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Mild Start to Week; Late Week Cold Snap

MARVELOUS MONDAY: A great-looking and feeling start to the week as today’s forecast will feature plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 70s for most location. Tonight, will feature a few passing clouds, with lows in the upper 40s. RAIN/STORMS: Moisture levels will begin to rise tomorrow and with showers and a few storms possible by the afternoon, with…

Governor Kay Ivey to Visit Areas Impacted by Tornadoes

On Monday Governor Ivey will visit area’s of Alabama impacted by last weeks tornadoes, which killed five people in Alabama. At 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time for Press Conference Oak Bowery Missionary Baptist Church 3300 AL-144 Ohatchee, AL 36271 Following Press Conference for Calhoun County Damage Tour 565 Grayton Road Ohatchee, AL At approximately 12:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time for…

Alabama School Dashboard Shows Fewer Than 200 COVID-19 Cases in Public Schools

The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of March 26. The latest report shows a continuing drop in cases, although several systems did not report due to spring break. Some school systems such as Montgomery Public Schools, remain all-virtual. ADPH says because of spring break, there may be breaks or irregularities…

Vandals Dig Up 1882 Grave in Lee County

The sheriff of Lee County is on the hunt for vandals who dug up the grave of a man buried in 1882. The Opelika-Auburn News reports someone removed the hefty slab and dug a significant hole at the grave of early Lee County settler Samuel Jones. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said he can’t say for sure if the vandals…

Man Killed in Wreck on Interstate 65 in Lowndes County

Alabama State Troopers say a one-car crash on Interstate 65 in Lowndes County has killed a Birmingham man. The wreck happened at about 3:30 a.m. today. State troopers say 26-year-old TaJuan Dionte Gosha was the passenger in the car driven by 21-year-old Ja’Lyn Da’Undrea Smith of Dolomite. The car left the interstate, hit a culvert and then a tree. Gosha…

Alabama Takes On UCLA Tonight in Sweet 16 Showdown

Alabama head coach Nate Oats congratulates players during the game against Maryland in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Alabama plays UCLA in the Sweet 16 tonight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Number two seed Alabama (26-6) takes on No. 11 seed UCLA (20-9) tonight in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. With a victory, Alabama would advance to the Elite Eight…

Lowndes County Drive-Through Mask Giveaway Held in Hayneville

On Saturday, the Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Centers and the Lowndes County Coroner  teamed up for their first drive-through mask giveaway. The event happened at the Sheriff Big John Williams Courthouse in Hayneville. Lowndes County Corner Terrell Means says it’s an effort to continue to promote COVID-19 safety by giving away and wearing masks even though more people are…

The Life of Montgomery City Councilor Richard Bollinger Remembered at City Hall

Montgomery City Councilor Richard Bollinger lay in repose at Montgomery City Hall this morning as family, friends and city leaders paid their respects to him. Bollinger died last Saturday after battling cancer. He was 71. In memory of councilman Bollinger‘s life of service, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has ordered  all flags in Montgomery to fly at half staff. Bollinger represented…

Study: 30% of Alabama Adults Hesitant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says a study has found that about 30% of adults in the state are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Alabama Department of Public Health has released the results of the survey done to gauge the vaccine hesitancy. Harris says the hesitancy cuts across racial lines. He said the reasons vary from…

NWS Teams Surveying Alabama Tornado Damage from March 25 Storms

A house is destroyed after a tornado touched down south of Birmingham in the Eagle Point community Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Teams from the National Weather Service have started surveying the damage from the storms that hit Alabama on Thursday to determine whether they were caused by tornadoes, and if so, how strong they were. So far,…