Alabama News Network is in the Lee County community of Beauregard with the latest on search and recovery efforts after Sunday’s tornado. The death toll remains at 23, with 22 of those pronounced dead at the scene and another person dying at a hospital. Emergency crews still haven’t finished combing through all of the damage. As of early Monday afternoon,…
The National Weather Service now says the Lee County tornado that killed at least 23 people in the Beauregard community was stronger than first thought. It says the tornado was an EF-4 with winds estimated at 170 mph. The tornado is the deadliest in the U.S. since 2013. The National Weather Service has teams surveying the damage. It appears the…
A publicist for Luke Perry says the “Riverdale” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” star has died. He was 52. Publicist Arnold Robinson said that Perry died Monday after suffering a massive stroke. Robinson says Perry’s family and friends were with him when he died. Among them were his children, siblings, fiancée and former wife. The actor had been hospitalized since last…
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The Millbrook Police Department is requesting information in regard to a Traffic Homicide investigation. CrimeStoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information. On Saturday, March 2, Millbrook police and fire rescue units responded to the 1400 block of Highway 14 with regard to what appeared to be a body lying on the shoulder partially in the eastbound traffic lane of…
The death toll has risen to 23 people in the apparent tornado that hit the Beauregard community of central Lee County today. Rescuers are still searching for people in the rubble. In addition, dozens of people have been hurt and have received treatment at East Alabama Medical Center. Beauregard is south of Opelika. As Alabama News Network reported with Jeff…
Presidential Candidates Corey Booker and Bernie Sanders were among the high ranking officials at the breakfast Sunday. Fifty four years after bloody Sunday, voting rights and voter suppression were the hot topics. Reverend Jesse Jackson says that Selma should not be used as an annual prop. He says Selma presents an opportunity for rural reconstruction. Former Secretary of State and…
Alabama News Network Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler tracked the tornadoes that caused the fatalities and damage in Lee County as they were happening this afternoon. He was Live on CBS 8 and ABC 32. Tonight, he took time to show what those storms looked like on radar, before anyone had gotten reports of the touchdowns and devastation. The…
Alabama News Network Anchor Jeff Sanders was allowed near the scene of the storm fatalities late this afternoon. That scene is near Beauregard in Lee County, south of Opelika. There have been reports of at least 10 fatalities in that area when the likely tornado touched down. Trees are down and emergency crews are still in the area. Stay with…
Alabama News Network’s Jeff Sanders was in Thunder Truck this afternoon, getting coverage of the damage that was reported in central Lee County. There are reports of fatalities in or near Beauregard, which is south of Auburn/Opelika. Jeff was able to see trees that were snapped, coming close to a home. His Thunder Truck report was from about 3:45PM CST….
