Data from the two Lifesaver Radar systems you see regularly on WAKA Action 8 News will now be shared with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency to improve storm safety efforts statewide.
The festival will take place on Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Downtown Tuskegee Square.
He and his students got the surprise of their lives when they found out they won a contest with a $30,000 prize.
The event features vendors from all over, a parade, car show, youth science fair, and much more.
Alabama will receive the money to be put into the Attorney General's Safe School Initiative, so it can be used for funding school resource officers across the state.
Auburn fans and their families got to meet Aubie the Tiger, get pictures with him, and eat some special Auburn Tiger pancakes.
Veterinary students and professionals gave free health examinations for pets and offered families a variety of vaccinations at a low cost.
The student-designed LEGO model brings 160 acres of Auburn's campus to life.
The Auburn University Board of Trustees has approved major improvements to Jordan-Hare Stadium, which are being called "the largest and most significant capital project" in the stadium's history.
A large fight outside an Opelika restaurant has led to three arrests and one person suffering a gunshot wound.
The College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting the 2026 Small Animal Health Fair on Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Tuskegee University Veterinary Teaching Hospital on Hospital Road in Tuskegee.
Investigators say the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Wilder Cobon Gomez, a Guatemalan national, fired at deputies, hitting one in the arm.
It was later determined that the incident occurred in the 1300 block of Commerce Drive and that both people knew each other.
Officials say an investigation began on March 25 after the victim reported that the abuse had been occurring over several years.
WAKA Action 8 News has received two ABBY Awards for excellence from the Alabama Broadcasters Association.
A man on a scooter in a roadway has died after being struck by an SUV in Lee County.
Current soccer world champion Argentina will meet Iceland in an internationally-significant soccer match at Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn University.
Action 8 News is staying on top of a cold case murder mystery that stretches from Opelika all the way to Southern California.
A woman has been arrested in Auburn on charges of aggravated animal cruelty and public intoxication.
A one-car crash in Lee County has left one person dead and another injured.
DNA has identified a body found in Riverside County, California, as that of a woman who vanished from Opelika in 1980, but many questions remain.
The cookoff will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at their facility located at 2711 Kent Road in Tallassee.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has made two arrests in the armed robbery of a gas station.
Alexander City police have made an arrest in a recent double homicide.
CrimeStoppers is offering a $2,000 cash reward for information that leads to arrests in a double homicide in Alexander City.
