Auburn, AL

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – The Opelika Police Department is asking for the public’s help with identifying several suspects involved in an attempted burglary earlier this month. According to police, the burglary attempt happened on July 12, 2021, in the 1600 Block of 3rd Avenue. Police say the three suspects were...

Hospitalizations of patients with confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 continue to climb at East Alabama Health, which includes East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and EAMC-Lanier in Valley. According to numbers released by EAMC on Friday, the total number of hospitalizations has reached 34, up from 30 on Monday and more than four times the count at the start of the month, which was eight.

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Auburn City Schools made the official decision to require students and staff to wear masks this upcoming school year at a board meeting Thursday evening. Some parents were outraged. According to the plan, masks must be worn inside school buildings and on school buses. When students...

To fans of both Auburn football and Barstool Sports: I’m sorry. It didn’t have to be this way. But clearly, violence was the decision Barstool’s famed mustached football guru felt was necessary to power through the fourth-to-last Friday that doesn’t result in a college football Saturday the next day this summer.

Dixie Youth baseball fans gathered in South Mississippi expected to sweat, but they got some tears, too. Before the teams were introduced, U.S. Army Sgt. Ma’Tika Johnson of Valley, surprised her family by walking down the top of the stadium. After moving her mother and other family members in attendance to tears, Johnson saved the biggest surprise for last – surprising her younger brother Zephi Madden, 11, on stage during his team’s introduction.

A new nonprofit is seeking to capitalize on the Lake Martin area's musical talent, turning Dadeville's courthouse square into an entertainment district. With a fundraising drive through August, the 501(c)(3)-registered Dadeville Performing Arts Center hopes to secure the $250,000 needed to launch by October of this year. "Our motto is...

After winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it would make sense to skip school, but Suni Lee still wants to go to college. The young gymnast will start her college career at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. But for fans who want to see her compete, don’t worry, she’ll compete for her school.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Phenix City schools announced masks will be required at Phenix City schools for the upcoming school year. Effective August 3, all persons must wear masks or face coverings while in classrooms, common areas and buses. The decision to require masks is based on guidance from...

Sunisa Lee told a national gymnastics magazine Friday that she’s excited to be an Auburn Tiger. The Auburn signee and Olympic champion told Inside Gymnastics in a new interview that she doesn’t want to miss the college experience. Lee won all-around gold at the Olympics on Thursday. She remains firmly...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - A week ago today, an East Alabama woman lost everything she owned to a house fire. Since then, her coworkers have been trying to help her pick up the pieces and get back on her feet. Brenda Jackson tells us she was at work when...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — A photo shared Friday afternoon by the mayor of Hanceville depicts concerning amounts of billowing smoke coming from an industrial plant. River Valley Ingredients on Country Road 508 is shown emitting both dark grey and light grey smoke, according to the photo posted on Facebook by Mayor Kenneth Nail.

On 07/11/2021 the Opelika Police Department began investigating an Theft of Property, Third Degree, which occurred at Winn Dixie, located at 1441 Fox Run Parkway. The suspect, a black female, is seen on camera wearing a jean vest, gray tank top, striped shorts and black sneakers. If you have any information on this incident or the identity of the suspect, please contact the Opelika Police Department Detective Division at (334) 705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at (334) 745-8665. Tips can also be submitted through our Opelika Police Mobile App. You may wish to remain anonymous.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases. Alabama has the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in the nation, which is the percentage of the population that has gotten tested. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, the percent positivity rate stands at 21.5%. Alabama has...

The Valley Times-News will once again publish Gridiron, its annual high school football magazine. The full-color magazine, which features previews on every local high school football team, will publish on Wednesday, Aug. 18. And once again, the VTN is allowing the community to choose the cover of that magazine. There...

The Valley 11-and-12-year-old Ozone all-star team arrived in Laurel, Mississippi on Wednesday, and by Thursday first baseman Jax Miller had already left a mark in the 2021 Dixie Youth World Series. Miller, who will be going to W.F. Burns once school starts in August, slugged 16 home runs during the...

The Opelika Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects involved with the attempted burglary of a home in Opelika on July 12. The suspects, all black males, were seen on camera trying to kick in the door of a home in the 1600 block of Third Avenue before fleeing, police said.

Before the vote to requirement students to wear masks within Auburn City Schools at the beginning of the school year was even passed, the multi-media room of Auburn Junior High School, full at the beginning of the meeting, began to empty out as Auburn residents shouted in anger at the board members.

Since 2016, Lanett football has been a perennial threat to win a state championship, as the team has reached the third round of the playoffs every year and has won a pair of state championships. During Lanett’s session at the iHeart Radio media days on Tuesday, Lanett head coach Clifford...

On 07/12/2021 the Opelika Police Department began investigating an Attempted Burglary which occurred in the 1600 Block of 3rd Avenue. Three suspects, all black males, are seen on camera attempting to kick in the door of the residence before fleeing. Two suspects are armed with guns and one suspect has a baseball bat. If you have any information on this incident or the identity of these suspects, please contact the Opelika Police Department Detective Division at (334) 705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at (334) 745-8665. Tips can also be submitted through our Opelika Police Mobile App. You may wish to remain anonymous.