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...