TO START THE WEEK: Today will be sunny and dry with highs mostly in the mid to upper 50s. Tomorrow, a front will drop into Alabama and cause clouds to increase through the afternoon, but limited moisture means we stay dry tomorrow with highs the mid to upper 60s. Tomorrow night, we will mention the chance for some scattered showers…
Former Alabama Football Coach Gene Stallings shared his take on making it in the NFL (abc3340.com) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – A former University of Alabama football player is running for mayor of Tuscaloosa. Former Crimson Tide coach Gene Stallings joined Martin Houston as the one-time running back announced his campaign for mayor on Thursday. Stallings, who lives in Texas but…
The director of the Alabama Board of Funeral Service says businesses across the state have been reaching out for advice on how to handle the large volume of recent deaths due to COVID-19 and other causes. Some funeral businesses report adding extra cremation shifts to handle the extra load. Hospitalizations have set new highs throughout the month. And Alabama in…
TUSCALOSSA, Ala. — — John Petty Jr. made five 3-pointers and set an Alabama program record, and finished with 17 points as the Crimson Tide routed Arkansas 90-59 on Saturday. Alabama (11-3, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) has won seven straight, its longest win streak since opening the 2011-12 season. Six-straight SEC victories is also its best since winning eight consecutive games…
AUBURN, Ala. — — Allen Flannigan scored 21 points and he and JT Thor each sank a pair of clutch free throws in the last 18 seconds to preserve Auburn’s 66-59 come-from-behind win over Kentucky on Saturday. The Wildcats turned the ball over 18 times, 12 of those coming after halftime when Auburn finally found its groove after woeful early…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released its first school dashboard of coronavirus cases of 2021. The dashboard shows totals as of January 15. Overall, there are 3,071 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for this week. That is down from 3,352 for December 18, which was the final report of 2020. The dashboard doesn’t specify whether the cases…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that Nestlé is recalling about 762,615 pounds of not-ready-to-eat pepperoni Hot Pockets that may be contaminated with pieces of glass and hard plastic. The products were made from Nov. 13, 2020 through Nov. 16, 2020. The product has a shelf life of 14 months. The following product is subject to recall: 54-oz packages…
Montgomery police are investigating a wreck early this morning that left one person dead and another person hurt. Police say at about 12:32 a.m., they and fire medics were called to a single car crash on Interstate 85 northbound near the Forest Avenue exit. They found a 2015 Ford Focus with two people inside. They say the driver, 20-year-old Shamar…
People across the city of Montgomery are pausing today to remember the life and work of longtime Montgomery City Council member Tracy Larkin. He died on January 5 at the age of 74. His colleagues and fellow council members thought it was fitting to have Larkin lie in repose in the chamber at City Hall this morning where he served…
Montgomery police say they’ve arrested a man after a fatal shooting Friday night. Police say they have arrested 25-year-old Torrie Jones of Montgomery and charged him with murder in the shooting death of 32-year-old Cordelro Wheeler, also of Montgomery. Police say about 10:19 p.m., they and fire medics were called to the 1800 block of Speigle Street. That’s where they…
