CBS 8 is taking action against crime. Montgomery County deputies say heroin use in the area is on the rise and after making a number of arrests. They hope to not only get the drug off Montgomery streets... and clear up other crimes too.
University of Alabama officials say a 19-year-old student accused of making a terroristic threat has been arrested. University spokesman Chris Bryant said in a statement Tuesday that Daniel Evan Simmons was arrested by university police after an investigation into alarming…
The Alabama Supreme Court has sided with a Troy bank in a fight over the troubled finances of jailed casino developer Ronnie Gilley. The ruling Tuesday involved a $100,000 check that Ronnie Gilley Properties wrote to Cile Way Properties in…
A Troy man convicted of raping two women in one day will get a new trial. The Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday left intact a ruling by Pike County Circuit Judge Jeff Kelley that Andre Lamon Ellis should receive a…
The trial of a former state Department of Education official and her husband has started in Montgomery. Prosecutor Bill Lisenby told jurors Tuesday that Deann Stone used her position as the department's director of federal programs to manipulate the awarding…
This video is no longer available.The County Planning commission has decided against allowing a new Prattville apartment project enterance connect with an existing street. Â Apartments proposed for McQueen Smith Road were going to have two entrances, Including one connecting with…
This video is no longer available.Still no news about two missing teenage girls from Clanton. Â Kyndell East and Jana Cowan were last seen together on Sunday in the area off I-65 Â exit 205 in South Clanton. Officials say the girls…
This video is no longer available.Funeral arrangements are complete for the Charles Henderson High School football player who died on Sunday after Friday night tackle.  Visitation will begin at noon Saturday at Sartain Hall on Troy University's campus and  the funeral…
This video is no longer available.The state Conservation Department is asking hunters not to kill white-tailed deer that have been equipped with orange radio neck collars in four locations across the state. The department and the Auburn University School of…
An Auburn man accused of biting off part of his brother's ear has been found guilty of domestic violence. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that 51-year-old Darrell Wimberly was found guilty Friday of second-degree domestic violence after a jury trial. He…
The director of the Pike County Emergency Management Agency has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the Pike County Commission.
Charles Henderson High School is raising money for the family of football player DeMario Harris.
Alabama News Network is Taking Action Against Crime with unsolved murders. It's part two of a four-part series we've been bringing to you in hopes of generating new leads to solve these cold cases. Tonight, we're updating you on the case of Mark Watkins, who was killed in a drive-by shooting six years ago outside of a friend's Montgomery home.
It's almost time for the Autauga County fair. This year fair officials say you can expect even fun for the whole family.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The 58th annual Central Alabama Fair kicks off in Selma and people in west Alabama are gearing up for a fun-filled week of thrills and chills.
Andalusia Middle School was once known as Woodson High School, an all Black school before desegregation. Now city officials have come up with a plan to put the historic school back to use.
Some important people in the state came together today in the capital city. Mayors from the biggest cities in Alabama met to learn from each man's time in office and what's important to them moving forward.
You may be surprised to find out just how much money Alabama politicians are spending on political ads.
An Alabama community college is a major recipient of one of the job training grants announced by the Obama administration. Officials announced Monday that Lawson State Community College in Birmingham is the lead college in a consortium of Southern colleges…
Tonight -- The death of Mark Watkins was found dead six years ago outside of a friend's home on Lark Drive in Montgomery. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office says the murder happened in February 2008, when Watkins walked outside and heard a car drive by and honk its horn. He was shot in the chest and died of those wounds. The identity of the shooter is still a mystery.
State troopers are investigating a fatal accident in Pike County. They say the victim was a Troy resident identified  as 48 year old Herbert Pollard, who was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver was injured, he is identified as…
A judge has convicted a Montgomery man of DUI murder. Kevin Croskey plead guilty to the murder of Ashley Mock and the Assault of her boyfriend Jeremy Gaines. Investigators say he was traveling on Yarbrough Street as the couple was saying goodnight…
A 5-year-old child is recovering after being struck by a Chambers County sheriff's vehicle in Valley. A sheriff's report says the child ran out from between two parked cars near Milano's Grille on Saturday and was struck by the vehicle.…
An Alabama high school football player who collapsed on the field during a game has died. Authorities said 17-year-old Charles Henderson High School senior cornerback Demario Harris collapsed during the second quarter of Friday night's game against Davidson in Troy.…
