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MONDAY: We should see more clouds than sun and temperatures will be with mid to upper 70s, with some scattered showers expected throughout the day. Tonight, it will be cloudy, with rain developing, especially after midnight, and spreading across the state. BENEFICIAL RAIN: The front begins to move north ahead of an upper-level feature moving across the state, and we…
An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 3-year-old from Birmingham. The Birmingham Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency asks for your assistance in locating Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney. Kamille is described as a black female, 3 years of age, 3 feet tall weighing 60 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Kamille was seen last wearing a…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – Construction has begun on a new skate park that will cater to residents of Opelika and Auburn. Opelika and Auburn are partnering on the project, and it will be used by residents of both cities. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Auburn is in charge of the construction of the project, but is splitting the cost with…
LIVINGSTON, Ala. (AP) – A $2.5 million federal grant will help develop new workers with a goal of expanding economic development in rural west Alabama. The money is going to the University of West Alabama for work in a 10-county region. The area includes some of the state’s poorest counties, and officials sometimes cite the lack of qualified workers as…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a 3-year-old girl has been kidnapped from a birthday party in Alabama. Police issued an Amber Alert late Saturday after someone in a dark SUV grabbed Kamille McKinney while she was outside with friends about 8:30 p.m. and drove away. The alert says Kamille, whose family calls her “Cupcake,” is 3-feet (91-centimeres) tall and…
A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Dothan man. According to ALEA Corporal Justin Vann, Andrew Antonio Ousley, 52, was killed when his 2014 Chevrolet Corvette struck a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette. The crash occurred on Houston County Road 4 near Oscar Helms Road at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. Ousley, who was not using a seatbelt, was pronounced dead…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s State Democratic Executive Committee has voted 80 to 73 to adopt new bylaws supported by the party chairwoman at a contentious meeting in Montgomery. But the Montgomery Advertiser reports that the bylaws approved Saturday have not been adopted by the Democratic National Committee. Opponents of chairwoman Nancy Worley said the adoption of the latest bylaws…
FILE – In this July 1, 2017, file photo, Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Dallas Church Choir speaks as he introduces President Donald Trump during the Celebrate Freedom event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The Megachurch pastor has been selected by Talladega Superspeedway to give Sunday’s pre-race invocation and wave the green flag….
SYLACAUGA, Ala. (AP) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Blue Bell Creameries is recalling a batch of ice cream made at an Alabama plant over concerns it may contain pieces of plastic. The agency made the announcement Wednesday. News outlets report about 1,700 half gallons of Butter Crunch ice cream produced at the Sylacauga, Alabama, plant on Aug….
