Political analysts and Republicans are confident that Donald Trump will win Alabama when all the votes are counted after today’s election. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Trump both visited Alabama during their respective primary battles, but both candidates have concentrated their efforts on battleground states. Alabama has gone Republican in every presidential election since voting for Jimmy Carter in 1976. Secretary…
ELECTION DAY FORECAST: As a trough swings through the Southeast, it could squeeze out a few raindrops across the state today, with the best chance coming over the western and southern counties. The sky will be cloudy at times tomorrow with a high in the low 70s. MIDWEEK AND BEYOND: The trough is expected to bring cooler air into the…
Tallassee police say they are searching for a man who robbed the BB&T bank on Gilmer Avenue shortly before noon. Police say the man had his head covered with some covering. He made jesters to the clerk as he removed his hands from his coat pockets and leaned over the counter. Police say he removed an undisclosed amount of money…
DRY, BUT PLEASANT START TO WEEK: A strong trough moving through the Great Lakes region on Tuesday will drag an upper trough through the Lower Mississippi River Valley and the Southeast on Tuesday and Wednesday. We should see a mix of sun and clouds, and we could see a few isolated showers possible, but most locations will be staying dry….
Alabama News Network was at a tense Alabama State University Board of Trustees meeting that culminated in a vote to put ASU President Gwendolyn Boyd on administrative leave. Dr. Leon Wilson was chosen interim president until Boyd receives a full hearing. That hearing will be to disclose why the board has lost confidence in Boyd’s leadership. That hearing will be…
Selma police confirmed to Alabama News Network this morning that the body that was found yesterday was that of missing teenager Derrick Nichols. The 17 year old had been missing since October 28. His body was discovered in a wooded area off River Road by a landowner who was preparing his land for hunting. Police say they have not yet…
FOR FRIDAY: Morning clouds and perhaps a few sprinkles ahead of a cold front pushing through the state, but overall no significant rain. It will be a warm day with highs in the mid 80s. This afternoon expect a clearing sky, and breezy conditions. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11AM-7PM, that means breezy conditions, low relative humidity…
For today, we are going to see a mix of sun and clouds and we should see record highs again. For Montgomery, the record high is 85° from 2012, today we are forecasting a high of 87°. COLD FRONT ON THE WAY: A cold front will pass through tonight/early Friday morning in mostly dry fashion; a few scattered showers are…
West Alabama reporter George McDonald has this Alabama News Network Extra. The recent police shootings of unarmed blacks have had a far-reaching impact all over the country. Some local police are talking about the challenges they’re facing as a result. Local officers say being a police officer has become an even more dangerous job since the police shootings. They say…
We should set or tie the records today and tomorrow before the big change arrives Thursday night/Friday morning. Today and tomorrow, highs will be slightly cooler, but still in the mid-80s. We will begin to see a few more clouds in the Alabama sky these two days, with slowing increasing moisture levels. COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY: Late Thursday, a…
