The death toll has risen to 23 people in the apparent tornado that hit the Beauregard community of central Lee County today. Rescuers are still searching for people in the rubble. In addition, dozens of people have been hurt and have received treatment at East Alabama Medical Center. Beauregard is south of Opelika. As Alabama News Network reported with Jeff…
Presidential Candidates Corey Booker and Bernie Sanders were among the high ranking officials at the breakfast Sunday. Fifty four years after bloody Sunday, voting rights and voter suppression were the hot topics. Reverend Jesse Jackson says that Selma should not be used as an annual prop. He says Selma presents an opportunity for rural reconstruction. Former Secretary of State and…
Alabama News Network Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler tracked the tornadoes that caused the fatalities and damage in Lee County as they were happening this afternoon. He was Live on CBS 8 and ABC 32. Tonight, he took time to show what those storms looked like on radar, before anyone had gotten reports of the touchdowns and devastation. The…
Alabama News Network Anchor Jeff Sanders was allowed near the scene of the storm fatalities late this afternoon. That scene is near Beauregard in Lee County, south of Opelika. There have been reports of at least 10 fatalities in that area when the likely tornado touched down. Trees are down and emergency crews are still in the area. Stay with…
Alabama News Network’s Jeff Sanders was in Thunder Truck this afternoon, getting coverage of the damage that was reported in central Lee County. There are reports of fatalities in or near Beauregard, which is south of Auburn/Opelika. Jeff was able to see trees that were snapped, coming close to a home. His Thunder Truck report was from about 3:45PM CST….
Photo from damage in Beauregard, Alabama. (From WRBL) Alabama News Network is on the scene in Lee County, where multiple fatalities have been reported in the wake of the severe storms and likely tornadoes that moved through the state earlier this afternoon. The fatalities are reported in the Beauregard area of Lee County, well south of Auburn/Opelika. A tornado may…
The four-day Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma included the annual Freedom Flame Awards Gala, which puts the spotlight on several people for their work in advancing the cause of civil rights. At the event Saturday Night at the Convention Center in Selma, Susan Taylor, Lillian Gregory, Gwen Carr, Lynda Lowery and Yusef Salaam received recognition for their contributions to the movement….
The four-day Bridge Crossing Jubilee included the Music and Street Festival, which was held on Water Avenue near the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday afternoon. This event brings out people of all ages, and followed the parade that began from the Concordia College property in the morning. Dozens of vendors were out selling food, clothes and cultural…
Alabama State Troopers say an Opp woman has been killed in a single-car crash in Coffee County. They say Derriunna Charlesa Gantt, 20, was killed at 10:40 p.m. last night. They say the SUV she was driving ran off U.S. Highway 84 and hit a tree. The wreck happened about six miles west of Elba. She was pronounced dead at…
From the Alabama News Network Weather Authority:Â You can expect strong to severe storms to break out starting late this morning into the afternoon and evening across much of Central and South Alabama. The main threat looks to be between 10AM-7PM CST. The Storm Prediction Center has much of the CBS 8/ABC 32 viewing area in an “Enhanced” category (3…
