Author: Al K Traz

Auburn police have identified the man they believe drove the vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian last Thursday on Shug Jordan Parkway, and felony warrants have been issued for his arrest, WAKA 8 reported Wednesday. Police named the suspected driver as Hernaldo Isidro Espinoza Fonseca of Auburn. The victim, Reginald Griffin, 56, was hit near Shug Jordan Parkway and North Donahue Drive by a vehicle that left the scene. He was taken to East… Read More

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Tuesday night, Oct. 13, on Lee Road 379 in the Beulah community of northeast Lee County, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies responding to the report found at least two people with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, Sheriff Jay Jones said, according to WTVM. One died at the scene. The other was taken to East Alabama Medical Center by ambulance, WTVM reported; Now… Read More

Auburn police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian on Thursday, Oct. 8, near the intersection of Shug Jordan Parkway and North Donahue Drive and then left the scene. Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The victim was identified as Reginald Griffin, 56, of Auburn. He was taken to East Alabama Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, WAKA 8 and WTVM reported. Police… Read More

A 35-year-old Opelika man died after a shooting Friday afternoon, Oct. 2, in Chambers County, and a 40-year-old Opelika man has been charged with his murder, the Chambers County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were sent to County Road 26 on a report of a shooting and found a man who had been shot and was unresponsive. He was taken to East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as… Read More

October 2, 2026 — Opelika, AL Piedmont Columbus Regional has named Opelika Police Officer Connor Ramey its First Friday Hero for October for saving the life of a man who had no pulse, the hospital announced Friday. Ramey and his partner were dispatched to a home on Lakeshore Drive and found 61-year-old Frazier Moreman on the bathroom floor, unresponsive, pulseless and not breathing. The officers put their automated external defibrillator on him and it delivered… Read More

Two men accused of posing as law enforcement officers to rob an Auburn home at gunpoint were arrested on the West Coast this week and are awaiting extradition to Alabama, Auburn police said. According to the Auburn Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of East University Drive early on Sept. 3 after a robbery. Police say the suspects got into the home by pretending to be officers, held the… Read More

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the capital murder conviction of Marcus O'Keef Wigley, 40, of Lee County, Attorney General Steve Marshall's office announced Wednesday. A Lee County Circuit Court jury convicted Wigley on Feb. 12, 2026, and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. According to the attorney general's office, evidence at trial showed that Thomas Green was abducted from a party by several people who apparently believed he had… Read More

Three people were taken to hospitals Monday evening, Sept. 28, after a serious two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Alabama Highway 169 and Lee Road 146 in Beauregard, CNAW 2 News reported. The crash happened at about 6:41 p.m. Responders set up a helicopter landing zone on the property next to Dupree Motors. The Lee County Sheriff's Office, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and EAMC emergency services were among the agencies listed in the report… Read More

An 18-year-old from Smiths Station has been charged with second-degree assault after a juvenile was stabbed late Friday, Sept. 25, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies got a report of a stabbing at a home on Lee Road 598 in the Smiths Station area at about 11:39 p.m. Friday and arrived about six minutes later. They found a juvenile who had been stabbed in the arm. The victim was taken by ambulance to Piedmont… Read More

Monday marked 25 years since two young men were found shot to death inside a burning house in Opelika, and CrimeStoppers and local investigators are asking again for the tip that could solve the case, WSFA reported. On the morning of Sept. 28, 2001, firefighters were called to a house fire on Alabama Avenue. After the fire was out, crews found the bodies of 24-year-old Tramaris D. "Stank" Bryant and 28-year-old Tyrone "Winchie" Brooks. Both… Read More