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UPDATED: Auburn man arrested on a warrant charging him with possession of child pornography

EETV Web Team | April 23

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On Friday, April 20, 2018, Auburn Police arrested Andrew Benjamin Cantley, age 24, from Auburn, on a warrant charging him with possession of child pornography. The arrest stems from an investigation into a report filed on March 26, 2018, in reference to inappropriate photographic images of a female under the age of 17 being disseminated and posted on an online social media site.

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Sports

Event celebrating Auburn Equestrian's national championship win to be held Tuesday

EETV Web Team | April 23

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)– The Auburn national champion equestrian team will be honored with a celebration at Toomer’s Corner Tuesday at 5:15 p.m.

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Lifestyle

Annual Auburn CityFest this weekend

EETV Web Team | April 23

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)– The 18th Annual Auburn CityFest, sponsored by MAX and media sponsored by the Opelika-Auburn News, is less than a month away!

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Lifestyle

Pet of the Week: Rocko

EETV Web Team | April 22

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- This week's Lee County Humane Society Pet of the Week is Rocko. Rocko is three years old, and according to the Humane Society staff he's a big friendly dude whose interests include chasing tennis balls (he's working on learning to bring them back), nice long walks, and hanging out with people.

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Alabama Pre-K system named best in the nation

EETV Web Team | April 19

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV) – Governor Kay Ivey is applauding the announcement that for the 12th year in a row, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program is being hailed as one of the nation’s highest quality state-funded pre-kindergarten programs for four-year-olds. This report released today by the National Institute for Early Education Research in its 2017 State of Preschool Yearbook.

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Auburn Police arrest man on domestic violence and theft charges

EETV Web Team | April 18

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On April 17, 2018, Auburn Police arrested Favion Sanchez Morse, age 26, from Auburn on warrants charging him with Domestic Violence Second Degree (Burglary) and Theft of Property Fourth Degree.

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Plain Talk: Justice Sue Bell Cobb

Ken Ward | April 17

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Former Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb talks about her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor on this episode of Plain Talk. 

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National and state leaders react to the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush

EETV Web Team | April 17

WASHINGTON, D.C. (EETV)- People across the world are mourning the death of former First Lady Barbra Bush who today died at the age of 92.

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Opelika Police looking for robbery suspect

EETV Web Team | April 13

OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- The Opelika Police Department is looking for the unknown person pictured. The suspect is allegedly responsible for multiple armed robberies in Opelika as well as in other jurisdictions.

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Lifestyle

New dog park now open in Opelika

Katie Brown | April 13

A new dog park, named Floral Dog Park, is now open in Opelika.

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Auburn to host hazardous waste collection Saturday

EETV Web Team | April 13

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- The Environmental Services Department will hold its spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Auburn officials seeking input for traffic study

EETV Web Team | April 12

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- The 2018 Citywide Comprehensive Traffic Study is underway, and the City of Auburn is seeking input from residents at a public meeting on Wednesday, April 25, from 3 to 7 p.m.

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Lifestyle

Pet of the Week: Crystal

EETV Web Team | April 10

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- This week's Lee County Humane Society Pet of the Week is Crystal. Crystal is a two-year-old mutt who has been at LCHS for three months.

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OpEd: Gov. Kay Ivey on her fist year in office

Gov. Kay Ivey | April 10

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV)- April 10, 2018, marks one year since I unexpectedly became governor.

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Sidewalk closures starting Monday in downtown Auburn

EETV Web Team | April 8

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- The sidewalk along South College Street from West Magnolia Avenue to the mid-block crossing in front of Ingram Hall will be closed during the demolition of Compass Bank beginning Monday, April 9, through April 20.

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Two Auburn City Schools Teachers are finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year

Ken Ward | April 6

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Two Auburn City Schools teachers were named finalists for the 2018-2019 Alabama Teacher of the Year Award. According to a press release from the Alabama State Department of Education, Dr. Brittney Duncan from Wrights Mill Elementary School and Dr. Blake Busbin from Auburn High School made the list of 16 finalists. The release says those teachers who made the list, “exemplify teaching at its best.” Auburn City Schools reacted to the news on their Facebook page posting, “CONGRATS: Auburn City Schools is proud to announce that we have not one, but two teachers reach this year's "Sweet 16" in the Alabama Teacher of the Year program!” The 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year will be announced May 9 at a ceremony in Montgomery.

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Ivey expands behavioral health services for Alabama youth

April 6

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama has set aside $11 million in its recently passed budgets for the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth.

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Auburn Police arrest Cusseta man on robbery and domestic violence charges

EETV Web Team | April 5

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Auburn Police arrested Willie Bonner Huguley, age 43, from Cusseta on warrants charging him with Robbery First Degree and Domestic Violence Second Degree.

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Opelika Middle School wins award for safety

EETV Web Team | April 5

OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall Tuesday presented Opelika Middle School for the second year in a row with the Attorney General’s Safe School Initiative Award of Excellence for Alabama State Board of Education District 2.

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Lifestyle

City of Auburn offering 'Trash Amnesty' during April

EETV Web Team | April 5

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Ready to clear out the clutter in and around your home this spring?