A cold front will continue to push southward through the state today, with heavy rain and storms, and yes some of those storms could be on the strong to severe side and the SPC has much of Alabama highlighted in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for severe storms today. The main concern with storms will be hail and gusty winds;…
Six people in the U.S. have been confirmed dead, and at least another 100 are confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, or Coronavirus. Monday morning Alabama health officials held a press conference, to outline what the state is prepared to do in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. “We are very confident that we have a good…
BIRMINGHAM –Robert E. Lee High School of Montgomery nipped Mountain Brook 40-38 Saturday night at the BJCC Legacy Arena here to close out the 98th AHSAA State Basketball Championships by winning the Class 7A state boys’ title. The championship for the Generals (33-1) of Coach Bryant Johnson, was the school’s first in its storied history. It wasn’t settled until senior…
On Tuesday, March 3, weather permitting, an Alabama Department of Transportation project to add a right turn lane on Alabama Highway 110 onto Pike Road (County Road 85) will begin. The turn lane will help alleviate congestion by allowing vehicles traveling east along Vaughn Road to continue through the intersection or turn right onto Pike Road more efficiently. …
Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones has joined the ESPN lineup. The former Atlanta Braves star will work as a major league analyst, primarily on weeknight and holiday games. He’ll debut on opening day when San Francisco plays at Dodger Stadium on March 26. Jones worked twice last year as a guest analyst for ESPN. The 47-year-old Jones hit…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar in Selma on Sunday, Feb. 29, 2020 – (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) is ending her Democratic presidential campaign and is set to endorse Joe Biden. Her campaign says she is flying to Dallas and plans to join Biden at his rally Monday night. The Minnesota senator is the third presidential candidate to drop out…
James Lipton, longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” has died. His wife Kedakai Lipton tells the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter that he died Monday in his New York home from bladder cancer. He was 93. Lipton interviewed hundreds of master actors and Hollywood luminaries for nearly 25 years on Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio,” including Paul…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Kevin Depaul Davidson, 46, incarcerated in Fountain Correctional Facility, was sentenced on February 27, for attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Kevin Depaul Davidson, 46 At the time of the offense, Davidson was serving a life sentence on a murder conviction from Jefferson County….
TODAY/TOMORROW: Southerly flow is sending moisture north into the state and our weather is turning wet/unsettled as we start the new work week. These two days will feature more clouds than sun, with widespread and numerous showers and storms at times. These days will be mild with highs in the low to mid 70s. FLOODING THREAT TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY: As a…
Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg walks to speaks with members of the media, Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Plains, Ga. Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg walks to speaks with members of the media, Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Plains, Ga. Associated Press Pete Buttigieg, who rose…
