Terry Bowden (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden has been hired by Louisiana-Monroe to rebuild a football program that went 0-10 this season. Bowden, 64, is the son of former Florida State coaching great Bobby Bowden and has been serving as a graduate assistant at Clemson the last two years. He had a successful stint as Auburn’s head…
A widespread soaking rain is ongoing first thing this morning, along with the rain, expect very strong gradient winds (not related to rain or storms), these could gust as high as 30 mph through the morning. As far as sever weather, portions of South and Southwest Alabama are under a tornado watch until 11 AM this morning as there is…
Bryan Harsin (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The following is the full announcement from Auburn University on the hiring of Bryan Harsin as the Tigers new head football coach: Bryan Harsin has been named the 28th head football coach in Auburn’s 127 year history, Athletics Director Allen Greene announced Tuesday. Harsin spent the previous seven seasons as head coach at Boise State…
Credit: ALGO Traffic Cameras UPDATE: The Elmore County EMA confirms all lanes of I-65 SB are back open. ORIGINAL STORY: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a crash involving a diesel fuel spill Wednesday morning. State Troopers say an 18-wheeler crashed on I-65 SB near mile marker 181. Emergency management crews are working to clean up the fuel. The left…
VERY MILD WEDNESDAY: Today, clouds will increase along with our southerly winds, and though a few showers are possible late in the day over West Alabama, the day should be dry for most of the state. Highs today will climb into the mid and 60s ahead of the approaching Arctic front due in here early on Christmas Eve. CHRISTMAS EVE…
FILE (AP Photo/Steve Marcus, File) According to CBS Sports and the Associated Press, Auburn has hired Boise State’s Bryan Harsin as its next head football coach. Auburn and Harsin are finalizing an agreement, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations were not complete. The 44-year-old Harsin is…
Bryan Harsin/Source: Boise State Athletics Auburn and Boise State’s Bryan Harsin are finalizing an agreement for him to become the Tigers’ head coach. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Harsin and Auburn were in the final stages of a deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations were not complete. The 44-year-old…
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances to the pharmacies during the height of the…
Data from 33 U.S. states shows that K-12 public school enrollment has dropped across those states by more than 500,000 students, or 2%, since the same time last year. That is a significant shift considering that enrollment overall in those states has typically gone up by about half a percent in recent years. The data offers the clearest picture yet…
Alabama State Troopers initiated a pursuit at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday, December 21, in Macon County on a 2020 Hyundai Elantra. Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Interstate 85 at the 32 mile marker for a speeding violation. Driver Joshua Davon Tyus, 24, of Century, Fla., refused to stop and continued south on Interstate 85, pursued by ALEA…
