The ongoing fight against the opioid crisis in Alabama continues tonight. Now, Attorney General Steve Marshall is taking the fight to the front lines to see the problem first hand. The opioid crisis is often described through statistics and studies and few people see it firsthand like nurses and doctors. Amanda Hannon with the Elmore Community Hospital says it’s…
After months of fighting for funding, the Boys & Girls Club of Wetumpka closed its doors for the final time Friday afternoon. The club struggled to find funding after the City of Wetumpka cut the club from it’s yearly budget. “You can’t just point to one thing that killed the club, but I would say a big part of it…
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide in Tallassee. Sheriff Bill Franklin says that a driver called 9-1-1 around 6:30 a.m. Saturday after seeing a body at the intersection of New Quarters Road and Taylor Road. When deputies arrived at the scene they found 26-year-old Stephvon Adams deceased. Sheriff Franklin said he had multiple gunshot wounds to the…
