From the decades he's been in law enforcement, Opelika Police Chief Shane Healey says one day stands out to him: Oct. 4, 1993, the day Sgt. Ro…
Opelika mayor Gary Fuller appointed assistant chief Kasey Brown as the city’s interim chief of police effective Wednesday after the retirement of former chief John McEachern.
Opelika’s Police Chief John McEachern plans to retire at the end of November, the city announced Tuesday.
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of columns intended to personalize understanding of the national storyline regarding racial tensi…
Reminder after reminder, warning after warning, plea after plea continues to be sounded regarding the importance of wearing masks.
In August 2018, the Opelika Police Department broke ground on a facility. Thirteen months and $18 million later, the 37,000-squarefoot buildin…
The Opelika Police Department and Auburn Public Safety Complex construction has endured some rainy days, but officials say their respective pr…
Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller formed a Commission on Crime and Violence in August 2018 to address citizen concerns stemming from a series of homic…
Three law enforcement agencies in Lee County gathered together Friday morning to remember local fallen officers.
With homicide rates recently on the rise in Opelika, city officials have worked together to form a committee to address crime within the city.
The Opelika Police Department has paid $56,681 in back wages to seven officers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Public safety in Opelika is budgeted to receive more than $17 million during FY2019, according to information from the city.
“Excitement” is the first word to cross Opelika Police Chief John McEachern’s mind when thinking about the prospects of a new police headquarters.
School safety received special applause from a student-filled auditorium Tuesday as Opelika Middle School was honored with the state Attorney …
The annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast has special significance for Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller, given how the first one was held shortly after he …
Only eight months into the 2017 calendar, the Lee County Coroner’s Office has already handled five more homicides than it typically examines i…
Opelika Police Chief John McEachern admits it's time for a new facility.
Four days after a Saturday evening double-shooting left two men dead in an Opelika neighborhood, police said they have made no arrests and are…
Valestine Penn said she was in her home Saturday night when she heard some of the gunshots that killed two men in the 400 block of Toomers Court.
Readers and history buffs can stop by the Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library to open the pages of “Keeping the Peace: A Tribute to the Police D…
Saturday update: The two children flown to Children's Hospital in Birmingham remained in critical condition as of last reports late Saturday.
Opelika and Auburn will join communities across the nation in celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday, a day dedicated to cultivating and st…
Families came out for music and food and to build a better community Saturday at the Lion Tamers Social and Civic Club of Opelika’s Family Fun…
