From the West Alabama Newsroom– An investigation into a child sex abuse case involving minor children — continues in Bibb County tonight. Bibb County is one of five Alabama counties included in Fourth Judicial Circuit — where Robert Turner, Jr. is the District Attorney. Action 8 News caught up with Turner at his main office in the Dallas County courthouse….
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A death investigation is underway in Selma — after a man is killed in a shooting — early Sunday morning. Selma police continue to investigate the shooting. And two people have been detained for questioning in the case. Selma police responded to a shooting call — on the 2500 block of Summerfield Road — at…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A 2015 Selma murder case remains unsolved after a decade. Now the victim’s sister and police are reaching out to the public for help — on the anniversary of his murder. Ten years ago Jimmy Griffin, Jr. was found murdered inside his mobile home on Karen Street. Investigators say Griffin had been shot — and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man is behind bars tonight — charged in the city’s first homicide of the new year. Lt. Ray Blanks says 31 year old Jadarius Moore of Selma — has been arrested and charged with murder in the case. Moore is accused in the death of 34 year old David Lewis of Huntsville. Lewis…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are investigating the city’s first murder of 2025 — less than a week into the new year. Chief Kenta Fulford says officers responded to a shots fired call in the area of Keller Alley at around 8:30 Saturday night. Officers received a 2nd call while in route — about a gunshot victim on…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– An early morning structure fire in Selma shuts down one of the city’s busiest streets Monday morning. The battle to contain the fire waged on for several hours — before fire fighters were able to put it out. The house had been boarded up. And it was believed to have been vacant. Fire officials say…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The National Voting Rights Museum in Selma is vandalized over the weekend. And now a police investigation is underway to try and find the culprit. Someone went on the grounds of the museum — and splashed black paint on two of the murals. The Selma Police Department is looking into the incident. Investigators are scouring…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A missing person case in Perry County has become a murder investigation in Dallas County. And now authorities need your help to find a wanted suspect in the case. It started as a missing person case in Perry County when 23 year old Christian Moore was reported missing last week by his family. But that…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma Police Department is in state of flux — amid a series of suspensions — and changes in leadership — at the top of the department. Over the last several weeks — there’s been a shake up in leadership at the Selma Police Department. Police Chief Kenta Fulford remains on paid leave. And the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Dallas County man is dead — following a Saturday night shootout — in the Pine Glenn subdivision of the Selmont community. Sheriff Mike Granthum says the investigation into the shooting remains ongoing — and investigators are pursuing every lead in the case. “It was just like a wild, wild west,” said Granthum. “I mean…
