Wetumpka, AL

Police say a man arrested in connection with three interstate shootings in Alabama and Georgia had more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition and an alarming number of firearms in his car. Jerel Raphael Brown, 39, of Montgomery was arrested without incident Wednesday near the courthouse in LaFayette with an arsenal...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has issued a missing and endangered alert for a missing Montgomery woman. Authorities are searching for Linda Denise Lewis, 55, who may be living with a condition that impairs her judgement. Lewis was last seen Wednesday around 7 p.m. in the...

A fire in downtown Prattville has left several businesses with damage. The fire was reported at Uncle Mick’s Cajun Market and Café shortly after 9PM last night. People say they heard popping sounds and saw smoke. It took about an hour for the fire to be put out.

Beginning this morning at 9 a.m., people will begin arriving at the Southern Cultural Center in Wetumpka for what the neo-Confederate organization has described as “the most dramatic and ‘hair raising’ event that we have ever rendered in the Southern Cultural Center.”. The event is billed as...

Here’s a look at the five cold case murders featured as the “Cold Case of the Day” during Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s “Week of Action” against violent crime. There is a reward offered in each of these cases. If you have information, call Central Alabama CrimeStoppers at (334) 215-STOP. All tips are kept anonymous.

As football begins this week, the Wetumpka football team is preparing to begin a new era of Indians football. First-year head coach Bear Woods will take the field with the Tribe for the first time this Friday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. as Wetumpka opens the 2022 season against Jefferson Davis.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed made the comment that Garrett Coliseum “…is not in the city’s future,” Thursday morning during a radio interview on Sports Talk 740. In the clip, Reed can be heard saying that Garrett Coliseum does not fit in the city’s future. Reed...

Alabama State Troopers say a motorcyclist is in custody after a chase on Interstate 65 that went from north of Prattville into Montgomery. State troopers say at about 4:46PM this afternoon, they tried to stop someone on a black motorcycle for speeding on Interstate 65 near the 185 mile marker in Autauga County.

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Prattville police say a woman reported missing Thursday has been found safe. According to Prattville police, Joann Johnson Cain, 73, was reported missing after being last seen Thursday around Wetumpka Street in Prattville. Sgt. Albert Shanks said Cain’s vehicle license plate had been pinged on Highway...

• Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Domestic violence was reported on Coosa River Parkway. • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Harassing communications was reported on Chapel Lakes Lane. • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231. Aug. 7. • Domestic violence was reported on...

ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Elmore County school system is doing more this year to ensure the safety of its students and staff on campus. Along with training from local law enforcement, the district has added additional school resource officers. Superintendent Richard Dennis said they’ve added eight more school...

Central Alabama CrimeStoppers has announced the murder of Rickem Samuels as its “Cold Case of the Day.” It’s a part of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s “Week of Action” against violent crime. Samuels was 20 years old when he was reported missing on April 4,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Somehow, some way we are rapidly approaching the start of the fall season and all things pumpkin spice. Summer has just flown on by this year -- like it does every year. That means it’s time to start talking about fall weather, right?. Right on...

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Prattville Fire Chief Terry Brown is shedding more light on Thursday night’s fire at Uncle Mick’s Cajun Market & Cafe. Brown said the state fire marshal’s office ruled the fire accidental, and the point of origin was a clothes dryer. The building sustained...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Omar Prado was heading to UAB Hospital Tuesday night to be near his brother Jose, who was severely injured at a construction site in Montgomery. While en route, he got a call from a doctor that made his heart drop into his stomach. “He passed away and I really didn’t know […]

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN PRATTVILLE: A walk through this morning after the devastating fire at Uncle Mick’s Cajun Market and Café shows the devastation, but it also shows the hope that the restaurant will survive, repair and be back serving up the Cajun goodness that has become so popular. The...

Elmore County football tops Marbury to open Caldwell era. The Kyle Caldwell era officially begins with a win for the Elmore County football program.

The 2022 high school football season has finally arrived. Week Zero kicks off across Alabama this weekend. Follow along for live updates and scores for the Montgomery-area teams in action. PRESEASON PRIMER: Everything you need to know about the 2022 Montgomery area high school football season FAB FIVE: Meet the top Montgomery-area college football recruits in the...

Around the turn of the 20th century, one of the most popular ragtime songs in America was a tune by Theodore Metz and Joe Hayden, “There’ll Be A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”. The song may be best remembered as the only song the Hooterville...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The pattern remains wetter than what’s considered normal for August. Scattered to at times numerous showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast every day over the next week. No two days will be exactly alike, but all days will bring a healthy dosage of showers and thunderstorms.