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Pretty Decent Weather through Labor Day

TODAY THROUGH LABOR DAY: Really nice early September weather highlights our forecast with sunny, hot days, and fair, pleasant nights. Highs will be in the lower 90s for most locations, while lows will be in the 60s and 70s. For Labor Day Monday, expect a mix of sun and clouds with a few isolated showers possible statewide as moisture levels…

Alabama 11-Month-Old Boy Dies After Falling into Septic Tank

ALEXANDRIA, Ala. (AP) — An 11-month-old boy has died after apparently falling into a septic tank in an unincorporated community in Alabama’s Calhoun County. The accident happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday at a home in Alexandria. Sheriff Matthew Wade said the boy’s father had gone to a friend’s home to work on a car. At some point, he noticed his…

Body of Boater Missing Since Monday Found

A four day search on the Tallapoosa River for a missing man has ended with the discovery of his body. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says the body of 76-year-old Olin Dabbs, of Jackson’s Gap, was pulled from the Tallapoosa River at approximately 2:30 p.m., Thursday just south of Alabama 49 at Horseshoe Bend Road Bridge near the Horseshoe Bend…

ASU Volleyball: Alabama State plays in second tournament in as many weekends as they head to Campbell Invitational

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | After a tough opening weekend in Jacksonville, Alabama at the Gamecock Classic, Alabama State will take part in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational in Buies Creek, N.C. this weekend. The Lady Hornets face James Madison to open the weekend on Friday at 11 am and North Carolina Central at 3:30 pm. For more ASU Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!