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Alabama and Auburn at Senior Bowl 2016

Sports Reporter Ben Bolton catches up with the 5 Alabama players and one Auburn player at the Senior Bowl
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Sports Reporter Ben Bolton speaks with Alabama and Auburn players at the 2016 Senior Bowl. In addition, he speaks with Alabama’s Nick Saban, and the Titans’ Gus Bradley.

“Ban the Box” Bill Presented to Prison Reform Task Force

Senator Quinton Ross proposes taking off the criminal background question from job applications.
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It’s a question that comes up on just about every job application. “Do you have a criminal background?” with little space for explanation. “There are about 70 million people in the country that are affected by some type of criminal background, but they are on the unemployment roles because of that question,” said Sen. Quinton Ross. Senator Quinton Ross presented…

Controversial New Walmart Market More Welcome Now

It's been a year since the Walmart on Federal Drive has been approved. Neighbors in the area once opposed to the new building in the neighborhood are now having other thoughts.
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  A controversial new Walmart Market is set to open Wednesday at the former Bonnie Crest Country Club on Federal Drive. Residents were very opposed to the new store coming in when they first heard about it last year. Despite their protest, the city council voted to approve the zoning for it. But neighbors we talked to now say they…

Warmer Weather Ahead

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Sunday was a much better day of weather as we saw plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures. We started the day off at 25F degrees in Montgomery, but highs were able to climb into the lower 50s. We are going to continue to see moderating temperatures for the week ahead. For tonight, we will see another cold night, but not…

Alabama Men’s Basketball Loses on Final Possession to LSU, 72-70

Retin Obasohan finishes with 20 points, but final shot comes up short
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s basketball team lost in the final seconds to LSU, 72-70, on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at Coleman Coliseum. Senior guard Retin Obasohan finished 20 points, but his final layup to tie the game came up short. “I am proud of our team tonight,” head coach Avery Johnson said. “I thought…

Alabama Football Celebrates 16th National Championship with Parade on Saturday

The Crimson Tide players and coaches joined the fans on the Walk of Champions
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Crimson Tide football team joined fans in celebrating the program’s NCAA-record 16thnational championship with a parade and ceremony on Saturday morning. The parade began at Denny Chimes and proceeded to the Walk of Champions where a ceremony was held to present the Cotton Bowl Trophy, Amway Coaches Trophy and College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy. The…

Very Cold Tonight, Warmer Weather Ahead

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After starting our Saturday off cloudy, we have seen the sky clear today. But oh boy, despite the sunshine, it remained a down-right miserably cold day across the state. Highs today were in the upper 30s and lower 40s across South-Central Alabama, but in North Alabama, where there is a little bit of snow on the ground, temperatures remained in…

Shelters Prep for Influx of Guests during Freezing Temps

Shelters across the area get ready to house more guests as temperatures dip below freezing Friday night.
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Cots line the hallways at the Salvation Army. It’s one of those nights where Shelter Director Jason Davis says they will have 75 to 80 people. “Definitely expecting a full house tonight. As you can see, we are already filled to capacity right now. We have cots in the hallway. We have our regular dorms are filled so these are…

Flurries & Cold Weather

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Today has been a day of falling temperatures. We started the day off in the upper 50s, but cold air is spilling into the River Region behind and intensifying low pressure system that will deliver a historic snow storm to the Mid-Atlantic states. Temperatures have fallen into the 30s in most locations and we are going to see lows tonight…

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