Category Archives: Local News

Despite better-than-expected holiday sales, J.C. Penney plans to close 40 stores by early April, and one of the stores to be closed is in LaGrange, Ga. The J.C. Penney at LaGrange Mall will be closing this year,

University of Alabama at Birmingham president Ray Watts announced on Friday that an independent financial firm would be hired to re-evaluate the financial reasoning for cutting the football program.

Another local artist is competing for American Idol this season.20-year-old Steffi Ledbetter is an Auburn Native with dreams of becoming the next American Idol.

Opelika police need your help identifying a person who broke into a parked car in downtown Opelika on Nov. 19, 2014. The suspect has since used stolen credit cards at several locations.

The Liberty Theatre is looking for talent for their upcoming show, “It’s Showtime at the Liberty” and they’re having auditions Saturday Jan. 10 from noon until 4 p.m.This is a great time to show off any talent

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH), Injury Prevention Program is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant. This year’s $161,000 award will be used to support the purchase of car seats

The unknown suspects, one white female and two black males, were captured via surveillance footage leaving the store shortly after they allegedly distracted an elderly woman, stealing her wallet.

A Columbus jury found Robert Turner, 63, guilty of the charges that he sexually molested a child in 2012 on Friday. 

Not everyone has the ability to properly train and keep obedient dogs, but a little girl shows how it’s done – with six pit bulls.