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Wetumpka, Alabama is located in Elmore County. Zip codes in Wetumpka, AL include 36092, and 36093. More Wetumpka information.

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20 hrs ago | Montgomery Advertiser

Dog Scouts' Honor: Local canine troop provides service to the community

Barbara Ferry of Wetumpka works with her dog Sage. The duo are members of the Dixie Dogs, Alabama's only Dog Scouts of America troop.

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Fri Jun 01, 2012

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Prison commissioner responds to abuse allegations

The news of allegations of sexual abuse at Tutwiler Prison for Women near Wetumpka came out last week.

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Montgomery Advertiser

Rain should aid Coosa whitewater event

Kayakers compete in the 2010 Coosa River Whitewater Festival. This year's kayak competition is at the mercy of the weather.

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Thu May 31, 2012

The Troy Messenger

Gosple concert dedicated to Larkins on their 65th anniversary

He lived on the north side of Ballard Hill in the Spring Hill community and she lived on the south side of the hill.

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

Missing boater found deceased

If you lived through the 80's you probably remember the show "Fantasy Island" where Tatu said "the plane, the plane." It was a sea plane touching down in the water.

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Wed May 30, 2012

Alabama Live

Was Tutwiler's dream of progress a myth?

J ulia S. Tutwiler would be aghast. You remember Julia, right? She was a woman who loved Alabama enough to demand better from it.

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Montgomery Advertiser

Wetumpka native claims top spot at triathlon

Robert Stewart of Wetumpka took first place at last year's National IronKids Triathlon in West Des Moines.

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Montgomery Advertiser

Millbrook police make arrest in car shooting

At about 11 p.m. Thursday, Millbrook police officers responded to the 3300 block of Main Street with regard to shots fired into an occupied vehicle.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Montgomery Advertiser

Events honor troops

When you travel and have to leave your dog behind, you can call a kennel, hire a pet sitter - or... * The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System will hold its annual Memorial Day observance at 2:30 p.m. today at its Montgomery VA Medical Center, 215 Perry Hill Road in Montgomery.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Alabama Live

Smaller military, budget prompts closure of Alabama National Guard armories

The Tuscaloosa News reports that the National Guard announced that it would close 13 armories.

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Montgomery Advertiser

Report: Staff abused dozens at prison

The Equal Justice Initiative began investigating Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in 2011 after a woman said she was assaulted by a nurse at the prison.

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Thu May 24, 2012

The Huffington Post

Ru Freeman: Ted Conover: On Traveling and Being Free Behind Bars

Eight years after Ted Conover's book, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing , came out, a Pew report found that 1 in 100 Americans were behind bars.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Montgomery Advertiser

Auditions announced for 'Panache'

We often find that when we search for one thing, we find something unexpected and much more important.

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Tue May 22, 2012

The Huffington Post

Alabama Women's Prison Inmates Sexually Abused By Guards, Report Says

Alabama Department Of Corrections , Alabama Prisoner Abuse , Alabama Women's Prison , Equal Justice Initiative , Tutwiler Prison , Tutwiler Women's Prison , Alabama , Prison Rape , Prison Sexual Abuse , Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Ala., where inmates are sexually abused by guards, according to a report by the Equal Justice Initiative.

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

Murder suspects plead guilty to killing Russell County couple

Mercidee McKinney's story is a prime example of Birmingham fire fighters' biggest fear: that the recent fires from abandoned structures will spread to inhabited buildings and hurt innocent bystanders.

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NBC13.com

Group alleges sexual abuse in Ala. prison

A prisoner's rights group has asked the U.S. Justice Department to look into alleged sexual abuse of inmates by guards at an Alabama women's prison.

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Sun May 20, 2012

Montgomery Advertiser

Letters: Change state laws on gambling

It's my position that instead of wanting the city, county, federal government and the Native American reservations to change their laws pertaining to electronic bingo in the state of Alabama and on the Native American reservations why can't the state of Alabama change its laws pertaining to the issue.

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Sat May 19, 2012

Montgomery Advertiser

Wetumpka center to conduct arts camps

If you're lucky enough to live in some parts of the United States, you may see gas pump prices fall... The Alabama River Region Arts Center on West Tallassee Street in Wetumpka is the site for two separate weeklong sessions of 'Camp Artumpka.' / Matt Okarmus/advertiser WETUMPKA - For two weeks this summer, the Alabama River Region Arts Center in ... (more)

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Wed May 16, 2012

Montgomery Advertiser

Judge dismisses child sex charges against Wetumpka man

A judge has dismissed child sex charges pending against a Wetumpka man, but the respite may be a short one.

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Thu May 10, 2012

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Arrests made in multi-county drug raid

During the early hours of the morning, SWAT team members from a number of local, state and federal agencies executed 14 federal search warrants in Central Alabama - seven in Elmore County, two in Autauga county and five in Montgomery County.

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