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Pike County Teen Dies in Accident

Alabama State Troopers say a teenager was killed in a wreck in Pike County this morning. State Troopers say the accident happened about 10:00 this morning.  19-year-old Byron Floyd died when his 2006 F-150 ran off Pike County Road 1143…

Alabama Teen Killed in Gun Accident in Georgia

DALLAS, Ga. (AP) - An Alabama teenager has died in what investigators believe was an accidental shooting at a home in Paulding County, Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the boy, believed to be 15 years old, was shot by a…

Alabama House Approves Gas Tax Hike

  The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a 10-cent-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax. House members approved the bill on an 83-20 vote after five hours of debate. The bill now moves…

Full Alabama House Approves The Gas Tax Hike

     Gas tax increase sponsor Rep. Bill Poole (R) told the full house today about the same thing he told a House Committee yesterday...that the 10 cent a gallon increase over several years is critical to the state's future.    …

President Trump to Tour Tornado Damage in Lee County

President Trump is scheduled to tour tornado damage in Lee County today.  The Beauregard community south of Opelika was hit by an EF-4 tornado on Sunday, killing 23 people. The President's specific schedule isn't being released to the public. But…

FEMA Opens 4 Mobile Intake Centers in Lee County

Senator Doug Jones got a first hand look at the devastation today. About 20 agencies and 100 or so people are helping with the recovery effort. The areas of the Beauregard community that took the worst of the EF-4 tornado…

Full House Could Vote Friday on Gas Tax

       The Legislative room was packed for the committee meeting, called to consider three bills involving a state gasoline tax increase. Two of the bills were approved with little discussion, but the third...the one that would increase by state gas…

Recovery Efforts Continue in Lee County

We are getting a closer look at some of the areas hit hardest by the tornado in Lee County Sunday.  While many areas are still closed to the public we were taken behind the…

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