A more than 500-mile-long pipeline under construction in east Alabama will take natural gas through Georgia on its way to Florida. The Sabal Trail pipeline will transport natural gas from the Transco pipeline north of Alexander City, Alabama, to near Orlando in central Florida. The natural gas will be used by Florida Power and Light, and Duke Energy of Florida….
Testimony is underway in a civil lawsuit over mental health treatment in Alabama’s prison system. Among the first witnesses Monday was 24-year-old inmate Jamie Wallace, who suffers multiple mental health problems. Wallace says he wasn’t asked about his mental health status when he first entered prison and was taken off a prescription medication. Wallace says an officer at Donaldson prison…
The rain and storms will come to an end from west to east across the state during the morning hours. We could see some sunshine during the afternoon, but it does look like the clouds hang around much of the state, highs will be in the lower to mid 60s. Wednesday, the day will be cool and dry, with a…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Autauga County School System. In her 8th year of teaching, Shelby Howe, at Prattville High School just beams with energy and passion when it comes to teaching history to her students. Howe says, “I have to engage with my students. I love being here, I love spending time with them…
The Christmas season is in full swing in Montgomery. Governor Bentley helped light the Christmas tree at the capital steps last week. Now, he is opening his home to candlelight tours for the first three Mondays in December. Starting December 5th, the Governor’s Mansion and the neighboring Farley-Hill House will be open to the public for guided candlelight tours for…
The National Weather Service says forecasters have confirmed that 20 tornadoes touched down in Alabama last week. The agency says storm surveys found damage from 11 twisters in central Alabama and nine more in north Alabama. The strongest was the tornado that’s being blamed for three deaths and multiple injuries in the Rosalie community of northeast Alabama. Forecasters say that…
Gov. Robert Bentley says the statewide burn ban which has been in effect since early November is being lifted. Bentley said in a statement Monday that Alabama Forestry Commission officials say the state has received enough rainfall over the last few days to reduce the threat of dangerous wildfires. Bentley said the forestry commission now believes “the worst of the…
STORMY START TO WORK WEEK: A low pressure system off the Texas coast today, will lift north across the state, bringing with it another round of strong storms for late Monday and into early Tuesday. The latest GFS has the low lifting Northwest Alabama, that track of the low will allow a warm sector to surge north across the state…
FINE FRIDAY: The final day of the work week will be a near carbon copy of Thursday with abundant sunshine and blue sky. Temperatures will be a few degrees warmer by the afternoon and we should see mid 60s in most locations. Enjoy today, because the winds of change begin to blow over the weekend and several days of unsettled…
COOL AND DRY: Today and tomorrow will be cool and dry with sunny days and clear, cold nights. The high this afternoon will be in the lower 60s, followed by mid 60s Friday. Morning lows will be in the 30s. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The weather begins to change Saturday, as clouds will increase during the day, and rain returns to…
