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NEW Aug 23-24: ABC’s “The Ultimate Surfer” Is Breaking Out Some Sweet Moves for Surf Fans Coast to Coast!

The two-night premiere event of ABC's "The Ultimate Surfer" hits airwaves Aug 23-24 at 9PM on your local ABC32!

ABC makes waves with The Ultimate Surfer, a new competition series from 11-time World surf league champion, Kelly Slater. Get stoked for the two-night premiere of ABC’s new summer series The Ultimate Surfer airing Monday and Tuesday at 9PM on your local ABC32!

Two Students Injured in Fight at Lee High School

Two students were injured in a fight that happened at Lee High School in Montgomery. Montgomery Public Schools spokesperson Jade Jones said the fight occurred Thursday during morning arrival. Eight students and two adults were involved in the incident near the front entrance of the school. Two of the students were treated on the scene for minor facial injuries. Jones…

Gulf Coast Now a Virus Hotspot

All along the Gulf Coast, beaches, bars and stores are packed. Yet just a few miles away, a hospital is running out of critical care beds, its rooms full of unvaccinated people fighting for their lives.

Feels Like August in Alabama To Me

HOT, HUMID, SOME STORMS: For today and tomorrow, rain and storm chances will increases as a colder pocket of air move into the mid-levels which means a more unstable air mass, which will be promoting scattered, to numerous showers and thunderstorms, most active during the afternoon and evening hours. Rainfall could be heavy at times and some areas of flash…

Union Springs Man Killed in Montgomery Crash

The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a man from Union Springs Wednesday afternoon. It happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Birmingham Highway near Trinity Road. Police say 84-year-old Joe Caldwell, who was driving a 1998 Dodge Caravan, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment where he was…