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Dadeville man arrested by Auburn Police and charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 years of age

EETV Web Team | May 7

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On May 7, 2018, Auburn Police arrested Clifford Earl Williams, age 43, from Dadeville, Alabama in obedience to a Grand Jury indictment charging him with Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 years of age. The arrest stems from an investigation into the sexual abuse of a child that was reported to police on August 10, 2015; the incident occurred at a residence on Oak Street.

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Alabama joins lawsuit targeting DACA program

EETV Web Team | May 7

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV) – Alabama Attorney Steve Marshall is one of a coalition of seven attorneys general who filed a lawsuit Tuesday calling for the halt of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which was implemented by an Obama administration without the legal consent of Congress.

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City of Auburn to offer free downtown parking from May 7-16

EETV Web Team | May 7

AUBURN, Ala.- The City of Auburn has announced that downtown parking will be free May 7-16 during the break between Auburn University’s spring and summer semesters. In addition to on-street parking available throughout downtown, parking can be found on and surrounding the ground floor of the Auburn Municipal Parking Deck and in the Gay Street Parking lot.

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Alabama Dept. of Public Health reviews uveal melanoma cases associated with Auburn University

EETV Web Team | May 4

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is working in conjunction with Auburn University to review cases of uveal melanoma among former Auburn students and employees in the area.

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Former UN official: Recent meetings between North, South Korea "extraordinary"

Ken Ward | May 3

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Recent meetings by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae In have caused many in the international community to think that changes could be coming to the relationship between North and South Korea. Auburn University Distinguished Visiting Professor and Diplomat in Residence Douglas Coutts says that the recent meetings between Kim and Moon are “extraordinary.” Coutts worked several years with the United Nations, including in North Korea, where he was the UN’s first humanitarian coordinator during a portion of the 1990s. Eagle Eye TV sat down with Coutts to get his opinion on the ongoing dialogs.

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Hollywood comes to the Plains for Melissa McCarthy movie premiere

Grace Reynolds and Julia Murphy | May 1

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Hollywood stars visited the Plains Monday for the world premiere of the new comedy, "Life of the Party," starring Melissa McCarthy and directed by Ben Falcone.

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Melissa McCarthy makes a generous gift to Auburn's new performing arts center

Ellie McCoy | April 30

Auburn, Ala. - Auburn is star-studded this week, welcoming several celebrities for the premiere of the movie, "Life of the Party," staring Melissa McCarthy. On Monday, McCarthy arrived to campus, rolled the trees with Student Government President, Dane Block, and most importantly, gave a major donation, along with her husband, to the new Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University.  McCarthy and her husband, director Ben Falcone, made the decision to donate $25,000 to the new performing art center.

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Auburn University named first Bee Campus USA in Alabama

Ellie McCoy | April 30

Auburn, Ala. - Bee Campus USA has just recently announced its decision to name Auburn University as the first university in the state of Alabama to become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program.

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Three notable Auburn alumni return to campus for spring commencement ceremonies

Ellie McCoy | April 30

Auburn, Ala. - Three of Auburn's notable alumni will be returning to campus this weekend for Auburn's spring commencement ceremonies.

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Alarms goes off at Foy Hall

Ken Ward | April 30

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- The fire alarms at Auburn University's Foy Hall went off early Monday afternoon. The alarms, which prompted an evacuation of the building, went off for several minutes. According to officials with Auburn's Campus Safety and Security office, the alarm was due to construction going on in the building. 

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Former State House member DeWayne Bridges endorses Rauch in State House race

EETV Web Team | April 28

Opelika, Ala. (EETV) - Todd Rauch, candidate for district 38 of the Alabama House of Representatives, has been endorsed by Former District 38 State Representative DuWayne Bridges: “I am very excited to endorse Todd to be our next State Representative here in District 38” said Bridges.

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Drug Take Back Day Saturday

EETV Web Team | April 27

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV)- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall urges Alabamians to participate in the DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on Saturday, April 28, at various locations throughout the state.

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Union Springs man charged with burglary and use of defensive spray

EETV Web Team | April 26

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Auburn Police arrested Stanley Bernard Davis Jr., age 22, from Union Springs on felony warrants charging him with burglary second degree and criminal use of defensive spray.

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Bo Jackson donates motocycles to Auburn Police Division ahead of annual Bo Bikes Bama event

EETV Web Team | April 26

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Former Auburn University football player Bo Jackson donated four 2016 Honda ST1300 PAG motorcycles to the Auburn Police Division on Thursday, April 26.

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Civil Rights leader and visiting Auburn scholar Bernard Lafayette discusses his role in the civil rights movement

Ken Ward | April 25

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Born in Florida, Dr. Bernard Lafayette grew up when segregation was still in place in many southern communities.  Lafayette, currently the Breeden Eminent Scholar in Auburn's Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, 

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Auburn seeks out input for traffic study

Ellie McCoy | April 25

Auburn, Ala. - The City of Auburn is asking for your help in figuring out why Auburn traffic seems to be such a persistent issue.   Auburn asks that residents to please come voice their opinions in a public meeting, Wednesday, April 25.

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Opelika Police arrest man in connection to four area robberies

EETV Web Team | April 24

OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- On Wednesday Opelika Police Officers stopped a vehicle being driven by Jairus T.

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State leaders visiting Japan this week

EETV Web Team | April 24

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV) – Governor Kay Ivey this week is leading a small team of Alabama economic development specialists on a business development mission to Japan for high-level meetings with executives of global automakers Toyota, Mazda and Honda. The Alabama delegation is departing for Japan today (Tuesday) and will return on Thursday following the appointments in Tokyo.

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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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Student Act renovation and new parking deck on the docket for Friday's Auburn Board of Trustee meeting

Ken Ward | April 19

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Several facilities improvements are set to be on the docket at the Auburn University Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Friday. According to the released agenda, board members will be looking to approve six new facility projects including several athletic facility improvements, the renovation of the Student Activities Center and a new parking deck on South College Street near the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center.