WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Son of Albertville mayor dies in accident

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Son of Albertville mayor dies in accident: Nick Honea Nick Honea, son of the mayor of Albertville, died from an apparent accidental overexposure to carbon monoxide on Thursda...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden council briefed on 2013 audit approves str...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden council briefed on 2013 audit approves str...: The Gadsden City Council was briefed Tuesdays   by the cities accounting firm on the fiscal year 2013 audit.    The accountants told co...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Oxford council votes to fund new traffic study nea...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Oxford council votes to fund new traffic study nea...: The Oxford city council Tuesday approved an additional traffic study at the future site of a FED EX facility in Eastaboga.   The counci...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Pilot reported problems prior to Colorado crash

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Pilot reported problems prior to Colorado crash: Colorado crash site A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that the pilot of a Gadsden plane carrying...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police locate hit and run suspect

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police locate hit and run suspect: Oxford police say   they have identified a hit-and-run suspect less than 24 hours after a crash that killed a 47-year-old man Sunday.  ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston man indicted for manslaughter in 2013 tra...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston man indicted for manslaughter in 2013 tra...: Richard Nelson Davis Jr. An Anniston man is facing charges of manslaughter and assault in the death of a Jacksonville woman killed ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Authorities investigate multiple weekend shooting ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Authorities investigate multiple weekend shooting ...: A spring dance at a former school in turned into a crime scene early Saturday when gunfire erupted at the Phyllis Wheatley Community Ce...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Seven arrested in Etowah Immigration Protest

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Seven arrested in Etowah Immigration Protest: Seven people were arrested Monday for refusing to disperse from an immigration protest at the Etowah County Detention Center. Many of t...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Lincoln man arrested on Child Porn charges

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Lincoln man arrested on Child Porn charges: A Lincoln man was arrested on child pornography and abuse charges after the Alabama Bureau of Investigation searched his home.   Roy Da...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Funds raised in weekend event for injured Gadsden ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Funds raised in weekend event for injured Gadsden ...: Sgt. Gary Pierce More than 11 thousand dollars was raised for an injured Gadsden police officer. The money from a crossfit competit...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police seek help in locating missing Talladega man...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police seek help in locating missing Talladega man...: Bruck Hickman Talladega Police are looking for a man who has been   missing since Wednesday.   According to the department's Fa...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Garrard hearing

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Garrard hearing: Joyce Garrard Etowah County Circuit Judge Billy Ogletree denied a motion Friday by Joyce Garrard’s attorneys for more information a...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect arrested in 17 year old Calhoun County Col...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect arrested in 17 year old Calhoun County Col...: Jack David Stovall II Authorities have arrested an Oxford man on capitol murder charges in connection with a 17 year old cold case....

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Five Gadsden residents perish in Colorado plane cr...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Five Gadsden residents perish in Colorado plane cr...: Jimmy Hill Crash Site A small plane believed to be carrying five people that departed from the Gadsden airport Saturday morning...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Two Albertville men arrested in burglaries

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Two Albertville men arrested in burglaries: Two Albertville men have been arrested and more than $15,000 in stolen items have been recovered by Marshall county deputies.   Deputie...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Change in sentencing guidelines resulting in fewer...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Change in sentencing guidelines resulting in fewer...: Officials say a change in Alabamas sentencing guidelines last year has left cities and counties with fewer inmates to help keep the cou...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: 6 year old to present petition to State House comm...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: 6 year old to present petition to State House comm...: Lillian Coker 6 year old Lillian Coker of Sand Rock   will not be in school today, instead she will be in Montgomery where she will...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Oxford Council increases funding to house youthful...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Oxford Council increases funding to house youthful...: The Oxford City Council voted Tuesday to increase their funding for the housing of Oxford’s youthful offenders .   The city will give C...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont council votes to spend money to save mone...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont council votes to spend money to save mone...: The Piedmont city council learned Tuesday that the city is losing thousands of dollars worth of clean water each year because of overfl...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: State senate approves Gadsden sunday sales bill

