COLD FRIDAY: Temperatures will be ten or so degrees colder with upper 40s and lower40s expected. It will be mainly cloudy, and breezy at times with brisk northwest winds making it feel colder. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Expect a cold start to Saturday with upper 20s and lower 30s, but the day itself will be sunny and we warm nicely with…
The Montgomery County board of education voted on a budget for the school year. There were four scenarios and they chose one that includes cutting 114 non-tenured teachers and 30 classified personnel. There are mixed emotions about this vote. Lesa Keith tells us she has some concerns about it. “Who gets to choose who those 30 and who those 114 are?…
TODAY/FRIDAY: Today will be mainly sunny and dry with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Another weak front brings down colder air by tomorrow, and temperatures should be around ten degrees colder Friday compared to Thursday, as highs drop back into the lower 50s. Friday looks to feature more clouds than sun as well. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Expect…
Roy Moore has made headlines throughout the world for his conservative views and bold stances. After losing the U.S. Senate race, political analyst Steve Flowers says Moore’s political career may be a thing of the past. “I think he is over. Moore is 70-years-old. Some people might project he might want to get in the governor’s race next year. But…
Republican U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville says he has prostate cancer. The four-term lawmaker made the announcement today on the House floor in Washington. In an interview, Brooks said he will undergo treatment and was optimistic about the outcome. Brooks sought the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate special election race but lost in the primary to U.S. Sen….
President Trump is defending his decision to initially back Sen. Luther Strange against Roy Moore in Alabama’s U.S. Senate election, saying in a predawn tweet that “Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him.” “I was right!” the president said in a Twitter post, a day after Democrat Doug Jones narrowly defeated Moore, a former state Supreme Court…
TODAY-FRIDAY: The weather stays dry for the rest of the week with mostly sunny days and fair nights. The high today will once again be in the mid 50s, followed by upper 50s and lower 60s Thursday. Another weak front brings down cooler air to end of the week, dropping the high Friday back into the lower 50s. THE ALABAMA…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-7th District) was standing just behind Doug Jones in Birmingham as he accepted victory in the special election for U.S. Senate. Sewell had campaigned for Jones in the closing days of the campaign, bringing with her several noted national figures, including Georgia U.S. Rep. John Lewis and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. Sewell had…
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is not conceding to Democrat Doug Jones, telling campaign supporters “it’s not over.” “It’s going to take some time,” the candidate says during a brief appearance before supporters. Campaign chairman Bill Armistead says that because the vote is close and approaching the state’s recount requirement, “we do not have a final decision on the…
Democrat Doug Jones has won election to the U.S. Senate from Alabama, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump. Jones has defeated Republican Roy Moore, a one-time GOP pariah who was embraced by the Republican Party and the president even after facing allegations of sexual impropriety. An attorney and former prosecutor, Jones rallied voters on a message of moving…
