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Barry Expected to Bring Rain to Central Alabama, Possible Storms

Barry is expected to bring several inches of rain to the Alabama News Network viewing area over the next several days. The Weather Authority team of meteorologists is monitoring the storm around the clock. There is a slight chance of severe storms, including small tornadoes, in the western part of the state. These storms are expected to be short-lived if…

Rolling Road Blocks Set for Interstate 85 Late Sunday Night to Early Monday Morning

The Alabama Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists of rolling road blocks on Interstate 85 North and the Eastern Boulevard to begin late Sunday night, early Monday morning. The rolling road blocks below should last approximately 30 minutes for crews to install overhead signs with law enforcement pacing traffic in the work zone. Monday, July 15 12:00 a.m….

Charles Graddick Named Pardons and Paroles Board Director

Gov. Ivey has announced that she is appointing Judge Charles Graddick to serve as Director of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. This appointment comes on the heels of the new law that reforms the Board of Pardons and Paroles that Ivey signed after the bill was passed in this year’s legislative session. The new law allows her to…

Higher Rain Chances Through the Weekend

BARRY TRACKING WEST: At 400 AM CDT, the broad circulation center of Tropical Storm Barry was located near latitude 28.1 North, longitude 90.2 West. Barry is moving toward the west-northwest near 5 mph. A track toward the northwest is expected to begin later today, followed by a turn toward the north on Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of…

Wetumpka Police Department Will Soon Have a New Building

In January, an EF-2 tornado touched down in Wetumpka destroying the police department along the way. Soon after that, Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis began making phone calls to locate a building for the department. A vacant Wells Fargo bank on Hwy. 231 fit the bill, and the city will close on the deal in the coming days. The Wetumpka police…

Appeal Denied for Perry County Woman Convicted of Attempted Murder of State Trooper

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that acting Perry County Circuit Court Judge Robert Montgomery has denied Janice Green’s Rule 32 petition seeking further judicial review of her December 2014 conviction for the attempted murder of an Alabama State Trooper.  Green, 51, of Marion, is also known as Janice Ford or Janice Billingsley. The Attorney General’s Criminal Trials Division presented evidence…

Fort Deposit Post Office Set on Fire, $10,000 Reward Offered for Information

The United State Postal Inspection Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the following crimes: Between closing hours of June 25, and the early morning hours of June 26, someone set the Fort Deposit Post Office on fire. The case is being jointly investigated by the U.S. Postal…