Alabama News Network is raising money to help Lee County tornado victims. The EF-4 tornado that hit the Beauregard community on Sunday killed at least 23 people and injured dozens more. We need your help in raising money for the Community Foundation of East Alabama’s Lee County Tornado Recovery Fund. The money will stay in Alabama and will go directly to…
REST OF THIS WEEK: Our Wednesday will be sunny and we should see afternoon highs in the lower 50s. Then on Thursday, the warming trend begins as afternoon temperatures climb into the lower 60s with more sun than clouds. On Friday we project highs into the lower 70s, but moisture returns Friday with more clouds than sunshine along with a…
Following tonight’s adjournment of the Legislature, Gov. Kay Ivey called a Special Session to tackle Alabama’s ongoing infrastructure issues. This followed her delivery of her annual “State of the State” address. In a statement, the Governor’s Office said the Special Session will be focused on legislation to levy an additional tax on gas and diesel fuel; legislation concerning the Legislature’s Permanent…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is signaling her intent to call a special session on a proposed gas tax to fund road and bridge construction. In her State of the State address Tuesday night, Ivey said “crumbling” infrastructure is a threat to the state’s public safety and economy. The Republican governor told lawmakers she is willing to call them into special…
Gov. Kay Ivey’s office has announced that after she made a request for tornado aid, President Trump has approved  a major disaster declaration for Lee County. The President plans to visit Lee County to see the damage for himself on Friday. This will bring the release of federal money to help people and communities recover from severe storms, straightline winds and…
Faulkner University announced Nikki R. Haley, the former United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, as the speaker for this year’s Faulkner Annual Benefit Dinner during a press conference held on Tuesday. President Mike Williams revealed the news on Montgomery’s campus. “We’ve been able to secure this year’s speaker, who is a true American patriot. A person who has fought to…
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This afternoon, President Trump announced that he will be coming to Alabama on Friday to see the tornado damage in Lee County. The EF-4 tornado killed at least 23 people on Sunday in the Beauregard community, becoming the deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. since 2013. The president’s announcement came during a signing ceremony. “I’ll be heading to Alabama on…
Alabama News Network has teamed up with the Community Fund of East Alabama to raise funds for those impacted by the devastating storms that hit Lee County on Sunday, March 3. The tornado has claimed the lives of 3 children and 20 adults in Lee County when an EF-4 tornado hit Beauregard and its surrounding communities. Please watch WAKA and…
Alabama News Network has an update on a story we’ve been covering for years. The civil rights interpretive center at Alabama State University is now scheduled to open in March 2020. That would be in time for the 55th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday civil rights march of 1965. The center was originally supposed to open in 2015, in time…
