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Warming Trend and Midweek Rain Chances

MONDAY/TUESDAY: These two days will be dry, sunny, and temperatures will be moderating some. After the freezing start Monday, highs should climb into the mid 60s. Monday night will be in the lower 30s, and a mainly sunny sky will allow for upper 60s and lower 70s Tuesday. WET WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY?: Another storm system will move east across the…

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions Offered Attorney General Post

Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions has been offered the position of attorney general in the Trump administration. Sessions was the first member of the U.S. Senate to endorse Trump during this year’s presidential campaign and has been one of his closest allies. Meanwhile, some advocates are voicing concern that if he becomes attorney general, Jeff Sessions could sideline or undo…

Big Changes for Weekend, Future Forecaster Jalen Harris

FINE, FALL FRIDAY: Another chilly start with 40s for most of us, under a sky that will be full of sunshine most of the day, temperatures will warm nicely, reaching the upper 70s to the low 80s during the afternoon. For the evening, clouds will start to increase in the northwestern parts of the area, and move across the rest…

Montgomery City Judge Suspended Amid Ethics Charges

A Montgomery city judge has been suspended amid ethics charges. The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission filed charges against Armstead Lester Hayes III, the presiding judge of Montgomery’s municipal court, regarding claims that include the jailing of poor people because they couldn’t pay traffic fines or fines for other misdemeanor offenses. Al.com reports Hayes was automatically suspended with pay Thursday. The charges…

Unseasonably Warm Before a Big Weekend Chill

TODAY AND FRIDAY: Expect a sky full of sunshine both days. Mornings will be chilly with 40s expected, but with all that sun, we should see upper 70s and lower 80s this afternoon. Friday will be a carbon copy of today with upper 70s and low 80s out there, but clouds will be on the increase late in the day…

Foggy Start, Warm & Sunny Afternoon

Dense fog advisory this morning until 9AM. TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY: Expect a sky full of sunshine, a general warming trend as we are going to see mainly sunny days and clear, chilly nights. For today, we will see temps climb into the mid 70s, and then lower 80s Thursday. Friday looks to be near identical to Thursday with low 80s…

iTeam: “Montgomery Rising?” pt. 1

There are some clouds on the Montgomery horizon. Some population figures that show the city is shrinking. The Alabama News Network i-Team has produced a four-part report on Montgomery’s future, exploring why the population is dropping, and what can be done to reverse the trend. Tim Lennox presents part one of “Montgomery Rising?” Olivia Deas will present part two of…

Warming Trend Before a Weekend Chill

We are seeing a few showers early this morning over Mississippi and Northwest Alabama, and these could impact some of our western communities however, most of us will be staying dry. In a nut shell, it is still bone dry and the rest of this work week we are expecting mainly sunny days and fair nights. For today, temperatures should…

Golden Apple: Laura Shoulders

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Camden School of Arts and Technology in Wilcox County. For the past threat years, Laura Shoulders has been the instructional aide and distant learning teacher of Spanish at Camden School of Arts and Technology, where she is making quite an impact on her students , so much so, that an entire…