Category Archives: Local News

The hotter the water the cleaner the clothes? Not necessarily. 

Portions of a road in Opelika will be closed this weekend for repairs.  Opelika Power Services will close 1st Avenue from 19th Place to Thomason Drive, and 20th Street by CVS Pharmacy on Sunday, July 10 between

On Wednesday, July 6 the Auburn Police Division arrested John B. Throneberry II, 26, from Auburn on a felony warrant charging him with Burglary Second Degree. At approximately 1:20 a.m. Auburn Police responded to a report of

Drivers should be on the lookout because starting Wednesday in Columbus construction projects will close some heavily traveled streets. Lanes will be closed between Cooper Creek Road and Hancock Road. Contractors are placing new pipes in the

The Baton Rouge Police Department, Mayor Kip Holden and other officials held a news conference to release new details in the officer-involved shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Opelika Police have obtained a Murder warrant in the shooting death of Joseph Marcell Holloway, which occurred on June 26th in the 1700 block of Hurst Street.  Opelika Police are searching for Undra Artez Askew, 36, from

After an extensive investigation of the shooting that killed 17-year-old Juantae Harper, West Point police revealed that the offender was Carderius Harper, the victim’s brother. The shooting took place at Oak Terrace Apartments located at 700 Avenue

Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. to discuss issues related to the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Alton Sterling.

Opelika police are investigating a robbery in the first-degree that happened in the 1000 block of Columbus Parkway. The victim reported being robbed at gunpoint and then struck in the head. The victim received minor injuries and

A single-vehicle crash at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, claimed the life of a Phenix City woman. Victoria Dawn Mcintosh, 30, was killed when the 2001 Ford Explorer she was driving left the road and overturned. Mcintosh, who was not