Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries, including in Alabama.
People in Macon County are remembering the one-year anniversary of the day an EF-2 tornado with winds of 125MPH hit their community.
The crash involved a plane owned by Auburn University.
Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to Tallapoosa County for a memorial service on the 210th anniversary of Horseshoe Bend. The battle was the single bloodiest day of conflict for Native Americans with U.S. troops.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office tells Action 8 News that deputies received a call around 10:22 p.m. on March 16 regarding a kidnapping in the 100 block of Lee Road 2063 in the Salem community.
The arrests come after Auburn PD received a call reporting a vehicle burglary involving multiple suspects near the 300 block of East Thach Avenue on March 16.
Central Alabama Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest.
At the checkpoint, the driver of a black Impala fled the area traveling south on Comer Street, initiating a short pursuit.
A monument has been unveiled at Tuskegee University in remembrance of Henrietta Lacks and how HeLa cells transformed the fight against polio.
The Coca-Cola facility will bring about 75 new jobs to East Alabama.
