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Rain Chances Are Back

BETTER RAIN CHANCES: For today, expect a mix of sun and clouds with some scattered afternoon and evening showers. Highs today will range from the upper 80s to lower 90s. For Friday, a surface front will push into Alabama allowing for a better coverage of showers and storms Friday afternoon, evening, and night, and a few strong storms can’t be…

Clarke Co. Sheriff Resigns Amid Impeachment Probe

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama sheriff has resigned ahead of an impeachment proceeding that sought to remove him from office. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office announced Wednesday that Clarke County Sheriff William Ray Norris is resigning effective June 1. That is a day before Norris was to appear in a hearing at the Alabama Supreme Court to respond to…

Governor Ivey Signs Bill to Ban Curbside Voting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to ban curbside voting in the state. Ivey’s office announced Wednesday that she had signed the bill by Republican Rep. Wes Allen of Troy. It would forbid election workers from setting up curbside areas for people to vote as well as forbid the setting up of voting machines outside…

Alabama tops Tennessee after 9th-inning drama

HOOVER, Ala. – Alabama took down the higher-seeded team for a second straight day, this time claiming a 3-2 win over the No. 2 seed and fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers at the Hoover Met. The Crimson Tide came away with a 3-2 win in 11 innings to advance to the winner’s bracket on Thursday and improve to 31-22 on the season. Alabama…

CBS News’ Gayle King Anchors “TULSA 1921: An American Tragedy”

A ONE-HOUR SPECIAL MARKING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF A TWO-DAY SLAUGHTER THAT LEFT AS MANY AS 300 PEOPLE DEAD AND DESTROYED A BLACK BUSINESS DISTRICT, AIRING MONDAY, MAY 31 AT 9PM ON YOUR CBS32

Gayle King, co-host of CBS THIS MORNING, will anchor TULSA 1921: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY, a one-hour CBS News primetime special marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, to be broadcast Monday, May 31 9PM on CBS32.