Lee Rd. 240 in Smiths Station is blocked in both directions after a head-on collision.

Questions are looming following a meeting Saturday by the state Democratic party where Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley garnered just enough votes to pass new party bylaws

According to police, the juvenile suspect had a court hearing on Friday. He is being held in a regional youth detention facility in Lee County for the murder of John Jones.

“They tell me the same thing," Trice’s mother, Eddie Williams, said, "we don’t have anything, we don’t have any leads. We still have stuff at the crime lab, just the same ole nothing.”

An Auburn middle school student got a sweet surprise when his active duty father returned home from overseas months earlier than he was supposed to.

The family of slain Phenix City 12-year-old John Jones has received a very special gift from University of Alabama football player Tua Tagovailoa.

Worsening drought conditions and a rise in wildfires means the AFC will extend the statewide fire alert until the State Forester determines conditions have improved.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has completed her radiation treatments three weeks after announcing she had been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Panama City was hit hard including a church which stood for over 60 years.

The Phenix City community is mourning the loss of one of their own after a 12-year-old boy died after being shot in the head.

45-year-old Richard Lee Hugley is charged in a shooting that left a man injured Tuesday evening.

The robbery happened Wednesday morning at the Waffle House on 20th Avenue. Police were called to the restaurant at 3 a.m.

A Georgia woman filed a lawsuit against Jacksonville State University alleging she was sexually assaulted as a freshman by a member of the JSU men’s basketball team.

42-year-old Heath Stafford died after he struck a utility pole. Authorities say he was refusing to stop for the Lee County Sheriff's Office, approximately five miles west of Phenix City when he crashed.

Police say it started with a domestic violence call at a home near the intersection of 16th Street and 17th Avenue. Shortly after the call, shots were fired.

Back the Badge Lee County is hosting an Auburn Strong 5K and one-mile fun run Saturday, Oct. 12.

Jones held a public town hall at Tuskegee University on Tuesday. He also stopped in Phenix City for a meeting with local elected officials on the economic development in the area.

Ryan Charles Petro, 27, of Fort Bragg, NC is charged with five counts of first-degree rape.

He's charged with Attempted Murder, and Shooting into an Unoccupied Vehicle.

An elderly Chambers County man is behind bars after being charged with multiple sex crimes, one of which involves a minor.

A Phenix City police officer has been involved in a shooting on 16th St. that left a suspect injured.

After a deadly weekend in Phenix City, Alabama, Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry is speaking out about the violence.

There’s a heavy police presence at the intersection of 17th Avenue and 16th Street near the Phenix City-Russell County Library.

For most people across the Chattahoochee Valley, the last time there was a really good, soaking rain was at the end of August or early September.

27-year-old Tremaine Hutchinson was found dead in the 1000 block 5th St. Sunday afternoon. Police say Hutchinson was shot several times.

An Alabama man and his daughter have filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming Auburn University is wrongly charging in-state students with out-of-state tution

A new Miss Alabama USA has been crowned.

A man suffered non-life threatening injuries in a shooting Sunday morning.

Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller is working to make the Opelika Police Department, among the highest paid in the state.

A young Phenix City boy has lost his life following a shooting on Tupelo Dr. on Oct. 4.

The body of Kelsey Starling was recovered from Smith Lake Saturday, three months after she went missing after a July 4 boat crash, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

According to Elishia Ballentine with the Alabama Forestry Commission, the wildfire is located on I-85 at mile marker 27 near Shorter.

With the help of the Fuller Center and Mend, a local nonprofit organization, many families who lost everything in the storm stepped into brand new homes.

According to the Phenix City Police Department, the child was shot in the head and transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional for treatment.

Medicaid leaders said this will result in patients receiving better care.

Deputies say Jennifer Hall thought her meth was tainted with another drug, according to the sheriff’s office.

Gov. Ivey says Winkelmann Flowform Technology will bring 50 jobs to the area to continue to lower unemployment numbers in Alabama.

A middle school principal in Valley has been placed on paid leave while an investigation into allegations against her is conducted.

The Beulah High football player was reportedly on a baseball field on Lee Road 270, according to authorities.

If you think Etowah County's contract with the federal government to house ICE detainees is a big moneymaker for the county, think again.

To prevent the illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that mostly everyone get the flu shot this year.

The victim’s name has not been released but he was from east Alabama.

What is now an empty lot will soon be a family’s home in Phenix City.

By the end of the week, three new homes will sit on Dover Street in Opelika, as part of the annual legacy build, where 11 homes in total will be built.

Dezhaun Dumas was found guilty of murder, assault, and bringing stolen property into the state.

A business in the 600 block of Lee Rd. 621 reported theft of property on Sept. 20.

Alabama’s automobile-building muscle continues to grow with the announcement of a new parts supplier.

A two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 431 in Phenix City has left one man dead and another behind bars.

21-year-old Chih-Kai Lai was set to begin classes at Auburn on August 19. He never showed and police have been looking for the Taiwanese graduate student ever since.

According to Opelika police, 39-year-old Wesley Alan Southerland was arrested on Sept. 25. At the time of contact, Southerland was in possession of a large about of methamphetamine, marijuana, and a pistol.

Eleven new homes will be built for families displaced by the tornadoes that ripped through Lee County on March 3.

The hiring event takes place Tuesday, October 1 from 2 p.m. to 7 pm. CST at the Opelika Walmart Distribution Center located at 2701 Andrews Road.

Walmart plans to hire 55 associates for its Opelika distribution center, with pay starting at $17.40 an hour.

Oxford PD: Twin dies after being left in car at Sunny King Honda

Dozens came out Friday with their blankets and chairs to the Opelika Courthouse Square to see “Norma Rae” which was mostly filmed in Opelika, premiering in 1979.

Phenix City police are investigating a homicide on Dolphin Ct. after finding the body of an Opelika man.

Officials say Lake Martin is important for the city’s revenue but there are benefits to having lower lake levels.

It was the Chamber's way of saying thank you. The breakfast was held at Saugahatachee Country Club.