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Missing Tallassee Woman Possibly Suffering from Judgment Impairment Condition

The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Judy Jackson Kennebrew. Kennebrew is a 65-year-old female that may be suffering from a condition that may impair her judgement. Kennebrew has a small scar on the bridge of her nose, a square scar on her upper right thigh, and a burn/skin graft on top of her…

Very Warm and Wet at Times this Week

VERY MILD, UNSETTLED WEEK AHEAD: A warm front is very slowly moving north through the state and that will keep our weather active across the state this week. We are going to maintain high daily rain chances with scattered to numerous showers and storms from time to time, with the greatest coverage of convection during the peak heating of the…

Ill Newborn Recovered after Parents Take Her From Hospital

MANY, La. (AP) – Authorities say the parents of a seriously ill newborn have been arrested in Alabama after they took the child away from a Louisiana hospital. Louisiana State Police say the baby girl was born early Sunday with a life-threatening condition. Police say she was to be transferred from Sabine Medical Center in western Louisiana to a hospital…

Recovery Begins After Storms that Kill 11 in Midwest, South

In this image taken from video, emergency personnel survey the damage from toppled trees in this Greenville, Miss., neighborhood, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, as severe storms swept across parts of the U.S. South. The storms are blamed for a number of deaths, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered a large area of the South. (Faith Alford/WABG via AP)…

Downed Trees and Debris Reported Near Greenville

Multiple reports of fallen trees had crews working hard in Butler County, after Saturday’s storms swept through the area. Just off Luverne Highway on the outskirts of Greenville, the winds and rain caused about six trees to fall onto one home. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn confirmed no injuries were reported from the family living inside. A neighbor told Alabama…

Storms Sweep Southern US, Midwest as Death Toll Rises to 11

HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities blame severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and into the Midwest for the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders. High winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain have battered large swaths of the country. Officials say a police officer and a firefighter in Lubbock, Texas, were killed Saturday after being hit…

Nearly Two Dozen Trees Down in Autauga County

Crews in Autauga County are cleaning up what’s left of about 20 trees that fell during the severe storms that hit this afternoon. At Deer Run Drive and Pine Ridge Road, a tree estimated to be 75-100 feet tall was uprooted. Luckily, it fell toward the road and not onto someone’s home. Crews had been dispatched ahead of the line…

Lightning Blamed for House Fire in Montgomery County

Alabama News Network was on the scene of a house fire in Montgomery County this afternoon. The sheriff’s office says lightning from the severe storms is what likely caused it. The fire was at a home on Hobbie Road in the Snowdoun community in south Montgomery County. A mother and her 16-year-old son had been watching storm coverage when the…

Officials: 3 Dead in Alabama, Bringing Storm Death Toll to 7

1 of 12 | This photo provided by Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office shows damage from Friday nights severe weather,… (Lt. Bill Davis/Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office via AP) More 1 of 12 | This photo provided by Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office shows damage from Friday nights severe weather,… (Lt. Bill Davis/Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office via AP) More BENTON, La. (AP) –…

Early Morning Macon County Crash Claims Lives of Two Georgia Men

A two-vehicle crash just after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, has claimed the life of two LaGrange, Ga., men. Donald Wayne Grantham, 59, was killed when the 1994 Isuzu Rodeo he was driving was struck by a 1997 Buick Century, before leaving the roadway and overturning. Grantham was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, Roland Lee Ridenour, 69,…