Riley Conlon

Birmingham

Digital Producer at WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL)

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LIVE: Lennie Acuff introduced as Samford's next head basketball coach

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

The next era of Samford basketball begins as the Bulldogs welcome new head coach Lennie Acuff. A Huntsville native, Acuff most recently led the Lipscomb Bisons to three straight 20-win seasons. This past season, the team won the ASUN regular-season and conference tournament titles and made it to the NCAA Tournament. Acuff was named the ASUN Coach of the Year for his efforts.
Alabama Supreme Court sides with Tarrant City Council, police chief in feud with mayor

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

TO THE AREA AS OF TONIGHT. AND TONIGHT WE ARE HEARING MORE FROM TARRANT MAYOR WAYMON NEWTON AFTER THE STATE SUPREME COURT RULED ON HIS ONGOING LAWSUIT AGAINST THE POLICE CHIEF. IN A STATEMENT, NEWTON CALLED THE RULING DISAPPOINTING BUT NOT SURPRISING. HE BELIEVES THE COUNCIL STOOD BY WHILE THE POLICE CHIEF, QUOTE, FALSIFIED CRIME STATISTICS AND BLOCKED ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE USING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS POLITICAL RETALIATION.
Second suspect arrested in 2024 deadly double shooting in Birmingham's Germania Park neighborhood

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

ARREST IN A DOUBLE HOMICIDE CASE FROM LAST YEAR. JAMAL CARRILLO JEMISON IS ACCUSED IN THE DEATHS OF KAYLA WARREN AND BRIAN ADAMS. THE TWO WERE FOUND SHOT LAST AUGUST ON 30TH STREET, SOUTHWEST.
Photos, videos show large hail falling across Alabama amid severe storms

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

BUT YOU SAY SOMETHING. CHANGE IS COMING SOON. IT IS WILD FROM ONE END OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TO THE OTHER. THE FARTHER NORTH YOU GO, THE STORMIER IT IS TAYLOR. WE’VE BEEN WATCHING THESE STORMS UP IN NORTH ALABAMA. THEY’RE DROPPING A LOT OF HAIL SO FAR. YEAH, WE’VE SEEN HAIL OVER ONE INCH IN SOME CASES ALMOST GOLF BALL SIZE WITH SOME OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS. AND THE ONE THAT’S IN CULLMAN COUNTY RIGHT NOW IS PROBABLY THE MOST INTENSE ONE THAT WE SEE. AND LOOK AT THAT VIEW.
Former ALEA employee arrested for mailing child pornography to Gov. Ivey, state representatives

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

POINT TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES. THIS MORNING, THE ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RESPONDED TO THE STATE HOUSE IN MONTGOMERY ON REPORTS OF SUSPICIOUS LETTERS. AUTHORITIES SAY EACH LETTER INCLUDED PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES AND WERE ADDRESSED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS.
Alabama Senate passes bill banning cellphone use in schools

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

TONIGHT. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH DEVELOPING NEWS OUT OF THE STATE SENATE. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT TEN. I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M SHERI FALK. WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, WE’VE LEARNED THAT A BILL BANNING CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS HAS PASSED THE STATE SENATE. GOVERNOR IVEY MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE. THE BILL WOULD BAN USING PHONES DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME DURING THE DAY, WITH VERY FEW EXEMPTIONS. LAST WEEK, THE STATE HOUSE PASSED THEIR OWN VERSION OF THIS BILL.
Blount County man convicted of multiple sex crimes involving children

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

A Hayden man has been convicted of multiple sex crimes involving children.
'Unfit for human habitation': Crocodile, 24 live snakes found in Alabama home after 4-year-old shot

2 weeks ago | local3news.com | Riley Conlon

BLOUNT COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) – Authorities found reptiles, firearms and drugs when they searched a home following the accidental, self-inflicted shooting of a 4-year-old boy. The boy was taken to UAB St. Vincent’s Blount and later airlifted to Children's of Alabama, according to Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey. The child is stable after having surgery. Blount County deputies learned that the child was suffering from a handgun gunshot wound.
Intense videos show emergency rescue of campers from remote area where University of Alabama student killed by tree

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Taylor Lang |Riley Conlon

Rescuers in Georgia faced treacherous terrain and a grueling overnight hike to reach a remote campsite near Panther Creek Falls, where a tragic accident claimed the life of University of Alabama student. Malachi Crain, a senior studying mathematics and computer science, was camping with three friends in the Cohutta Wilderness Area of Fannin County, Georgia. The group had set up camp near Panther Creek Falls, a remote and difficult-to-access location.
Video shows destruction caused by 1998 EF5 tornado that killed 32 in Jefferson County

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Riley Conlon

At this point on Wednesday night, search crews hadn't even reached this part of the county, had no idea how widespread or extensive this damage even was. Well now some 24 hours later they found 30 people who didn't make it through the storm. we went to church with that died in it and so do most of these families. These folks spend much of the day either walking or cruising the streets looking and praying for friends and loved ones.

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