Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Sunshine Returns, Arctic Air Invades Next Week

TOMORROW/SATURDAY: Sunshine will finally return for most of the state these two days. Both days will be cool and dry with more sunshine than clouds and highs in the lower to mid 50s. Lows will range from the upper 20s to lower 30s at night. NEW YEAR’S EVE: The latest run of the GFS and European have come to a…

Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result

Democrat Doug Jones is asking a judge to toss Roy Moore’s last-minute lawsuit seeking to overturn Jones’ historic win in the Alabama race for U.S. Senate. Jones filed a motion Thursday in Montgomery Circuit court asking a judge to dismiss Moore’s complaint. Attorney Joe Espy wrote that Moore has no legal ground for asking the court to block Jones’ win….

Noon Update: Mainly Cloudy Thursday, Sunshine Returns Friday

For your Thursday, the sky will be mostly cloudy sky with a small chance of showers for the southern half of the state. The better rain chances will be south of I-85 and east of I-65 in the southeastern parts of the area. The rest of Central Alabama will remain dry. It won’t be much warmer at all as afternoon…

Noon Update: A Cloudy, Raw Wednesday

Rain overspread Alabama overnight and a cold rain continues for the morning hours. By the afternoon, the rain will taper off and become more scattered, but it will remain cloudy and cold. Temperatures are in the upper 30s and lower 40s, so no winter weather issues for the southern two-thirds of the state. However, temperatures across North Alabama are cold…

Check Out Your Christmas Tree Disposal Options

Now that Christmas is over, you may be wondering what to do with your leftover live Christmas tree. There are several cities that will take your tree to recycle it. In Montgomery, you can take your tree to one of the regular trash pickup points from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 30 or Saturday, January 6. The…

Montgomery Radio Personality Ben Hagler Dies on Christmas Night

Montgomery’s broadcasting community is mourning the loss of well-known radio personality Ben Hagler, who died Christmas evening.  Hagler worked for the Bluewater Broadcasting radio station group and was 47 years old. Friends and co-workers of Hagler tell me the news comes as a shock and they are crushed. Bluewater Broadcasting CEO/Managing Partner Rick Peters says Hagler was at his father’s house…

Noon Update: Dry Today; Rain Returns Tonight

It is another cold start with 20s and 30s, but the day will feature more sun than clouds with temperatures a bit warmer as afternoon highs climb into the lower and mid 50s. Late in the day clouds will begin to increase as our moisture levels begin to rise. STAYING COLD, RAIN RETURNS: Wednesday, expect morning showers for the southern…

Apple Faces Lawsuit for Slowing Older iPhones when New Ones are Released

Apple iPhone owners from several states are suing the tech giant for not disclosing sooner that it had issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer. Lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday in Chicago federal court on behalf of five iPhone owners from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina. They say they wouldn’t have purchased newer,…

Alabama Senate Race Officially Comes to an End

Alabama election officials say they will certify Democratic candidate Doug Jones’ upset victory over Republican rival Roy Moore next week. The Alabama Secretary of State announced in a statement Friday that the election results would be finalized next Thursday. Jones defeated Moore on Dec. 12 to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Alabama in a quarter-century. Moore…