Category Archives: Local News

Shanice Caradine signed an affidavit asking the court to drop all the charges against him, saying "I honestly believe it was a tragic accident". 

During the opening statements at a capital murder trial in Bryan, state prosecutor Samantha Oglesby said that Kristen Westfall had unrelenting hate toward Nathan and Krystal Maddox.

John Saunders, the longtime ESPN anchor and host of ‘The Sports Reporters,’ has died. He was 61 years old.

It’s the first week back to school for Opelika High School students, and RaKavius Chambers a shining star in the class of 2017.

A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot tall waterslide at a water park in Kansas, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

The credit card processing company TSYS says some job cuts could be in the future. According to a statement from the company as a result of a new initiative the company expects to have "one-time expenses primarily

The Latest on the investigation in to the death of a boy killed while riding a waterslide in Kansas City, Kansas (all times local):

The Opelika Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident involving a 72-year-old bicyclist.

The Phenix City Police Department has identified a man who was connected  to the homicide of a Phenix City woman, 28-year-old Victoria Nelson, who was shot and killed on Tuesday. 

WalletHub’s ranking has Georgia coming in at 70% strictness, behind Arizona, at 84%. WalletHub’s key metrics range from fines and minimum jail sentences to ignition- interlock -device requirements that drastically reduce repeat arrests of previously convicted drunk drivers.