Alabama Safari Park recently welcomed some of Madagascar’s most famous residents to a new exhibit at the park: the black-and-white ruffed lemur and the ring-tailed lemur. Ring-tailed lemurs are labeled as endangered, and black-and-white ruffed lemurs are critically endangered. Their status is primarily due to deforestation, wiping out their habitat and food sources. These cat-sized primates have distinctive patterns and unusually…
More of the same for Monday that you have seen over the weekend…expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Highs today will be in the mid to upper 80s. For the rest of the week, little change in the day to day forecast…The days will be hot and humid with…
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — It took more than twice as long as normal for an ambulance to reach an Alabama girl who died after being struck by lightning on a coastal Georgia island in June. Records show police received the call at 2:37 p.m. on June 12 that 15-year-old Maiah Mitchell had been hit on Tybee Island near Savannah….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Work has begun on a $34 million project to develop a nearly mile-long area beneath an elevated interstate highway through Birmingham. City Walk BHAM will be located under Interstate 59/20, which was recently rebuilt. It lies between the main downtown area and the city’s civic center, indoor arena, and new football stadium, which is opening this…
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) – A new fire station is being planned along an Alabama beach known for drownings following the death of a deputy who went under while trying to save distressed swimmers. Officials hope the beachfront station will make it easier for rescuers to get to people who get in trouble in Gulf waters along Fort Morgan. The…
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A longtime Alabama sheriff accused of theft and ethics charges is set to stand trial nearly two years after he was indicted. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely. He has continued to serve despite facing a dozen felony counts alleging he stole campaign donations, got interest-free loans, and solicited…
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks greets supporters as he announces his campaign for U.S. Senate during a rally, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) MONTGOMERY, AL. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump repeated his support of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the Alabama race for U.S. Senate and took a jab at Brooks’ well-funded rival Katie Britt….
First United Methodist, Montgomery’s oldest church congregation, is getting renovations after almost 200 years.Â
One renovation members say they are most excited about is a new organ. After 50 years of use, they are putting their previous organ to rest, to welcome in Alabama’s first Schoenstein organ, produced by one of the countries oldest pipe organ builders.Â
Heavy rain and storms across south and central Alabama today, with temperatures hovering around 90. Monday is shaping up to be a copy and paste day from today.
Thrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson has reached space aboard his own winged rocket ship in his boldest adventure yet.
