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Fort Benning is currently holding a prescribed burn.

Fort Benning is currently holding a prescribed burn.

OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) – The first night of the Opelika Police Department’s Citizens Academy was held Thursday.

OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) – The first night of the Opelika Police Department’s Citizens Academy was held Thursday.

Recent DNA testing reveals a body discovered in Gadsden in 1998 was that of a missing man from Zion, Illinois. The case is now a homicide investigation.  

On Feb. 28, the Opelika Police Department received a call of a first-degree robbery at a grocery store.

On Feb. 28, the Opelika Police Department received a call of a first-degree robbery at a grocery store.

The Junior League of Columbus is hosting Project Prom for the eighth consecutive year.

The Junior League of Columbus is hosting Project Prom for the eighth consecutive year.

The Opelika Police Department is searching for a robbery suspect. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 around 8:40 p.m. the police department received a call regarding a robbery at Miscelania Guate Mex store located at 1809 West End Court.