The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in connection to a shooting in Tallassee. The suspect is Justin Melton. Authorities say Melton was seen leaving the scene of the shooting Monday in a Maroon Infiniti driven…
Today marks the ten year anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak in Alabama. On that day, a series of storms across the state demolished homes, tore down trees, and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Ten years after a couple of tornadoes ripped through parts of Marengo County -- two survivors have completely recovered from the devastation it left behind -- and rebuilt their lives. [field59_video account="WAKA" key="bde17b2b3795a8134d68a68bac6c56df7e71e21a" vtitle="wal tornadoes…
Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have arrested Demetrius McGhee, 26. McGhee faces Capital Murder charges after three bodies found in Lake…
U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some…
Blount Cultural Park's stone bridge on Festival Drive will be closed for repair work starting today. City engineers estimate a two…
Two people have been arrested in the death of a man whose body was found in Brundidge last week. Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and Brundidge Police Chief Marquez James say 23-year-old Raven Brassell of Springhill and 22-year-old Joshua Devon…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An 88-year-old man and his 95-year-old wife have been identified as the victims of a Birmingham house fire. Eunice Johnson Grubbs, and her husband, John Fletcher Grubbs, were identified Monday by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office…
A house is totally destroyed after a tornado touches down south of Birmingham, Ala. in the Eagle Point community damaging multiple homes, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Authorities reported major tornado damage Thursday south of Birmingham as…
This combination of April 29, 2011 and April 16, 2021 photos shows a water tower in Hackleburg, Ala., on April 29, 2011, after a tornado destroyed much of the city and the scene a decade later.…
APRIL 27, 2011, TORNADO OUTBREAK: The 2011 Super Outbreak spanned multiple days and affected 26 states across the southern and eastern United States with 216 confirmed tornadoes, and some 348 deaths. Alabama was the hardest hit, as several waves of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) - A familiar face to the River Region has been named the new director for MGMWERX. MGMWERX announced Monday that Brigadier General (Ret.) Trent H. Edwards is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Demopolis is offering a cash incentive to lure qualified public safety personnel -- to join the city's police and fire departments. Mayor Woody Collins says…
The first numbers from the 2020 census are out and they show that America's population growth has declined to its slowest rate since the Great Depression - a total now of just under 331.5 million. At the same time, the…
The Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council is raising awareness about the increased number of opioid overdose deaths in the year 2020. According to the CDC There were over 81,230 drug overdose deaths…
Prattville police are wanting to find a woman suspected of using a stolen credit card. Investigators say the woman used a stolen credit card to illegally buy items from…
U.S. Census results have brought welcome news to Alabama state leaders. Alabama's population will allow it to keep all seven of its current seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.…
Cryptocurrency has been big with investors trading the digital currency but it has yet to break through with consumers as a mainstream way to buy and sell goods. That may be changing, as more companies are now embracing Bitcoin. When…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting. The shooting occurred on Monday, April 26 around 4 am. MPD and Fire medics responded to call of multiple people shot in the 5000 block of Yellow Pine Drive. At the scene, police located…
Authorities say three bodies have been found inside a car that was partially submerged in Lake Eufaula along the Alabama-Georgia line. According to reports, a passerby spotted a car in the water at a park in Eufaula on Monday morning.…
State offices are closed Monday in Alabama and Mississippi for Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama and Mississippi have two more Confederate-related state holidays besides Confederate Memorial Day. Both states jointly observe Robert E. Lee Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day…
Alabama News Network has received plenty of photos from our viewers of hail that fell from Saturday's storms. While severe storms are common in Alabama, it's not often that we see hail as large as what fell in some…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released an updated school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of April 23. The latest report shows a increase from last week. Overall, there were 360 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for the…
Alabama will soon allow people with long-ago convictions for certain low-level crimes to apply to have their records wiped clean. The Alabama Legislature approved an expanded expungement bill that was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. The bill…
National Work Zone Awareness Week is observed April 26-30. This years theme is "Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives." Work Zone Awareness Week is an annual campaign held at the beginning…
