Savanna Sabb is the co-anchor for Action 8 News Rising, which can be seen from 4:30-7:00AM.
Savanna joined WAKA in 2019 as a News Assistant before launching her weekly “What’s Happening” reports on community events in the summer of 2022.
Savanna is a graduate of Auburn Montgomery. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and a minor in Spanish. She is also a graduate of Wetumpka High School.
Savanna was an intern in the Public Information External Affairs Office for Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange. She has also worked as a counselor for the YMCA Goodtimes Branch and volunteered for the One Place Family Justice Center.
An 11-year-old boy is dead after a fatal gunshot following an apparent hunting accident near Birmingham. The Jefferson County Sheriff's office says the child was turkey hunting with a group when the shooting occurred Friday morning. A sheriff's spokesperson says…
The Troy Police Department is currently conducting an investigation in the 3700 block of U.S. 29 South. Police Chief Randall Barr says officers responded to a report of a man down early Friday morning. Upon arrival officers found the body…
A teen is accused of a deadly shooting at a convenience store Wednesday, which happened at the same location as a fatal shooting on Sunday. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says…
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival has decided to postpone summer productions. Because the Safer-at-Home order prohibits large public gatherings, ASF felt the postponement was the safest reaction for the safety of ASF patrons, artists, and employees ASF is working to reschedule…
The Democratic leader in the Alabama House of Representatives is urging lawmakers to wait until summer to pass state budgets, for both safety and fiscal concerns. House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels said in a press conference that it is difficult…
Two previously beaten Elmore Correctional Facility inmates, Cortney Rolley and Christopher Hampton are suing the prison guard who assaulted them as well as other employees of the facility who conspired to conceal the assault. Authorities say Sgt. Ulysses Oliver Jr.…
A single-car accident has claimed the life of a Chambers County woman. Kristi Elizabeth Chriss, 42, of Valley, Alabama was killed in a single-car accident on April 29. State Trooper Micheal Carson says Chriss was killed when the 2017 Toyota…
As the number of Covid-19 cases in Alabama continue to rise daily, Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham pushes for hazardous duty pay for some county employees. Sheriff Cunningham's proposal requests that two dollars and…
American Apparel manufacturing plant in Selma has undergone a deep cleaning after two of its employees have tested positive for the Coronavirus. A top executive said the plant is scheduled to reopen Monday. Workers walked out of the plant on…
Georgia business owners were officially allowed to welcome back customers on Friday, April 24 after Governor Brian Kemp gave them the go-ahead, relaxing all coronavirus restrictions in the state. Although they were in the clear according to the governor, some…
