News Leader 9 met with Yvonne Johnson 11 years ago after she and her son found a human skull in her backyard. Today though, she says it is still very emotional for her to know there is now a name to the remains.
Leaders in one east Alabama city are touting a big cash flow and adding more staff. The mayor of Phenix City gave his State of the City Address Thursday night.
Dealing with the aftermath of a disaster like the January 12th tornadoes can be confusing and difficult to navigate. That’s why Hornsby says they want to help.
Father and stepmother of Amore Wiggins, better known as Baby Jane Doe, arrived in Lee County nearly 11 years to the day when the little girl’s remains were found.
A woman in East Alabama has filed a lawsuit after she and others - including an 82 year old woman - were arrested for failing to pay their trash bills. Tonight we talked to the woman’s attorney and the Mayor of Valley, where those arrests were made, about the legality of it all.
WTVM’s reporter Katrice Nolan spoke with Sherry Wiggins, mother of Amore Wiggins, better known as Opelika Baby Jane Doe, in a candid one-on-one interview.
Alabama’s reading and math test scores have improved within the last year, but Gov. Kay Ivey reminded the state about her priority to continue that improvement with a series of executive orders.
Parents of students, faculty and staff should prepare to arrive two hours after their regular reporting time on Wednesday, Jan. 25, due to the likelihood of severe weather.
All county-owned buildings in Russell County will now have AEDs - or an Automated External Defibrillator - which are electronic devices that help those in cardiac arrest.
After the case went cold for nearly 11 years, Thursday, we finally learned her name -- Amore Wiggins and the name of the man accused of her murder, her father Lamar Vickerstaff Jr.
In January 2006, Amore Wiggins was born. Opelika’s Baby Jane Doe now has an identity after the unidentified skeletal remains were found at Brookhaven mobile home park in Opelika in 2012.
Opelika police have been working to learn the child’s identity for more than a decade with no success but thanks to new technology they were able to learn not just her identity but also that of her parents.
The story of Amore Wiggins has been unfolding for over a decade now with so many unanswered questions, especially surrounding the man accused of her murder -- her biological father.
The National Weather Service’s survey teams have confirmed 13 tornadoes of various strengths that swept across Alabama on Jan. 12, killing seven people, injuring dozens of others and causing widespread property destruction across multiple counties.
Volunteers in Barbour County came together for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service to help give back to local organizations and groups in the area.