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: State senate approves Gadsden sunday sales bill: Sen. Phil WIlliams The Alabama state senate Tuesday approved a bill that will call for A referendum on the issue of Sunday alcohol ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Smith found guilty in murder of his wife

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Smith found guilty in murder of his wife: Roy Thomas "Tommy" Smith An Etowah County jury Tuesday found Roy Thomas "Tommy" Smith guilty in the death of hi...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston police investigate 50 thousand dollar the...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston police investigate 50 thousand dollar the...: Anniston police are investigating the reported theft of fifty thousand dollars from an Anniston business.   Police say Employees with t...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County consolidates departments

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County consolidates departments: In a move that   Calhoun County Commissioners say will increase efficiency, the commissioners voted Thursday to consolidate three depar...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County consolidates departments

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County consolidates departments: In a move that   Calhoun County Commissioners say will increase efficiency, the commissioners voted Thursday to consolidate three depar...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect leads Gadsden police on chase thru snow

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect leads Gadsden police on chase thru snow: A 35 year old Gadsden man has been charged with multiple charges after he   led authorities on a chase through the snow Wednesday night...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega County Drug Bust

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the Waste Recycling WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega County Drug Bust: The Talladega County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force have arrested six people after raiding a methamphetamine laboratory on the Old T...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Openings and Closings for Friday

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Openings and Closings for Friday: Calhoun county schools open Jacksonville City Schools open Piedmont City Schools open Anniston City Schools open Oxford City Schoo...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County offices open today

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County offices open today: All Calhoun county government offices will open on schedule today.

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Road Conditions Civil Emergency Declared

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Road Conditions Civil Emergency Declared: The Alabama Emergency Management Agency has issued a civil emergency for Marion, Winston, Blount, Etowah, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Jeffers...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: THURSDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: THURSDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: ADVENT EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: CLOSED ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS: CLOSED ALABAMA WALDORF SCHOOL: CLOSED ALABASTER CIT...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Closings and Delays for Tuesday

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Closings and Delays for Tuesday: SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR TUESDAY FEB 11: AIDB: OPEN TUESDAY, NO STUDENT OR INDUSTRIES BUSES ANNISTON CITY SCHOOLS: CLOSED ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: TUESDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATED)

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: TUESDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATED): ANNISTON CITY SCHOOLS: CLOSED TUESDAY DONOHO SCHOOL: CLOSED TUESDAY FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: CLOSED TUESDAY JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEM...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: TUESDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: TUESDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: ANNISTON CITY SCHOOLS: CLOSED TUESDAY DONOHO SCHOOL: CLOSED TUESDAY FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: CLOSED TUESDAY JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ATF investigating deadly Snead house fire

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ATF investigating deadly Snead house fire: Officials in Blount county say The investigation into a fatal Saturday night Blount County house fire has now been handed over to AFT a...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police seek suspects in home invasion robbery

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police seek suspects in home invasion robbery: Etowah county investigators report that Three men entered a Ridgeville home Thursday robbing the three residents at gunpoint.    The in...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police seek suspects in home invasion robbery

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police seek suspects in home invasion robbery: Etowah county investigators report that Three men entered a Ridgeville home Thursday robbing the three residents at gunpoint.    The in...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden police seeking credit card thief

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden police seeking credit card thief: Gadsden Police are looking for a man who broke into a car in December, then used the credit card he stole to go on a shopping spree. ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Battle Lines drawn as Qualifying deadline passes

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Battle Lines drawn as Qualifying deadline passes: Some of Calhoun county's most powerful political figures found themselves facing challenges from both inside and outside their part...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Alabama parks may see new activities

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Alabama parks may see new activities: Alabama State Parks, the state agency that operates the state's parks and resorts, is hoping to partner with outdoor adventure spor...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden Tourism App wins award

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden Tourism App wins award: The Greater Gadsden Area Tourism travel app has been named one of the South's best by Convention South, a national multimedia res...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Local Legislators facing opposition as qualifying ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Local Legislators facing opposition as qualifying ...: Anniston Attorney Taylor Stewart has has qualified for the District 12 seat in the Alabama State Senate, challenging incumbent and Sena...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Sunday Alcohol bills advancing in legislature

