4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (60+ words) WBMA Drowning under investigation at Logan Martin Lake The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drowning at Logan Martin Lake. The sheriff’s office said deputies are on the scene of the drowning at Coosa Island. Authorities have not…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (167+ words) The search for missing Georgia man Weston intensified Wednesday as Japanese authorities expanded efforts to locate him, according to a Facebook post from family member Nancy Higginbotham. In the post shared early Wednesday morning, Higginbotham said Japanese police have spent…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (135+ words) WBMA Multiple agencies are searching for a missing boater after a marine-related incident Sunday afternoon on Lake Guntersville in Marshall County. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 25-year-old Jeremiah Gamble of Tallassee was onboard a 24-foot 2023 Bentley Legacy pontoon…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (91+ words) Manhunt underway in Calera on I-65 WBMA Manhunt underway in Calera on I-65 A manhunt is underway in Calera after a patrol unit spotted a vehicle reported stolen in Tennessee. The Calera Police Department (CPD) turned on their lights and siren to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (215+ words) A citizen tip brought an end to a Calera manhunt. After the tip came in around 11 p.m., night shift patrol with the Calera Police Department (CPD) captured the unnamed suspect in the woods near a local gas station. CPD became aware…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (155+ words) Severe storms expected today with central/southwest areas facing tornado risk. Hail, damaging winds, and flooding rain also possible. Walker County voters will decide May 19 who will lead the county’s schools, with incumbent Superintendent Dr. Dennis Willingham facing Cordova Elementary…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (89+ words) University of Alabama police seek help locating missing 14-year-old WBMA 14-year-old boy located after reported missing on UA campus TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBMA) — University of Alabama police said a 14-year-old who was reported missing after he was last seen near the…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) ONEONTA, Ala. (WBMA) — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Blount County man last seen over the weekend. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 28-year-old Atom Eli was reported missing after he was last seen…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (284+ words) FRUITHURST, Ala. (WBMA) — An 8-year-old child reported missing Saturday in Cleburne County has been found safe following a large, multi-agency search effort, according to the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to a home on County Road 490 in the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (146+ words) WBMA The Oxford Fire Department (OFD) has been training with new equipment to keep you safer. Over the last few shifts, crew have gotten familiar with how to use their new EV fire blankets, an important tool for managing electric…...