Sen. Tommy Tuberville op-ed: My plan for fighting crime across Alabama
Unfortunately, crime is out-of-control in several of Alabama’s major cities, including Montgomery and Birmingham. For some reason, the woke leaders of these cities think murderers, rapists, and felons should be given free passes and allowed to roam the streets without any consequence. As a result, families are fleeing
Bruce Berger Discusses What Made His Mentor Great as he Accepts Page Distinguished Service...
The greatest mentors prefer to talk more about their mentors and mentees rather than themselves. That’s exactly what happened at this week’s Page Society annual meeting in Atlanta where Distinguished Service Awardee Bruce K. Berger shared his 15 minutes of stage time making sure everyone understood the greatness of his
Prattville Area Chamber celebrates local business leaders at 53rd annual meeting
More than 350 business and community leaders gathered Sept. 30 at the Marriott Legends in Prattville for the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 53rd annual Membership Meeting, an evening celebrating local businesses, emerging leaders and the people helping shape the future of Prattville and Autauga County. Held in r
Montgomery, AL: Hooper Academy Community Faces Reported Loss of Student Athlete
The Hooper Academy community in Montgomery, Alabama, is mourning the reported death of a student-athlete, following a message shared by South Choctaw Academy Girls Athletics asking for prayers for the Hooper Academy family. The social media post, shared publicly on October 1, expressed sympathy for the school community
Montgomery man sentenced to more than 21 years on federal drug trafficking conviction
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A Montgomery man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison after being convicted on five federal drug trafficking charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama says 37-year-old Arsenio Hall received the sentence following a guilty verdict at his trial last De
Interstate 85 widening project in Montgomery scheduled to start Monday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The Alabama Department of Transportation is ready to start widening Interstate 85 in Montgomery, with work scheduled to start Monday. As Action 8 News reported last month, the project will go from Taylor Road and extend eastward to Jenkins Creek, just past the Chantilly Parkway exit, which is
Alabama homicide suspect arrested after chance run-in with Perry County sheriff
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - An Alabama homicide suspect was arrested in Perry County on Sept. 21 after fleeing from deputies and later scuffling with the county sheriff outside a relative’s home. Deputies initially went to a residence in the Buck Creek community following a tip that a man...
Dr. Jack Hawkins hosts final Chancellor’s Golf Tournament before retirement
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WAKA) – It’s a bittersweet time for many at Troy University as their beloved Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., played for the last time in the 26th Annual Chancellor’s Golf Tournament. More than 40 teams gathered at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail course in...
Preliminary hearing reveals new details in Gibbs Village double homicide of two Montgomery mothers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - New information has been revealed in the case of two women shot in Gibbs Village in Montgomery in a preliminary hearing for Tarus Giles. Tarus Giles, 20, was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Detention Facility August 31 after being charged with killing two women, identified as Un
First Alert: Incoming moisture increases rain chances by the weekend
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The cooler and drier air over the last several days has been a very pleasant change of pace weather-wise, but that extended stretch is winding down as a surge of much more humid air approaches the region. Aside from being a degree or two warmer later...

















