[gtxvideo vid="RBnVHpkm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RBnVHpkm-120.jpg?cachebust=1455812474859" vtitle="collier leave 2"] Gov. Robert Bentley is placing the head of Alabama's state law enforcement agency on medical leave. Bentley announced the decision about Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier on Wednesday. The medical…
With tighter-than-ever budgets for public schools and state and local governments and agencies, many are looking for new opportunities to save money. A workshop on March 2 in Prattville will demonstrate how such entities can use energy-efficient technologies to reduce…
[gtxvideo vid="8a3H1DrI" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8a3H1DrI-120.jpg?cachebust=1455743795393" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_17_06_10_15"] There was a ground-breaking ceremony in July of 2013 for a unique new municipal recycling facility in Montgomery. It was built with the promise that as much as 85 % of Montgomery's household garbage…
Two people have died in a South Alabama car accident. The wreck happened around midnight on highway 55 near Mckenzie. The Conecuh County Sheriff's office confirms 2 people were killed in the wreck and a 3rd person was airlifted to…
[gtxvideo vid="0tq5GE41" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0tq5GE41-120.jpg?cachebust=1455752602628" vtitle="police memorial"] State and local officials will honor police officers who have died in the line of duty this morning. The 10:30 ceremony will be held at the Police Memorial statue on the South Lawn…
[gtxvideo vid="JjPzUr3X" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JjPzUr3X-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725470294" vtitle="Prattville advancments"] County Road 4 will connect to U.S. Highway 82. The Chamber of Commerce hopes opening this corridor will attract manufacturers to the Prattville/ Autauga area. They are hoping automotive, aerospace and information technology…
[gtxvideo vid="ycKEip4a" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ycKEip4a-120.jpg?cachebust=1455743843067" vtitle="teen club"] A new business approved Tuesday night by the Montgomery City Council is catching some attention. The council voted unanimously in favor of a new teen club. It will be located on the Eastern Boulevard,…
[gtxvideo vid="kGspw2e1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kGspw2e1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725513044" vtitle="Tuskgee State of the City address"] Tuskegee's State of the City Address laid out major plans for the 2016 year. Mayor Johnny Ford is hoping to make his city a major stop for Interstate travelers,…
[gtxvideo vid="s6Q7gZP8" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/s6Q7gZP8-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725553406" vtitle="Murder victim's mom speaks"] In the almost three years since a Tuskegee University student was accidentally killed by gunshots at a party. The suspects arrested are still awaiting trial. The mother of Bobby Smith is…
[gtxvideo vid="ApxlSfQ1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ApxlSfQ1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455727055464" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_16_22_07_09"] The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill to block cities from setting local minimum wages and to roll back Birmingham's planned increase to $10.10 per hour. Legislators approved the GOP-backed bill Tuesday…
[gtxvideo vid="vFiAcBJ9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vFiAcBJ9-120.jpg?cachebust=1455666212528" vtitle="minimum wage bill"] The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to discuss proposed legislation that would prevent cities from setting local minimum wages. Lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon are expected to debate the bill filed by…
It will be weeks before an autopsy reveals what killed an Alabama woman who was serving life without parole for the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter. Alabama prison spokesman Bob Horton said Tuesday that an autopsy on 50-year-old Joyce…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public's help to find a suspect wanted in connection with multiple theft cases. James Beecham, 35, is wanted for active Theft of Property warrants. He will be charged with two counts of Theft of Property…
[gtxvideo vid="Z4c0tns9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z4c0tns9-120.jpg?cachebust=1455648794552" vtitle="county commision meeting"] Montgomery County Commissioners had a busy meeting this morning, with a number of proposals on the agenda. Commissioners voted on several proposals including one for new agricultural parks in both West Montgomery…
[gtxvideo vid="FO08g1rv" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FO08g1rv-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647456688" vtitle="mike hubbard pretrial"] A judge will hold a pretrial hearing on indicated house speaker Mike Hubbard's claim of prosecutor misconduct. The hearing Tuesday will focus on claims from Hubbard's lawyers that prosecutors broke legal and…
The Pike County Emergency Management Agency is passing along a warning to area residents in the wake of Monday's storms. They have multiple reports of downed trees and power lines across the southeast corner of the county. Everyone is being…
[gtxvideo vid="lfzjlQuo" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lfzjlQuo-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647895460" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_16_12_05_51"] An amazing puppy rescue in Montgomery. The puppy who had been living in a drainage pipe for several days was rescued on Valentine's Day in Halcyon Summit. Once the fire department got the pup…
The National Weather Service as confirmed a Tornado touched down Northwest Covington County in South Alabama at about 5 p.m. Monday afternoon. Sheriff's officials say that a mobile home was destroyed, and a woman has been left with minor injuries.…
[gtxvideo vid="LUmwA1cR" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LUmwA1cR-120.jpg?cachebust=1455659159142" vtitle="Pike road addition to park"] Montgomery County and the city of Pike Road are coming together in hopes of bringing life to an area that desperately needs it. Officials say the new plans has big…
[gtxvideo vid="wQRDBGNd" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wQRDBGNd-120.jpg?cachebust=1455659406581" vtitle="Capri Makeover"] The longest, continually operated movie theater in Alabama is set to re-open it's doors by April. The Capri Theatre in Montgomery closed it's doors back in December to undergo an $800,000 renovation. The…
Alabama Department of Commerce officials say the state's exports for 2015 totaled $19.37 billion. Officials said in a release Monday that the figure provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce is below the state's 2014 total of $19.44 billion and…
A suspect is on the loose after an armed robbery at a Pike Road Convenience Store. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says an unknown male held the clerk at gun point while taking an undetermined amount of money. It happened at around 7:35 Sunday…
A LaGrange, Georgia woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Macon County, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials. Lana Daniel, 81, was killed when the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban she was driving was hit by a 2007 Cadillac Escalade on Interstate 85. The…
[gtxvideo vid="kzoEsod1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kzoEsod1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455507248074" vtitle="GUN RANGE V-DAY"] Valentine's Day is not usually a day associated with a shooting range, but that is exactly where many couples chose to spend the romantic holiday. Couples like Jennifer Black and Michael Cook…
