Battles was convicted in October of the attempt on taking the lives of eight law enforcement officers.

Calhoun County residents jammed a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site Wednesday as cases rise in the county.

Opponents of a proposed rendering plant near the Gadsden airport once again took their case to the city council.

Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and isolations within faculty and staff, Calhoun County Schools says they will have virtual instruction Dec. 14-18.

“We have carefully considered the current care environments given the increased incidence of COVID-19 in the community, combined with other seasonal and ongoing care needs. Our top priority is to protect the health and safety of patients in our hospitals and our team members caring for them.”

The distance learning will go from December 8 through December 18.

Sheriff Matthew Wade announced on Facebook that Amerson died Thursday night after a strong battle with cancer.

Buc-ee’s is opening a superstore in Leeds in January 2021.

Gadsden’s city council heard Tuesday from an executive of a company who wants to put a controversial animal rendering plant in the city.

The Opelika Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager.

A company called Pilgrim’s Pride wants to build a factory that turns animal parts into animal food before shipping it elsewhere.

Stephen Folks announced he’d chosen Jeff Waldrep as the city’s new fire chief.

Anyone who needs help should contact The Right Place by phone, email or social media.

Starting Monday, Nov. 30, the Anniston Parks & Recreation Department will work to shuttle those in need of shelter to hotels throughout the area that The Right Place has secured through the use of emergency hotel vouchers.

It was mainly meant to serve the Glencoe area, but turkey dinners went out to Attalla, Rainbow City and Daugette Towers in downtown Gadsden.

He’s gone every year since 1959, when his father, the late Alan Cohn, took him.

A new and long awaited entertainment complex opens Saturday at the Gadsden Mall.

Donald “ONeil” Paulsen of Hokes Bluff was arrested on Nov. 20, 2020 on 10 counts of possession of Child Pornography and 7 counts of Distribution of Child Pornography, according to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton.

Regional Medical Center (RMC) and Stringfellow Memorial Hospital (SMH) have updated hospital guidelines for emergency room visitors.

Late Friday night or early Saturday morning a pedestrian was hit and the driver left the scene.

The victim has been identified as 65-year-old David Earl Whetstone of Sylacauga. He had been shot to death.

According to the Calhoun Co. Sheriff's Office, the pistol had live ammunition but the chamber was empty when the woman pulled the trigger.

An industrial prospect is getting an angry reception from a number of Etowah County residents.

A man and woman are facing multiple charges after they were arrested in Gadsden Thursday with methamphetamine, heroin and a young child inside their car.

The Anniston Christmas Parade, a fixture on Noble Street for decades, is being called off this year.

COVID-19 has forced some changes, but in many areas the bell ringing tradition will prevail.

For the first time in nine years, Cherokee County has a veteran services office.

Jacksonville State University will now make testing optional for freshman admission through Fall 2021.

Birmingham also announced the city will not have a Christmas tree lighting ceremony because of the large crowds that tend to gather.

The city’s mayor says he and the general manager of the Anniston Waterworks have signed an agreement to convey a piece of land for the project.

All three public schools in Hokes Bluff transitioned to online learning Tuesday due to coronavirus issues.

Four men were arrested in an undercover investigation into a Methamphetamine Trafficking Criminal Enterprise in St. Clair County.

One victim was flown to Birmingham and five others taken to Gadsden hospitals.

The first project approved under the “Rebuild Alabama” plan is now under construction.

Massey flew a B-17 bomber in Europe during the war, bombing supply lines to keep fuel from reaching the Germans.

The woman had sandy brown hair that was graying and wore dentures engraved with the name “Powders.” The state forensics department determined she likely had lung cancer.

Gadsden’s recycling center has reopened, but only for limited hours.

Volunteers restoring a historic Black cemetery in Gadsden say they were able to restore nearly two dozen tombstones of veterans buried there.

Gadsden Fire Chief Stephen Carroll suspects a fire that broke out at a local business owned by a Black Lives Matter activist is a case of arson.

Investigator Brandi Fuller with the Etowah County Sheriff’s office received a cyber tip on November 4 from the ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) on 29-year-old Christopher Sistrunk.

Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions, Riverview Regional Medical Center will suspend ALL visitation until further notice.

Many little boys want a treehouse and some even have one. But few have one like Rylan Hughes.

Tracy Stephens was named Patriot of the Year for his work with various veterans groups including WWA and Flags for Vets.

The decision was made due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and related illnesses.

The EMA reports more than 43 new cases a day in the last six days with a total of 60 deaths, eight deaths in just the last week.

Investigators say while agents were trying to come through the front door, Battles fired several rounds from a shotgun.

Three Etowah County men face drug charges after multi-agency investigations involving large amounts of Methamphetamine, firearms, and other drugs.

A court hearing in December could decide whether a fantasy football business in Gadsden will ever open its doors.

Fresh-Value will open a location in Canterberry Station, a shopping center in the part of Gadsden known as Alabama City.

A public hearing on an Alabama Department of Environmental Management permit for the closing of a coal ash pond in Gadsden is now scheduled for next week.

Local animal rescues are working together after discovering a tragic hoarding situation in Randolph County that ended in a horrific way.

It wasn’t to bring bingo to the area, but to clear up the language in an earlier law that had the effect of threatening numerous bingo operations.

Organizers used the self-administered tests developed at UAB. The tests will also be sent to UAB for results.

Minh Ngoc Tran was arrested at his place of business in Sylacauga. Tran is accused of the unwanted touching of a juvenile female.

Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge said the man pointed a .45 caliber Glock pistol at a uniformed Oxford Police Officer in a marked SUV at the intersection of US 78 and Al. Hwy 21 on Monday, November 2.

Crews working on behalf of Alabama Power are making progress getting electricity back on in east Alabama.

Students at Verbena High School will remain out of school Tuesday as crews continue work to restore power at the school site. The rest of the county schools will re-open Tuesday after sites were closed for several days as the community dealt with the impact of Hurricane Zeta.

Anniston’s new city council members say they’re willing to work with others for Anniston' future.