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Darryl Hood

Darryl Hood joined WAKA in October 2014 and anchors Action 8 News weeknights at 6 & 10PM. Darryl is an accomplished award-winning broadcast journalist with nearly two decades of experience as a news anchor and reporter. Darryl knew since the…

Monday Deadline to Register for Nov. 4 Election

This video is no longer available.MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Today is the deadline for Alabamians hoping to vote in the Nov. 4 general election. Voters may download registration forms online or visit their local boards of registrars' office during business…

Court Unseals Divorce File of Ala Federal Judge

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A court has unsealed the divorce record of an Alabama federal judge arrested on a domestic violence charge in Atlanta in August. Documents from the 2012 breakup between U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller and then-wife Lisa…

Health Officials Looking Into Montgomery Medical Situation

A news conference was held Friday afternoon around  2:30PM regarding the Zelda Road medical situation.. An 86-year-old Nigerian women has Ebola-like symptoms and was taken to Baptist South Hospital. The patient will enter a dedicated unit away from other patients.…

Police: Woman Dies After Stepping Out of RV

This video is no longer available.MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Montgomery County sheriff's officials say a woman was killed after stepping out of a moving recreational vehicle on Interstate 65. Chief Deputy Derrick Cunningham says the 49-year-old woman was in the…

Alabama Unemployment Down to 6.6 Percent

This video is no longer available.MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's unemployment rate has declined to 6.6 percent. Gov. Robert Bentley said Friday the September rate is an improvement from 6.9 percent in August. The preliminary numbers show Alabama had about…

White Supremacist Convicted on Meth Charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Federal authorities say a man with ties to a white supremacist group faces more than 17 years in prison after being convicted on methamphetamine charges. Prosecutors say 52-year-olld Mark Edward Elliott of Autauga County received the…

NWS: Ala May Have Cooler Winter Than Normal

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - The National Weather Service says the upcoming winter might be cooler and wetter than normal in Alabama. The agency's outlook for the upcoming winter says there's as much of a 50 percent chance that temperatures will…

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