Bill in U.S. House would honor Rosa Parks with federal holiday
Representative Terri Sewell is sponsoring a bill that would make December 1 Rosa Parks Day
Estee Morrison
Estee Morrison is the weekend anchor for Action 8 News. She rejoined the WAKA news team in 2022.
Estee is proud to say she was born and raised in Montgomery. She started her news career at WAKA in the Production Department and later became the producer of WAKA’s first 5PM newscast more than 20 years ago.
Eventually, Estee started reporting and discovered her passion for covering politics and court cases around Central Alabama. She was part of the Governor’s press corps during the administrations of Gov. Don Siegelman and Gov. Bob Riley. Estee also covered the Alabama Legislature as well.
In addition, she started the “Positively Alabama” weekly series which highlighted artists, businesses and people who made unique contributions throughout our state. Two of Estee’s favorite stories during this time included a trip to South Korea to tour Hyundai plants in the fall of 2004 before the opening of Montgomery’s Hyundai plant and driving a hovercraft down the Coosa River.
Estee then left WAKA to be a stay-at-home mom for more than 15 years, but rejoined the news team as her children became older.
She attended college at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.
Estee has a passion for telling stories, and she would love to tell yours! You can email her anytime.
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Maxwell Air Force Base prepares for the arrival of the MH-139 helicopters
There are only six of the MH-139 helicopters in existence right now. Two will arrive in the Capitol City in March or April of 2024.
Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign kicks off in the River Region
For the past 125 years, the Salvation Army has been providing food, clothing and shelter to those in need in the Montgomery area, and this year the demand is even greater.
First pictures of the new Alabama State House and green space released
Construction has already started on the five story State House in downtown Montgomery.
Firefighters put out a three alarm fire at a Montgomery church
Parishioners at a Montgomery church had to make a quick exit when the building suddenly caught fire Sunday.
Montgomery Academy’s Steamfest makes science and art fun for children in the River Region
STEAMfest is a pop-up children's museum designed to engage children pre-K to 6th grade with more than 40 hands-on activities.
Fans gather in Troy to watch the Battle for the Belt football rivalry
Veteran's Memorial Stadium was filled with families cheering on both teams, and the cold didn't seem to dampen their spirits.
Action 8 Update: Two of the defendants in Riverfront Brawl receive plea deals
It took seven hours to hammer out plea deals between prosecutors and two of the five defendants charged in the Riverfront Brawl.
Three Dadeville Mass Shooting suspects in court for youthful offender hearing
Three of the six suspects accused of killing 4 people and injuring 32 others in the Dadeville Mass Shooting on April 15 were back in court Thursday.
Alabama Senator Katie Britt meets with families of American hostages in Israel
Sen. Britt: When we watched the videos and heard the stories today, the things that happened were unthinkable.