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Sunday Alcohol bills advancing in legislature: The first of three Bills to allow Sunday alcohol sales in separate east Alabama cities has cleared a major hurdle in the legislature.  ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston man charged after chase

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston man charged after chase: A 43 year old Anniston man is facing multiple charges after leading Anniston police on a chase thru the city which involved at least 15...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Alabama City fire

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Alabama City fire: Gadsden fire officials say A two-alarm fire Thursday morning in Alabama City destroyed one house and badly damaged another. About 8:4...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden city schools name new principals

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden city schools name new principals: Emma Sansom Middle School and Mitchell Elementary School have new principals after their previous principals received promotions.   C...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: School bus involved in accident

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: School bus involved in accident: Etowah county schools transportation officials say A car lost control and hit an Etowah County school bus Wednesday morning on Alabama ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Capitol Murder charges filed against two men in we...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Capitol Murder charges filed against two men in we...: District Attorney Jimmy Harp Etowah County prosecutors filed capital murder charges Tuesday morning against the two Gadsden men acc...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont residents getting break on utility bills

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont residents getting break on utility bills: There is some good news today for residents in the city of Piedmont. The city council   Mayor Bill Baker told City Council members Tues...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden Sunday Sales impact study to be released

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden Sunday Sales impact study to be released: Officials say An economic impact study on the issue of Sunday alcohol sales in Gadsden is scheduled to be delivered next week but Jacks...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Weather delaying Anniston Parkway Project

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Weather delaying Anniston Parkway Project: Officials say that Freezing temperatures have delayed construction of the final leg of the Veterans Memorial Parkway in Anniston , but ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Honda sets milestone

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Honda sets milestone: Record production for Honda in North America last year helped the Japanese automaker become a net exporter in the U.S. for the first ti...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega Burglary Suspect arrested

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega Burglary Suspect arrested: Jonathan Darrell "Peaches" Moten Talladega police say they have arrested A 27 year old Talladega man in connection with ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: National SIgning Day

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: National SIgning Day: Several area football players are set to sign with college football programs today which is the NCAA’s National Signing Day, .the first...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston council to vote on Payday Loan Moritorium...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston council to vote on Payday Loan Moritorium...: The city of Anniston is considering issuing a moratorium on new payday loan businesses in the city.   During a Monday work session th...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Childersburg man dies from hypothermia during last...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Childersburg man dies from hypothermia during last...: Autorities say A Childersburg man died last week after being found on the ground in the snow without a coat on.   Officials said 71 yea...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Burglary suspect will not face federal charges for...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Burglary suspect will not face federal charges for...: Johnny Wade Stevens Authorities say An Anniston man arrested in January on burglary charges will only face a state charge and no fe...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston man charged with molesting 6 year old dau...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston man charged with molesting 6 year old dau...: Anniston Police have arrested a 33 year old Anniston man accused of engaging in sexual contact with his 5-year-old daughter for the pas...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont sunday sales bill headed for vote

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont sunday sales bill headed for vote: Sen. Del Marsh The Legislature may soon consider a bill allowing Sunday alcohol sales int he city of Piedmont but city officials sa...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Woman arrested on child abuse charges

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Woman arrested on child abuse charges: Jessica Joy Baxter Deputies say a 31 year old Anniston woman who was released from the Calhoun County Jail on Friday has been accus...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Two men held on murder charges in weekend home inv...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Two men held on murder charges in weekend home inv...: Dexter Harris                       Tyree Young Gadsden police have arrested two suspects in connection with a Sunday murder and ho...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Back to School

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Back to School: East Alabama has thawed out from last weeks snowfall and everything returns to normal today as schools reopen after three days of closi...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Cherokee County Sheriff combines units

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Cherokee County Sheriff combines units: Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver says positive results are already being seen after his Office combined its investigative and narcot...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspects arrested in Attalla Robbery

