ACTION 8 UPDATE: Howell faces new charges in addition to charge of threatening Opelika High School
18-year-old Jacob Scott Howell faces more charges in addition to the charge of making a terrorist threat against Opelika High School.
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18-year-old charged with making terroristic threat against Opelika High School
An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with planning an attack on Opelika High School.
Man arrested on sex, burglary charges in Opelika
Opelika police have arrested a man following a report of a sexual assault.
Opelika police exhume body of unknown person killed in 1990 homicide
Opelika police have exhumed the body of an unidentified 1990 homicide victim in the hopes that advanced DNA testing can lead them to his identity.
Opelika Police Department remembers the life of its first Black female officer
The Opelika Police Department is remembering the life of retired Sgt. Lucy Kirk, its first Black female officer.
Fight outside Opelika restaurant leads to gunfire, police chase, arrests
A large fight outside an Opelika restaurant has led to three arrests and one person suffering a gunshot wound.
ACTION 8 UPDATE: New information in mystery surrounding Opelika woman who vanished in 1980
Action 8 News is staying on top of a cold case murder mystery that stretches from Opelika all the way to Southern California.
Body of Opelika woman missing since 1980 identified in California
DNA has identified a body found in Riverside County, California, as that of a woman who vanished from Opelika in 1980, but many questions remain.
ACTION 8 UPDATE: Opelika man charged with murder in fatal shooting at apartment complex
Opelika police have now charged a man with murder following a fatal shooting at an apartment complex.
Opelika shooting leads to school lockdowns
A shooting at an apartment complex in Opelika led to a lockdown at several schools.
