According to Alexander City Fire Chief Reese McAlister, a 79-year-old woman died in a house fire, Sunday, April 19. The fire occurred in the 1300 block of K Street. The woman’s grandson lives with her and was not at home at the time of the fire. He says when he came back around 10 pm, the house was on fire….
A COUPLE OF QUIET DAYS: Another very active Sunday of severe weather with countless reports of damage, but starting the new work week, we are getting a break from the action. The weather today will feature a clearing sky through the day with a mostly sunny afternoon. Highs will be in the mid-70s to the lower 80s. Tonight will be…
Photo from Alabama News Network Alabama News Network was on the scene in Troy after a late Sunday night storm brought damage and power outages to the city. The storm caused damage at Walt’s Gymnasium, which is located on Montgomery Street, near South 3 Notch Street. Trees are down in many parts of Pike County. The storm eventually passed eastward…
Update: Dixie Electric’s Montgomery county is the only remaining county without power as of 10:20 p.m. As storms move through the area, you can monitor Dixie outages online at outagemap.dixie.coop. Categories: News Tags: Dixie Electic, power outages, Severe Weather
Angelo D. Myles Update: On Friday, April 17, at 6:40 PM, A dispute between two Milbrook neighbors resulted in a shooting. The shooting victim Ryan Edward Fales, a 43-year-old, was shot in the 4200 block of Oak Tree Road. Fales was treated at the scene by Millbrook fire rescue personnel and later transported to Baptist South Emergency Room in critical…
Courtesy of: ABC3340 in Birmingham A portion of The University of Alabama caught fire Sunday afternoon. Multiple Tuscaloosa fire units were on scene at The Moody Music Building fighting the blaze. The fire started around 5:00 p.m. At several points flames could be seen through the large smoke cloud billowing from the building. Tuscaloosa Fire Chief Randy Smith says it…
Update: As thunderstorms continue to move through Central Alabama, thousands of Alabama Power customers continue to lose their power. Alabama Power’s public information representative Michael Jordan, tells us that as of 9 p.m. the following areas are experiencing power outages: Tallapoosa County – 3,000 customers Chilton County – 2,700 customers Coosa County – 1,000 customers Montgomery County – 370 customers…
Courtesy of Auburn Police Department Update: Auburn Police Division arrested Kentrice Symonee Hill, 21, from Birmingham, Alabama in relation to felony warrants for the offenses of Theft of Property 1st Degree and Capital Murder in the death of 54-year-old Nancy Nash from Phenix City. Auburn police found the body of Nancy Nash on April 17. It was apparent that the…
The first round of storms that crossed Central Alabama this morning produced widespread wind damage in Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties. That damage can be seen at Wind Creek State Park near Alexander City. Many trees are down. Some of them have damaged parts of the park. Wind Creek officials say the park will be closed until further notice due…
The National Weather Service in Birmingham is reporting damage this morning from storms that blew through Coosa County. Several trees are down across Coosa County all the way to Tallapoosa County line, in areas including Rockford, Ray and Hanover. Some are reported on houses and cars. At around 6:45, there were reports in Weogufka of entrapments in some structures, with…
