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Possible Gun Found at Park Crossing High School in Montgomery

Montgomery Public Schools says a possible gun was found at Park Crossing High School this morning. That incident will be leading to increased security, according to the school’s principal. MPS spokesman Tom Salter has released a statement to Alabama News Network, saying that two male students were involved in an altercation in the hall at the school. According to Salter,…

Golden Apple: El’Lagenay Sellers

Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Perry County School System in West Alabama. In only her fifth year of teaching, El’Lagenay Sellers at Robert C. Hatch High School in Perry County, is already making a difference in the lives of her physical and life sciences students. So much so, that one of her students nominated her for…

Scattered Showers/Storms Possible

TODAY: A moist air mass is in place over Alabama, and there will be no real forcing mechanism to trigger shower and thunderstorm development, but with the air mass being very moist, a few scattered showers are possible at just about any time today. Expect a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the lower to mid 80s. VERY…

UPDATE: $1,000 Reward Offered for Park Ave. Homicide

It’s something many people want to stop, unnecessary random deadly shootings. The most recent one in the Montgomery claimed the life of 13-year-old Maribel Barrera. “I hope everybody looks as this and is little bit more careful, this is a 13-year-old girl,” says Montgomery resident Jonathan Carswell. The shooting has left others with family in this community fearful, because they…

Warm, Active Week of Weather

THE FINAL WEEK OF MARCH: The month of March will go out like a lion as we are going to see a very active weather pattern that will provide multiple rounds of thunderstorms. We remain in an active, moist southwesterly flow that will cause several low pressure systems to eject out of the Plains and will bring the threat of…

Storms Expected this Weekend says Future Forecaster Cain Maya

FINALLY FRIDAY: We should see a few more clouds in the Alabama sky today, but it will remain dry. Temperatures will be warmer, as southerly flow sets up over the state. Friday will feature highs in the upper 70s and some lower 80s. STORMS SATURDAY: Not a lot of change in the threat for storms this weekend; the SPC has…

Cooler, Seasonal Thursday

FOR TODAY: We will have a mix of sun and clouds. It will be a cooler day with most of us holding in the lower 70s all thanks to an easterly flow into the state. FRIDAY: Still looks to feature a mix of sun and clouds, and we should be dry. Temperatures will begin to warm again as a warm…

Another Warm Day

TODAY/THURSDAY: A surface front is slowly sagging southward across Alabama today, and we expect a slow cooling trend with highs back near 80° today. Even cooler air filters into the state Thursday as upper 60s and lower 70s are forecast. We are going to be dealing with more clouds than sun these two days, and we will mention just an…

Spring Feeling More Like Summer

If you liked the spring warmth yesterday, you are going to love the forecast for today. We should see another day with plenty of sunshine, and highs likely into the mid and upper 80s by this afternoon. Today will be the warmest day of the week as a cold front will bring a change in the air for the rest…

Golden Apple: Stephen Landrum

Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. History teacher, Stephen Landrum at Sidney Lanier High School, left the courtroom for the classroom. That right, he was a practicing lawyer doing criminal juvenile cases, parental termination cases, and just saw a need for someone to be in the school. “I want to make a…