3 Degree Guarantee: Alabama Kidney Foundation Gets $1,400 Check
Alabama News Network Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler is presenting another 3 Degree Guarantee check.
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Bethany Seventh Day Adventist Church Helps the Hungry with Weekly Food Drives
The church partners with the Montgomery Area Food Bank to distribute food to the community.
Flooding, Tornadoes Possible From Tropical Storm
A calm and partly cloudy day across Central and South Alabama, ahead of “Potential Tropical Cyclone 3,” before it makes landfall in Louisiana and begins it’s trek through Louisiana, Mississippi, and eventually Alabama. The National Hurricane Center notes they do not expect much more development or rapid intensification.
Update: Names Released of Two Truck Drivers Killed in U.S. Highway 231 Crash
Alabama State Troopers have released the names of the two truck drivers who were killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 231 in Montgomery County Friday morning.
Montgomery City Councilmen Host “Coffee and Conversation” Event to Hear from Concerned Citizens
The first “Coffee and Conversation” with Montgomery city councilmen CC Calhoun and Oronde Mitchell was held Friday morning at The Coffee House. The Coffee House is located at 981 Adam’s Ave.
More People Working in Alabama, May Unemployment Rate Drops
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate is 3.4%, down from April’s rate of 3.6%, and well below May 2020’s rate of 7.9%.
Alabama Asks Court to Dismiss Part of Suit Over Prisons
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama is asking a federal court to dismiss part of the Justice Department’s lawsuit over conditions in its men’s prisons. Attorneys for the state say the federal government hasn’t specified which prisons are troubled by problems including broken locks and flooding. The state says that means it can’t properly defend itself. It’s asking…
Search on for Man Accused of Killing Co-Worker at Dirt Pit
DAPHNE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say they’re searching for a suspect after a man shot and killed a fellow worker at a south Alabama dirt pit. Local and federal authorities were searching Wednesday for the suspect, a 45-year-old man from Mobile. Killed in Wednesday’s shooting at the Daphne dirt pit was 45-year-old Yaphet Hunter of Chunchula. Baldwin County sheriff’s officials…
Mayor of Tarrant Says Former Police Chief Refused to Hire Black Officers
TARRANT, Ala. (AP) — A Black Alabama mayor accused of assault by the city’s white former police chief claimed Thursday that the two got into a dispute because the chief wouldn’t hire black officers. Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton told a news conference that former chief Dennis Reno had a discriminatory practice of refusing to hire African Americans as police officers…
Flash Flooding and Isolated Tornadoes Possible this Weekend
Rainfall will be the biggest threat with this system as it looks like most of Alabama will see a soaking. Rainfall amounts for much of Alabama this weekend will be in the 3-6 inch range, with higher amounts likely, especially over the southwest counties.
