Police make arrest in homicide investigation
(04/18/20 11:50pm)
Two suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the homicide of a Phenix City woman on Friday, according to the Auburn Police Division.
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APD identifies victim in homicide investigation
(04/18/20 10:00pm)
Officials have identified the woman who was found dead next to a burning vehicle on Friday.
Auburn City Council to discuss renaming Mike Hubbard Boulevard at next meeting
(04/18/20 1:33am)
Coming up on the City Council’s agenda for their next meeting on Tuesday: Potentially renaming a boulevard that currently bears the name of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard.
Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins dies after fight with COVID-19
(04/17/20 9:53pm)
Bennie Adkins, who earned the Medal of Honor in 2014 for his service in Vietnam, died today of COVID-19 complications, according to a post on the Bennie Adkins Foundation Facebook page.
APD investigating alleged homicide
(04/17/20 9:52pm)
The Auburn Police Division is investigating an alleged homicide involving a 54-year-old woman who was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
Lee County corrections officer tests positive for COVID-19; no inmates tested yet
(04/16/20 5:20pm)
A correctional officer at the Lee County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under self-quarantine, according to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones.
Auburn teen injured in shooting, police say
(04/16/20 3:20pm)
A 16-year-old was transported to the hospital on Wednesday after being shot in the upper torso in an alleged shooting, according to the Auburn Police Division.
Downtown Merchants lauch campaign to support downtown businesses
(04/16/20 5:50pm)
As businesses around the country shift to online and to-go methods, downtown Auburn is no exception. Downtown merchants are feeling the sting as sales fall. The Auburn Downtown Merchants Association is helping to offset those losses with a slogan, a T-shirt and a hope for the future.
Alabama's holdout county: Geneva County has two cases compared to Lee County's 265
(04/15/20 11:49pm)
GENEVA COUNTY, ALA. — As the number of COVID-19 cases in Alabama and around the country continues to grow, one Alabama county has only recently made the map. Geneva County in rural Southeast Alabama has two confirmed cases and has administered 77 tests as of April 15, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
City aims to replace non-native tree species
(04/14/20 6:40pm)
The City of Auburn is partnering with the Alabama Invasive Plant Council and Alabama Cooperative Extension to remove callery pear trees because of their notoriously weak limbs that frequently break as the tree ages. The trees removed will be replaced with healthy, native trees for free.
National Weather Service issues tornado watch for Lee County
(04/12/20 2:32pm)
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What to know about EAMC's prediction models for COVID-19
(04/10/20 10:50pm)
East Alabama Medical Center released a new prediction model for COVID-19 on Friday.
Coroner deploys back-up morgue for use in 'worst case scenario'
(04/10/20 8:07pm)
Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said East Alabama Medical Center requested he deploy a "disaster morgue trailer" in the event that the hospital's morgue becomes overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mike Hubbard: Alabama Supreme Court upholds six convictions, overturns five
(04/10/20 4:34pm)
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld six ethics convictions against former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard — who was also Auburn’s state house representative — on Friday.
Online instruction is new norm for Parks and Rec classes
(04/12/20 3:44am)
While classes for schools and universities have moved online as a precaution against the coronavirus, other types of classes have also had to change to remote instruction on the internet.
EAMC leaders to take temporary pay cuts as hospital sees loss in revenue
(04/09/20 4:46pm)
East Alabama Medical Center announced on Thursday that its leadership team will be taking temporary pay cuts because the coronavirus pandemic has affected the hospital's ability to generate revenue.
Regular business via Zoom for Auburn City Council
(04/08/20 1:00am)
Tuesday night’s City Council meeting took place in a Zoom video conference, with councilmembers calling in from their homes.
EAMC says 'not much has changed' after Ivey's stay-at-home order. Here's what the hospital recommends people do.
(04/08/20 11:00am)
Before Gov. Kay Ivey issued a stay-at-home order on April 3, making Alabama one of the last states in the South to issue such a directive, East Alabama Medical Center had been “pleading with the public” to stay home. Now, the hospital is saying that the order is, so far, essentially ineffective because of the exceptions that were put in place.
Auburn businesses deal with uncertainty as pandemic looms
(04/06/20 11:00am)
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreck norms for businesses across the world, workers and owners are coping with an unprecedented financial and economic situation.
Local Unitarian Church aims to relieve Lee County residents of medical debt
(04/15/20 1:30pm)
Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship has partnered with a nonprofit organization that works to relieve medical debt.