
The operator of a boat involved in a deadly March 7 crash has been charged with reckless murder and first-degree assault.

Along the Alabama River lies a history lesson in economics. In the days of the steamboat, towns and communities sprouted along the river and families settled to make a living wage in the cotton and corn industries.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division is continuing its search for a Wetumpka man believed to be missing on the Alabama River.