Montgomery AL

FT. PAYNE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama State Troopers confirm that a woman from Ft. Payne was killed in a wreck Friday, just outside of city limits. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on Highway 11 about a mile south of the city. Troopers say 70 year old Colleen Jones’ car was struck by an SUV. Jones’ car then slammed into

The Alabama Department of Corrections is rolling out a tobacco-free initiative at state prisons.

The Alabama Department of Corrections is one of seven new agencies within the state that have signed onto a federal program to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Thursday, ICE updated their list of local and state agencies that are participating in the 287g program nationwide. Since the...

When Tommy Tuberville takes the oath of office as Alabama’s next governor, Montgomery may discover that the state has elected something else as well. Steven Reed will still have the title. He’ll still occupy the office at City Hall. He’ll still oversee city council meetings. But there...

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.