Montgomery AL

ACTION 8 NEWS i-TEAM (WAKA) – August 16, 2026, marks 25 years since 11-year-old Shannon Paulk disappeared from her Prattville neighborhood and was later found dead. A quarter-century later, her killer has still not been caught. It was August 16, 2001, that Shannon vanished from the Candlestick Park mobile...

More than 120 vehicles roared into the Montgomery Motor Speedway for the Capital City Car Show on Saturday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – If you heard a familiar voice calling the Montgomery Biscuits game, it was WAKA Action 8 Sports Director Lindsey Bonner, who also made history. The Biscuits say she is the first female public address announcer in Dabos Park history as she called Saturday’s game between the Biscuits and the Cha

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - We’ve already reached 100° in Montgomery this week, but some of the strongest heat could still be ahead of us. Rain chances take a small step backwards early next week, and that means fewer opportunities for those downpours to halt temperatures in the middle or upper 90s.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man is fighting for his life following a shooting Saturday, according to the Montgomery Police Department. Montgomery police and Montgomery Fire/Rescue responded to the 1900 block of Maxwell Boulevard shortly after 2 a.m. on a report of someone shot. When officers arrived, they found an unid

Austin Lisenby and Kim West joined WSFA to discuss a family-friendly fitness class that will continue throughout the year.

As summer temperatures climb into the upper 90s, pet care experts are warning dog owners that extreme heat can quickly become dangerous for their pets.Brandon Stoudenmier, owner of River Paws Pet Resort in Montgomery, Alabama, says dogs can go from playing normally to experiencing a life-threatening situation in a matt

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Coming soon to the Montgomery area: a place to sell, trade, gather, and grow. It’ll be called the Mann Market at 1901. The goal is to give kids a safe outdoor place to hang out and to give the community a place to gather and socialize. The idea came from William Mann, born and raised in Montgo

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - One in three counties in Alabama is considered a maternal health care desert, according to a new report by the March of Dimes. These deserts are defined as areas with no hospital maternity wards, no birthing centers, and no local obstetricians, gynecologists, or certified nurse-midwives. The l

Florida rapper Trigga500k has been arrested on multiple charges of gang activity. The musician (real name Shontavius Russell) from Monticello was reportedly taken into custody this week. Trigga’s charges include party to a crime, unlawful for person employ, association with criminal gang to conduct, and participate in