CLOUDY, STAYING MILD: For today, moisture levels continue to gradually rise, and we will mention a chance for some scattered showers across South/Central Alabama, but these will be few and far between and most locations will be dry today. Temperatures will remain above average with upper 60s to lower 70s for highs. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Not much change in the…
According to the National Retail Federation, the average American spent more than $1,000 this holiday season. Despite those numbers, a lot of people could be found out at shopping malls this past Thursday. Most people we talked to were not at the mall to return gifts or use gift cards. They were simply there to browse and shop like they…
Amazon says it had another record-breaking holiday as it sold billions of items and signed up over 5 million new Amazon Prime members. While the company doesn’t release official numbers it doesn’t take a statistician to realize there are empty Amazon shipping boxes in homes across the country. Why fill up the landfill with them when you can put them…
Millbrook police are investigating an accident involving an SUV and two pedestrians. The accident left one of the pedestrians critically hurt.
Company officials say an air ambulance pilot suffered an apparent heart attack before crash landing at the airport in Headland. Survival Flight says pilot Doug Davis nearly landed normally, but the craft rolled onto its side at the last moment on Christmas Day. He died later. Authorities say two crew members aboard were not injured. The helicopter was returning from…
What is the most requested gift this holiday season? Gift cards. A majority love them but I think they’re terrible gifts. Terrible in that they scream the giver didn’t take the time to put any thought into what they were getting you. If it’s the thought that counts, gift cards are worth pennies on the dollar. This isn’t true for…
If your child still hasn’t had a chance to sit on Santa’s lap this year, don’t worry. There’s still time left. Of course, you may not want to fight mall traffic on Christmas eve, so what can you do? Pick up your phone and talk to him face-to-face. Well, sort of. Several companies are offering children the opportunity to do…
One of the most important things you should do with those online Christmas presents is to change the passwords. Amazon is warning Ring doorbell users to change passwords immediately and Facebook just confirmed many users had some of their login credentials leaked. There are easy ways to change your passwords to something that you can remember but that are hard…
It isn’t too difficult to make a child’s eyes light up on Christmas morning. They’ll run to the tree, tear open all the presents and then if you’re fortunate, they’ll play with some of the toys for hours. That doesn’t always happen though and some toys you buy are simply tossed aside and forgotten. I’ve been looking for some tech…
It’s kind of funny when you realize how fast technology is moving. I look around my house and see what was new technology just a couple of years ago that is already outdated. New lights, thermostats, smart home assistants and speakers are getting better every day. The doorbell your parents had in their home might have lasted 30 years, but…
