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Noon Update: Election Day Forecast

ELECTION DAY: A line of strong but weakening storms continues to drop south through Alabama this morning. For the first half of our Election Day we are expecting rain and storms across much of the area, and some of those storms could be strong and perhaps briefly severe. The SPC has much of the area highlighted in a “marginal risk”…

Last Voter Push Before Election

As Election Day approaches, Political analyst Steve Flowers says the Republicans are expected to win across Alabama. However, there are some strong challengers that he says you may want to watch. Both candidates for governor criss-crossed the state Monday making a last minute campaign stop in Montgomery. Flowers says Maddox is a good candidate and popular Tuscaloosa mayor. But he…

Sheriff Identifies Prattville Girl Killed in Accidental Shooting

Autauga County officials have identified the 9-year-old Prattville girl killed in an accidental shooting over the weekend. Sheriff Joe Sedinger says Alyssa Davis died at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham after she shot herself with a handgun Sunday afternoon. Davis was a student at Pine Level Elementary School. Counselors are now available for her classmates and other students. Sedinger is urging…

Mobile Man Charged with Murder in Troy Man’s Death, Second Suspect Sought

An Mobile man has been arrested on a murder charge and police are looking for a second suspect. Reports say that 21-year-old Jeremyah Deunte Howell of Mobile has been arrested and charged in the Saturday death of 25-year-old Rashad Montel McClaney of Troy. Troy police have obtained a murder warrant for 23-year-old Tharion Vincent Nye of Mobile for the same…

Active Weather Pattern

Today will be a transitional period between systems. Not much forcing available today, and will forecast low rain chances. A warm front will push northward this afternoon and bring better instability and lift for the southern half of the state, where some scattered showers will develop. To our north, an upper level impulse will pass to the north of Alabama…

Gov. Ivey Awards Grant to Alex City to Help with Industry Expansion and Create Jobs

 A $300,000 grant awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey will provide the framework for an Alexander City automobile supplier to expand and create 100 new jobs. C & J Tech plans a $5 million expansion of its 250,000-square-foot facility which currently employs about 300 people. The company, which produces plastic molding for automobiles built by Hyundai, Nissan, Kia, Toyota, Honda and…

Voters Gearing up for Election

With new poll pads packed and ready to go, the Montgomery County Election’s Office is making sure voter check-in is as simple as possible. “I think voters will feel like the process itself and what we are doing here is more informative to them and more helpful to them in this process,” said Probate Judge Steven Reed. Chris’ Hotdogs in…

Troy University Student Involved in Hit-and-Run Incident, Struck by Vehicle Crossing Intersection

The Troy Police Department is investigating a report of a hit and run accident involving a pedestrian. The accident occurred at the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue. A 20-year-old female Troy University student was struck by a white SUV while crossing Park Street. The female received non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle left the scene before officers arrived. The vehicle…