3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (273+ words) WAKA 8 WAKA Action 8 News Alabama to honor veterans lost to suicide MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs has launched its 2026 Operation We Remember campaign, a statewide veteran suicide prevention awareness initiative honoring Alabama veterans who have lost…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (212+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The Academy of Craft Training has cut the ribbon for its new Central Alabama campus in Montgomery. It represents a private-public partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education. The Montgomery campus is the fourth in the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (174+ words) SELMA, Ala. (WAKA) – The new owners of the Edistone Hotel property in Selma have brought in a team of experts to assess the building in the hopes of saving it. That team included an architect, an engineer and a construction…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (218+ words) WAKA 8 WAKA Action 8 News 90+ Degree Heat Continues It’s still summer and we’re expecting 90 plus degree heat through the week and upcoming weekend. Heat indices will hover around 100 throughout the week. Rain chances will be slim for a few days but…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (191+ words) MILLBROOK, Ala. (WAKA) – Labor Day has been celebrated with a hot dog eating contest at 17 Springs in Millbrook. The All-American Bash 250 once again featured the Uncle Bob’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. This is the second year for the event. Nine…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (128+ words) WETUMPKA, Ala. (WAKA) – A $5,000 reward is now being offered in the hopes of finding a missing Wetumpka man. As Action 8 News has reported, William Austin Mathews was seen walking away from his home near Ellis Road in Wetumpka at around…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (334+ words) SELMA, Ala. (WAKA) – The historic St. James Hotel on the banks of the Alabama River in Selma is scheduled to reopen later this month as a Marriott property. The hotel posted this announcement on its Facebook page: “We are rooted…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (96+ words) Montgomery Police Department looking for new officers at Recruit 50 event waka.com WAKA Action 8 News Montgomery Police Department looking for new officers at Recruit 50 event MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The Montgomery Police Department is holding a Recruit 50 signing day event, hoping…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (847+ words) Tiger Woods appears in County Judge Darren Steele’s courtroom for a plea hearing from an arrest in March, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Crystal Vander Weit/Treasure Coast Newspapers via AP, Pool) Woods pleaded no…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (126+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The former East Family YMCA will soon reopen with a new look and a new name. The YMCA of Greater Montgomery says a ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on September 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the newly renovated…...