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspects arrested in Attalla Robbery: Police in Attalla have charged Four Ashville residents in connection with a Jan. 24 robbery at an Attalla gas station.   19 year old Br...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston seeks to annex forest

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston seeks to annex forest: The City of Anniston is seeking to annex the remainder of the former fort McClellan which would increase the cities limits by almos...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Candidates qualify as deadline nears

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Candidates qualify as deadline nears: With Fridays deadline for qualifying in this years primary elections, a majority of incumbents thus far are safe from challenges...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect arrested in Lookout Mtn. Murder

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect arrested in Lookout Mtn. Murder: Authorities in Dekalb county are investigating a Wednesday shooting on Lookout Mountain that has left one Mount Vernon man dead and in ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Woman dies in Talladega County fire

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Woman dies in Talladega County fire: Talladega county authorities say a woman was killed Wednesday in a mobile home fire in the oak grove community.   43 year old Kimberly ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Ft. Payne woman killed in Thursday morning crash

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Ft. Payne woman killed in Thursday morning crash: Alabama state troopers report A woman was killed in a single-car wreck near Collinsville Thursday morning.   Alabama State Troopers sai...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Road conditions improving

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Road conditions improving: Conditions began to   improve dramatically Thursday across the area as temperatures finally made it above the freezing mark and the sun...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: January tag deadline extended

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: January tag deadline extended: The Alabama Department of Revenue Commissioner has extended the January car tag renewal deadline for those counties affected by this we...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: FRIDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATED)

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: FRIDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATED): SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 31: 12TH ST BAPTIST PRESCHOOL RAINBOW CITY:   CLOSED ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 31ST

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 31ST: SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 31: 12TH ST BAPTIST PRESCHOOL RAINBOW CITY:   CLOSED ALABAMA SCHOOL FOR DEAF &amp...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Sheriff apologizes for deputies bad judgement

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Sheriff apologizes for deputies bad judgement: Sheriff Todd Entrekin Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin issued a statement today apologizing for poor direction given by one of ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Motorists urged to stay off roads

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Motorists urged to stay off roads: City, county and state officials are continuing to urge residents to keep off the roads today. The cities of Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonv...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: THURSDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS UPDATED

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: THURSDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS UPDATED: ** SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS ** ALABAMA INSTITUTE OF DEAF & BLIND: AIDB IS OPEN BUT NO AREA OR INDUSTRIES BUSES THURS ALEX...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: THURSDAY CLOSINGS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: THURSDAY CLOSINGS: ** SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR THURSDAY ** CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOLS: CLOSED CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS: CLOSED ETOWAH COUNTY SCHOOLS: C...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden residents abandon vehicles to walk home

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden residents abandon vehicles to walk home: Gadsden residents who live on Lookout Mtn. in the area of Nocalulla Falls were forced to abandon their vehicles tuesday in the Nocalulla Gat...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun Spelling Bee Champion

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun Spelling Bee Champion: Brooklynn Lee Can you spell Prabhu,   well 14 year old Brooklynn Lee of Weaver high school can.    After correctly spelling the wor...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Opening act for Gadsden Riverfest announced

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Opening act for Gadsden Riverfest announced: The Chamber of Gadsden & Etowah County announced Tuesday that Riley Green will be the opening act for Riverfest 2014..   The 29th e...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Cell Service affected by storm

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Cell Service affected by storm: Tuesday’s snowstorm not only caused gridlock on area roads, but also snarled wireless communications for many residents.   A Verizon Wi...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Military vehicles used to transport stranded stude...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Military vehicles used to transport stranded stude...: Two area law enforcement agencies were able to put vehicles obtained from the military to good use.   In Calhoun county, Sheriff Larry ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor extends emergency declaration

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor extends emergency declaration: Governor Bentley Gov. Robert Bentley announced Tuesday that he’s extending his emergency declaration so state officials can help mo...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ALDOT Road Closures

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ALDOT Road Closures:   The Alabama Department of Transportation has issued a travel advisory for all state, U.S. and Interstate highways and bridges across ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: WEDNESDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: WEDNESDAY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: * SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR WEDNESDAY * ALABAMA INSTITUTE OF DEAF & BLIND: AIDB IS OPEN BUT NO AREA OR INDUSTRIES BUSES WED ALEXAND...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ROAD CLOSURES

