently lost their previous manager Morgan Ensberg, after he was called up to coach the Rays Triple-A Affiliate the Durham Bulls. Since then, the Biscuits have named Kevin Boles the new manager of the team.
Three future members of Alabama & Auburn’s Men’s Basketball Teams named McDonald’s All-Americans
Alabama & Auburn Men's Basketball
Auburn’s Class of 2024 commit Tahaad Pettiford and Alabama’s Class of 2024 recruits Derrion Reid and Aiden Sherell all named McDonald’s All-Americans.
Selma woman arrested for theft of property in Auburn
Auburn police tell Action 8 News that 26-year-old Breyonna Keishona Pritchett was arrested about they received a report of theft resulting in financial loss on December 15, 2023.
Charles Osgood, CBS host on TV and radio, dies at 91
Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, has died at 91.
Wienermobile to make several stops in the River Region
Officials with the iconic hot dog on wheels tell Action 8 News that it will make several appearances starting Thursday.
