The last bit of the snow continues to slide off to the southeast and in its wake, a winter wonderland will greet you heading out the door this morning as much of South/Central Alabama has one to perhaps three inches of snow. Temperatures are in the teens and 20s this morning. We will see a mainly sunny sky today, but…
Alabama News Network is on the scene of a major fire at the Taco Bell restaurant on Zelda Road in Montgomery. The fire apparently began sometime around 4 a.m. We could see the flames from our Alabama News Network TowerCam from our studios on Harrison Road, just across Interstate 85 from the Taco Bell. The restaurant is near the interstate,…
I-85 at Taylor Road in Montgomery in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday With several hours of snowfall and steadily dropping temperatures, many roads in Central and West Alabama have gone from wet to snow-covered in the overnight hours. That has prompted several warnings about road conditions. Already, emergency officials in Montgomery, Elmore, Macon, Butler and Perry counties have declared that their…
Big things are ahead for Montgomery’s all-male Valiant Cross Academy. The school has teamed up with Troy University to bring 8th and 9th grade Valiant Cross students to the university’s Montgomery campus for classes this fall. A new agreement will make way for grants to help enhance educational opportunities for both the university and Valiant Cross. It would also allow…
Meteorologist Ben Lang was on the road in the Alabama News Network Thunder Truck to await the start of the snowfall Tuesday. Finally, Tuesday night, snow began falling. It was light at first, but with the temperatures quickly dropping, the snow began sticking to the grass downtown and in the street gutters. Snow is expected to continue falling overnight before…
Alabama News Network was Live at the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency Tuesday night to find out how emergency officials were preparing with the winter weather threat. The 911 Command Center is staffed with police, fire and EMA workers. Montgomery Co. EMA Director Christina Thornton says sand trucks are on standby throughout the city to tackle any icy spots that…
Meteorologist Ben Lang has been in the Alabama News Network Thunder Truck tracking snow in West Alabama, which is the first part of our local area to get any snow. Ben saw the first snow shortly after 6 p.m. west of Selma, just off U.S. Highway 80. We used Thunder Truck’s headlights in order to get Live video on the…
The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that would require police agencies to collect data on race and traffic stops. Senators on Tuesday approved the legislation on a 27-0 vote. It moves to the Alabama House. The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Rodger Smitherman of Birmingham, said “racial profiling exists.” During the debate, Smitherman, who is black, described being stopped by…
Troy University officials will officially break ground a new student recreation center at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 19 on the grounds of Sartain Hall on the Troy Campus. Site preparation has begun at Troy University for the construction of a new student recreation center in the area formerly known as the Sartain Hall parking lot. Construction of the new $25 million facility is…
The Alabama Department of Transportation is continuing to warn Alabamians to expect icy roadways and bridges beginning Tuesday and lasting until temperatures return to above freezing. Hazardous driving conditions should be expected in any part of Alabama where snow or precipitation is followed by temperatures dropping below freezing. Icy conditions may develop on any streets or highways especially bridges, overpasses, elevated spans, and…