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ROAD CLOSURES: Talladega County - All roads declared impassable. Coosa County - All roads closed. Anniston - All roads closed Oneonta - All roads ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATE)

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATE): CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (UPDATE) A.G. GASTON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: CLOSED & AFTER SCHOOL PICKUP SUSPENDED AGC ALABASTER: CLOSED FOR 2ND &...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ALL ETOWAH COUNTY ROADS DEEMED IMPASSABLE

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: ALL ETOWAH COUNTY ROADS DEEMED IMPASSABLE: According to the Gadsden/Etowah Emergency Management Agency, all Etowah County roads have been deemed impassable by the county engine...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS Officials are urging motorists to use extreme caution on the Roadways thru thursday. All Schools in Calhoun County...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS ANGEL FACES PRESCHOOL JASPER: OPEN AT 9:30 ANNISTON CITY SCHOOLS: DISMISS 2 HOURS EARLY AUBURN UNIVERSITY: CLOSED CA...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: Delays have been announced for school systems in Marshall County because of extreme cold temperatures forecast this week. Albertville s...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor Declares Weather emergency

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor Declares Weather emergency: Governor Robert Bentley Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is declaring a state of emergency in advance of a winter storm that’s moving in...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Authorities say gun used in Hobson City assault/su...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Authorities say gun used in Hobson City assault/su...: Sheriff Larry Amerson Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson, said Monday that   the .40-caliber pistol used in a suicide and assault...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Southside getting new fire chief

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Southside getting new fire chief: Tim McKee A new fire chief will take the reigns of the southside fire department effective Feburary first with the retirement of lo...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden police investigating weekend burglaries

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden police investigating weekend burglaries: Gadsden police are searching for a suspect in connection with a string of recent Gadsden burglaries.   Police say they are investigatin...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Jacksonville residents continue to oppose moving e...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Jacksonville residents continue to oppose moving e...: Jacksonville Residents urged the city council Monday not to provide land that will be used as the new site of Kitty Stone Elementary Sc...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston council bans open beer coolers in busines...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston council bans open beer coolers in busines...: Councilman Seyram Selace The Anniston City Council took action Monday that they hope will make it mor difficult for minors to purch...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega Superspeedway chairman presented with aw...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega Superspeedway chairman presented with aw...: Grant Lynch Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch was presented with the coveted Joe Littlejohn Award at the 2014 National Mo...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Boaz man charged in Etowah home invasion

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Boaz man charged in Etowah home invasion: Charles Marty Jacobs Etowah county Sheriff Todd Entrekin says a Boaz man has bee arrested charged in connection with theft of prope...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Meeting set on I759 extension

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Meeting set on I759 extension: State officials will hold A meeting this Wednesday in Montgomery   to discuss the future of extending   Interstate 759 in East Gadsden....

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont man arrested following chase

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont man arrested following chase: A 25 year old Piedmont man is in the Cherokee County Jail after leading deputies on a chase in the Spring Garden   community last week....

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Blount county girls basketball coach charged

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Blount county girls basketball coach charged: A 42 year old girls basketball coach at Susan Moore High School in Blount County has been arrested on sex abuse charges stemming from a...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police investigate accident where unrestrained chi...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Police investigate accident where unrestrained chi...: Heflin   Haller was flown to UAB hospital in birming for possible head injuries in the wreck.   Police say that her 3 year old son had ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Former Anniston City Councilman dies

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Former Anniston City Councilman dies: David Dawson Former Anniston City Councilman David Dawson died Saturday morning at a family home in Eastaboga after suffering from ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont mourns teens death

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont mourns teens death: Scott Messick Residents in Piedmont are mourning the death of an 18-year-old Piedmont High School senior who died Friday night.   O...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Pilgrims Pride shuts down Boaz Plant

