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Host of Alabama Underclassmen Declare for NFL Draft

National champion Alabama is losing four more underclassmen to the NFL draft, including All-America safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, safety Ronnie Harrison and tailback Bo Scarbrough announced Thursday they’re skipping their senior seasons. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne is also entering the draft. Wide receiver Calvin Ridley already had announced his departure. Fitzpatrick is a unanimous…

Montgomery Co. Inmate Charged with 2015 Murder

The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the May 23, 2015, shooting death of Deandre Mungro, 20, of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Eric Abram, 23, of Montgomery with one count of capital murder. Abram was located in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held on an unrelated charge. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3000 block of Shenandoah…

One More Warm Day, Falling Temps Friday

Today will be another mostly cloudy and very mild day across Alabama; the high will be in the lower 70s and we will mention the chance of a few passing showers. Enjoy today, because it will be a while before we are this warm again. TEMPS TAKE A TUMBLE: Rain will be widespread across Alabama tomorrow, and temperatures will fall…

Local Cancer Patient Shares Journey in her Artwork

Kelly Parvin was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma two years ago. She is showing her artwork at a Montgomery gallery. She says her abstract art comes from her own battle. And she hopes it will have an impact on others struggling with their own battles as well. “Me having cancer is not really any more or less a trauma than someone…

Centennial Hill Nightclub Killer Sentenced to 85 Years

Rapper Doe B and Troy University student, Kimberly Johnson, were killed in a nightclub shooting back in 2013. Doe B, whose real name was Glenn Thomas, had signed with rapper T.I.’s Atlanta-based group, “Grand Hustle”. Kimberly Jonson was a junior social work major and celebrating her 21st birthday on the night she was killed. A third person, Tim Hamilton also…

Toyota and Mazda announce Alabama plant

Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are building a joint-venture auto plant in Alabama. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and company executives made the announcement in a Wednesday news conference. Alabama and North Carolina were finalists for the plant that will eventually employ about 4,000 people. It will be able to build 300,000 vehicles per year and will produce the Toyota Corolla…

A Couple of Very Warm Days

TODAY/THURSDAY: The warming trend will continue these two days as upper 60s are back for most of us this afternoon, and then lower 70s will show up on the maps Thursday. Unfortunately, we are just not going to be seeing much sun these days, with the small risk of a passing shower or two at just about anytime. Also. this…

Gov. Ivey Gives State of the State Address

This was the first State of the State Governor Kay Ivey has given since she took office nine months ago. She talked about steadying the ship of state. Gov. Ivey says the economy is performing well. Unemployment is at its lowest in a decade with revenues up. One of the main things she announced was pay raises for teachers and…

Noon Update: Warmer Temps, but Clouds and Showers Remain

TODAY-THURSDAY: A warming trend will continue to headline our forecast. Today we rise into the lower 60s, upper 60s Wednesday, and lower 70s Thursday. The sky will be mostly cloudy on these three days with some risk of scattered showers, but nothing too heavy or widespread and most of the shower activity should be down across the southern portions of…

Walk-off: Alabama beats Georgia in OT for National Title

Tua Tagovailoa threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith to give No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia to win the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night. Tagovailoa entered the game at halftime, replacing a struggling Jalen Hurts, and threw three touchdown passes, including the game-ender to give the Crimson Tide its fifth national championship…