1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (73+ words) WAKA 8 WAKA Action 8 News Motorcyclist killed in Montgomery crash MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Montgomery. Montgomery police say the wreck happened at about 12:24AM yesterday at the area of Twain Curve and Eastern Boulevard....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (181+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – An Auburn man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal COVID relief funds and to unlawfully employ illegal immigrants who were not authorized to work in the U.S. U.S. Attorney…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (273+ words) WAKA 8 WAKA Action 8 News Alabama to honor veterans lost to suicide MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs has launched its 2026 Operation We Remember campaign, a statewide veteran suicide prevention awareness initiative honoring Alabama veterans who have lost…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (244+ words) ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. (WAKA) – Christina Thornton, the retired director of the Montgomery City/County EMA, has spoken to Action 8 News about the search for her missing son. As Action 8 News has reported, William Austin Mathews, who goes by Austin, hasn’t…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (74+ words) WETUMPKA, Ala. (WAKA) – A historic bridge in Downtown Wetumpka is closed due to a gas leak. Wetumpka police say the Bibb Graves bridge will be closed into tomorrow as crews work to repair it. Commuters are used to avoid the…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (174+ words) SELMA, Ala. (WAKA) – The new owners of the Edistone Hotel property in Selma have brought in a team of experts to assess the building in the hopes of saving it. That team included an architect, an engineer and a construction…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (128+ words) WETUMPKA, Ala. (WAKA) – A $5,000 reward is now being offered in the hopes of finding a missing Wetumpka man. As Action 8 News has reported, William Austin Mathews was seen walking away from his home near Ellis Road in Wetumpka at around…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (334+ words) SELMA, Ala. (WAKA) – The historic St. James Hotel on the banks of the Alabama River in Selma is scheduled to reopen later this month as a Marriott property. The hotel posted this announcement on its Facebook page: “We are rooted…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (143+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Two juvenile males have been seriously hurt in a shooting on Taylor Road in Montgomery. Police say the shooting happened at about 2:10 this afternoon in the 2700 block of Taylor Road. While police didn’t pinpoint the location further,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (171+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a 2024 shootout inside a Montgomery package store. Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver says 21-year-old Larry Deontae Flournoy pleaded guilty this week to two…...