Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Alabama Lawmakers Purging Racist Language from Constitution

MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) – Alabama’s constitution still says white and colored children cannot attend school together. State lawmakers are finally working to remove such racist language. The constitution was approved in 1901 to enshrine white supremacy. Remnants of Jim Crow laws remain even though more than half a century has passed since federal courts outlawed segregated schools, bans on mixed-race…

Scattered Storms Until Thursday Front Arrives

A weak front is nearly stalled out across the region today and tomorrow with scattered showers and and storms remaining in the forecast for both days. By late Wednesday and into Thursday, another front will drop into the state, and will bring a drier air mass into the state setting the stage for a very nice September weekend of weather…