Another Big Cool Surge Could Bring Lows in the 40s and 50s to Alabama...
ALABAMA — Alabama’s first real taste of fall continues this weekend, and another big surge of cooler air may be on the way in early October. Temperatures are expected to warm back up next week, but long-range guidance is showing a signal for a noticeable cooldown during the first full week of October. Morning lows coul
Goodwill employee hit by car on Air Base Boulevard; driver wanted by Montgomery police
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Police are searching for a driver who struck a Goodwill employee and fled the scene along Air Base Boulevard, prompting organization leaders to demand immediate pedestrian safety improvements along the corridor. The incident occurred while the worker, who has asked not to be identified, was ma
Kelley’s killer to have parole hearing next week
David Johnston, the man who killed Kelley Rutledge Johnston in a domestic violence incident in July 2000, will have a parole hearing in Montgomery on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Kelley lived for a time in Arab when she was a child and was the granddaughter of long-time Arab City Schools teacher Helen Glass. Kelley also was the
What’s Happening: September 25-27
WHAT’S HAPPENING (WAKA) – It’s the first weekend of fall, which means there are plenty of fall-themed events for you to enjoy across the River Region this weekend!. Even though it’s still hot in some spots, don’t let that stop you from going to the Front Porch Fall Fest in Wetumpka, which will feature music, vendors, f
Love’s robbery suspects in custody
Two men are in the custody of the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, charged with one theft and a subsequent robbery of Loves Truck Stops. Alton Surles, 52, is a Lowndes County man arrested in Montgomery on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Jermaine MacDarius Cole, 46, is a resident of Macon County who was apprehended Sept. 24.
Woman found guilty in shooting death of her cousin
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A woman charged with manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of her cousin has been found guilty. Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver tells Action 8 News that a jury found Kawanda McDade guilty in the deadly shooting on Troy Highway. Oliver says Natasha McDade...
1 hospitalized, 1 arrested after ‘domestic situation’ in Pike Road
PIKE ROAD, Ala. (WSFA) - An investigation is underway after authorities were called to a home in Pike Road on Thursday. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to WSFA 12 News that deputies responded to a “domestic situation,” and one person was taken to the hospital. Friday...
Man wounded in Montgomery morning shooting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man was injured Friday after a shooting, according to the Montgomery Police Department. Officers responded to a local hospital at 6:52 a.m. on a report of a shooting victim. Police spoke with an unidentified man who sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. A preliminary investigation
Three arrested on contraband charges near Donaldson Correctional Facility
Three people were arrested near Donaldson Correctional Facility after Alabama Department of Corrections narcotics agents stopped a vehicle on Sept. 3. ADOC said a K-9 alerted on the vehicle, and agents found a taped package containing about 15.9 grams of hydrocodone tablets, one pound of marijuana, a DJI Mavic 3 drone,
Wetumpka artist carves community, one log at a time
Before Cory Worden starts a chainsaw, he starts with a conversation. Some customers come to him with nothing more than a tree they don’t want to lose. Through questions, sketches and imagination, Worden transforms those memories into one-of-a-kind carvings that often-become treasured family keepsakes or lasting communi

