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Pilgrims Pride shuts down Boaz Plant: The Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant in Boaz closed down operations friday, leaving behind an empty facility and forcing mo...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Propane tanks hot item for Gadsden Thieves

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Propane tanks hot item for Gadsden Thieves: Items necessary to stay warm has apparently been a hot item for thieves this week.   Gadsden police report that Three stores in Gadsden...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun Commission announces decision not to seek ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun Commission announces decision not to seek ...: Commissioner Rudy Abbott Calhoun County Commissioner Rudy Abbott announced Thursday he   will not seek re-election, after serving t...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor signs emergency declaration on propane sh...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor signs emergency declaration on propane sh...: Governor Robert Bentley The Extreme cold weather   in the state has lead Governor Robert Bentley to declare a state of emergency du...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor signs emergency declaration on propane sh...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Governor signs emergency declaration on propane sh...: Governor Robert Bentley The Extreme cold weather   in the state has lead Governor Robert Bentley to declare a state of emergency du...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston School Board wants to renegotiate supt. c...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Anniston School Board wants to renegotiate supt. c...: Darren Douthitt   The Anniston Board of Education postponed voting Thursday on a contract for its recently hired superintendent, Da...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden Councilmen named to National Committee

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden Councilmen named to National Committee: Robert Avery Deverick Williams Two Gadsden City Councilmen have been appointed to key committees by the National League of Citi...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Jacksonville Planning commission gives tentative a...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Jacksonville Planning commission gives tentative a...: The Jacksonville Planning Commission gave tentative approval Thursday to building plans for iron engine component manufacturer Shelco F...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega school seeking volunteers for equestrian...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Talladega school seeking volunteers for equestrian...: The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega is in need of   more volunteers for its growing equestrian program.   Student...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County officials investigating stalking in...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Calhoun County officials investigating stalking in...: Calhoun County deputies are investigating a report of stalking from a Jacksonville woman who said she received several threatening text...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Owner of Gadsden Regional Medical Center must Sell...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Owner of Gadsden Regional Medical Center must Sell...: FTC rules that Riverview must be sold in acquisiton deal Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden would be sold as part of a pr...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden man arrested on drug charges

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Gadsden man arrested on drug charges: Amos Cash A 29 year old Gadsden man was arrested Wednesday on multiple felony drug charges after authorities executed a search warr...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Ohatchee fire believed to be arson

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Ohatchee fire believed to be arson: Calhoun County investigators are saying a recent fire at an Ohatchee home may have been the result of arson.   The fire occurred at a h...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Three injured in Wednesday wreck in Talladega Coun...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Three injured in Wednesday wreck in Talladega Coun...: A three vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon on Alabama 21 in Talladega county sent the drivers of each vehicle to local hospitals,   i...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Weaver hoping to divert funds to trail paving proj...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Weaver hoping to divert funds to trail paving proj...: Weaver officials are hoping to gain approval to reroute up to $200,000 of state and local money for sidewalk construction into repaving...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: New High School Sports Classifications Unveiled

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: New High School Sports Classifications Unveiled: For the first time in more than 25 years, the AHSAA Central Board made a major change to the governing body’s classification system.   ...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect in Gadsden Murder sentenced to time served...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Suspect in Gadsden Murder sentenced to time served...: Tonya Cate A Gadsden   woman charged with capital murder in the 2003 death of her 16 month old adopted daughter is being released a...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: New charges filed against Oxford Burglary suspect

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: New charges filed against Oxford Burglary suspect: New charges were filed Tuesday against a Calhoun County burglary suspect accused of making a pipe bomb.   Johnny Wade Stevens faces des...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Etowah County woman arrested on Child Endangerment...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Etowah County woman arrested on Child Endangerment...: Adrian Stevens An Etowah County woman has been charged with chemical endangerment of a child. Sheriff Todd Entrekin says Adrian Ste...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont begins negotiations with company over unp...

WTDR NEWS - Latest from the WTDR/WGAD Newsroom: Piedmont begins negotiations with company over unp...: The city of Piedmont has begun negotiations with the company that provides wireless internet services in the city over money the compan...