From the West Alabama Newsroom– A death investigation is now underway following a fire early Tuesday morning in Dallas County. Authorities responded to a fire on the 8300 block of County Road 39 at around 1:15 this morning — and found a small camper trailer fully involved. When fire fighters put out the fire they found a deceased man inside…
A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of an Opelika man. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Kyle Vaughan Jones, 39, was killed when the 2007 Suzuki motorcycle he was operating was struck by a 2012 Honda Accord. The crash occurred at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Interstate 85…
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) – Police say two people have died in a house fire in the east Alabama community of Phenix City. Phenix City police Capt. Darryl Williams says the blaze was reported around 11:45 p.m. Saturday. He says the home was fully engulfed by fire when officers arrived. Al.com reports that names of the people who died were…
A fire that consumed the old Camp Hill School in Tallapoosa County has claimed the life of one person. According to the Camp Hill Police Department, officers and fire officials responded to a call on High School Avenue around 12:15 p.m. Friday where they found the structure engulfed in flames. After a short time of being on scene, a firefighter located a…
Montgomery Police are investigating a fatal shooting. According to MPD, one man was killed. The shooting happened Friday evening in the 1100 block of Ann street at 8:20 p.m in the parking lot of a convenience store. Police say they are still working to determine what led to the shooting. Keep checking www.waka.com for updates to this story. Categories: Crime,…
From Alabama State Troopers: DOTHAN POST – A vehicle crash at 12:25 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, has claimed the life of a Newton man. Joseph A. Tilghman, 24, was killed after being struck by a 2004 Jeep Cherokee driven by Casey Allen Dobbs, 23, of Enterprise. Dobbs was treated and released at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. . The…
Alabama State Troopers investigated half as many traffic fatalities during this past Labor Day weekend as during the same period in 2015. During the holiday travel period, which began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, and ran through midnight Monday, Sept. 5, Troopers investigated five deaths in Autauga, Calhoun, Houston, Madison and Talladega counties. Four of the five individuals killed…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in Monday, March 28, 2016, shooting death of 16-year-old Kourtney Richardson of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Floyd Burnett, 19, of Montgomery, with one count of murder. Burnett turned himself in to MPD detectives on Thursday, March 31. He was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $150,000 bond. MPD…
