Relatives have identified an Alabama man who died after police used a stun gun on him. Dorothy Nelson and a family lawyer on Tuesday identified the dead man as Nelson's son, 49-year-old Randy Joe Nelson of Athens, Alabama. Court…
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…
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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.…
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asian nations are meeting in Southern California for an unprecedented two days of talks on economic and security issues and on forging deeper ties amid China's assertive…
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a new campaign ad from Republican Ted Cruz today, warning that conservatives are "just one Supreme Court justice away" from losing on issues that are important to them. Those issues, the ad says, include "life, marriage,…
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Hillary Clinton predicts President Barack Obama will nominate someone who's already been confirmed by the Senate to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The Democratic candidate for president said that earlier Senate confirmation for…
DETROIT (AP) - U.S. auto safety regulators have closed an investigation into air bag problems in some Kia small cars without seeking a recall. In September, investigators began looking into problems in about 186,000 Spectra cars from 2007 through 2009.…
[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…
Authorities say they're investigating a shooting at a west Alabama nightclub that left four people injured. Greene county Sheriff's Lt. Jeremy Rancher says three women and a man were injured in a shooting at a nightclub early Sunday morning. Authorities…
VOICES for Alabama’s Children, the state’s longest-standing child advocacy organization, announced its top policy priorities this week, focusing on clear-cut solutions to issues affecting Alabama’s children and families. This progressive policy agenda urges lawmakers to prioritize Alabama’s children during the…
The Obama administration has approved a small Alabama tractor company to become the first U.S. factory in Cuba in more than half a century. The two-man Alabama firm will build a plant to assemble as many as 1,000 small tractors…
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…
A suspicious death investigation in Andalusia is now a murder investigation, and an arrest has already been made. 18 year old Diamond Crittenden is now charged with the murder of 81 year old Charles Taliaferro. Andalusia police responded Saturday, February…
[gtxvideo vid="e9TFNxXQ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/e9TFNxXQ-120.jpg?cachebust=1455420024450" vtitle="NUTTER VISIT"] For Michael Nutter, the former mayor of Philadelphia, its an honor to stop into Montgomery, while campaigning for Hillary Clinton. "Part of it is quite frankly to remind folks about this great history…
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Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died. He was 79. The U.S. Marshal's Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of South Texas. The…
[gtxvideo vid="sViU6Dd4" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sViU6Dd4-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419857898" vtitle="healthy heart"] Ahead of Valentine's Day, Saturday was the perfect chance to check up on the health of your heart. Baptist Medical Center held its fifth annual love your heart screening event. For just twenty dollars the…
[gtxvideo vid="WMiuO2cp" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WMiuO2cp-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419768767" vtitle="LOVE RUN"] Brantwood Children's Home held its 5th annual love run. About 100 racers came out to make the trek through downtown Montgomery. Brantwood is about to celebrate it's 100th anniversary. The home is a…
[gtxvideo vid="3TpkLh9Z" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3TpkLh9Z-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550795072" vtitle="These magic moments"] Meet Anya Montelara. She is an 8 year old that is full of life. Friday night she put on her special skates to do something she looks forward to every year. "Skating…
