An Alabama woman has been accused of stealing from a trust set up for her ailing son in Nebraska. Omaha television station WOWT reports that 42-year-old Pamela Rawlinson is charged with felony theft by deception. A public phone listing for her couldn’t be found. Her attorney didn’t immediately return a call Wednesday from The Associated Press. Court records say Rawlinson…
Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the deadly crash in Elmore County. The accident happened Sunday morning on Redland Road east of Wetumpka. Cpl. Jess Thornton tell al.com a car driven by Ryan Patrick Masters, of Tallassee, left the roadway, hit a ditch and overturned. Thornton says Masters was pronounced dead at the scene and he was…
A two-vehicle crash Tuesday, Oct. 18, claimed the life of a Wetumpka woman and injured another. Gloria Grier Allen, 66, was seriously injured when the 2002 Toyota Sequoia in which she was a passenger collided with a 2007 Freightliner tractor trailer. Allen was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where she died a short time later. The Sequoia’s driver, Sharon…
MILLBROOK, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net) — Wetumpka High School quarterback Jadarious Martin has been selected as Capital Hyundai’s Impact Player of the Week. Martin, the Indians’ sophomore signal caller, rushed for 2 touchdowns and 207 yards on just 14 carries Friday night against the home standing Mustangs. Martin also threw for another TD as Wetumpka cruised 54-37 over Stanhope-Elmore. The Indians are now 3-1…
The City of Wetumpka was recently awarded a $175,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. These funds will be used to construct a 10-foot wide pedestrian bridge planned as part of Phase 2 of thebWetumpka Riverwalk, which will extend the path from Wetumpka Memorial Park to the Wetumpka Sports Complex. The City will match these funds for a total possible cost…
A Wetumpka woman has been missing for nearly a month. Law enforcement and friends of the missing woman are working to find new leads in the case. Starr Mulder was reported missing June 20th and was last seen on June 11th. The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office says Mulder told her ex-husband she wanted to get medical treatment from a hospital…
The Wetumpka Police Department has been the subject of a viral video produced by Bama Camera operator Lynwood Keith Golden. On June 2, Mr. Golden came to the Wetumpka Police Department and began filming the building with multiple cameras. Mr. Golden had no visible identification and officers approached Mr. Golden to ask who he was and to request his purpose of filming the department….
Months of work by Wetumpka Downtown, a non-profit corporation forming to help revitalize Wetumpka’s historic downtown area, paid off today when the city was one of four communities in the state chosen by the Main Street Alabama selection committee to be a Designated Main Street community. “This is one of the best things to happen to Wetumpka, and not just…
A two-vehicle crash, claimed the lives of Wetumpka siblings . The driver of a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, Broderick Lewis, 20, and a passenger, Brea Lewis, 22, were killed when their vehicle collided with a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup. Both Broderick and Brea were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Dodge and two passengers suffered minor injuries…
A shooting in Wetumpka left two dead and two critically injured. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Daryl Hunt and Deosha Jackson were killed in the shooting. Roderick Jones and Jacoreian Jennings were critically injured. Marcus Edwards of Wetumpka was taken into custody Saturday night, in connection to the shooting and is currently in the Elmore County Jail without bond. The Wetumpka…
