Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Wet Wednesday, Warm Weather Ahead

FOR WEDNESDAY: This morning we are dealing with lingering showers, but those should end early this afternoon. The clouds look to hang around much of the day, but some peeks of afternoon sunshine will be possible. Highs today climb back into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Tonight, area of fog will develop and lows will be in the mid…

Golden Apple: Kellie King

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Elmore County School System. In her 13th year of teaching, Kellie King, at Redland Elementary School, lays the foundation for future success for her first graders. “When you are teaching reading, letters, and phonics, they pick out things, you have to teach them motions and things to remember. So I…

Rainy Tuesday Ahead

Rain will overspread the state through the morning hours and rain should be fairly widespread by midday. We are going to see periods of rain today and it should continue through the afternoon and evening hours. A nice soaking rain for many of us, with rainfall totals around one inch possible. Good news is there is no threat of severe…

“A Living Hope” Update

For the past three months, Rhonda Adair has been in the fight of her life. With a four year old and 3 month old by her side, she has been getting treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. But now the doctors say her cancer has spread with a prognosis of just a matter of weeks. We talked…

Record Warmth Today?

PRESIDENTS’ DAY: For today, it will be dry and very nice as a lot of folks will be off work and out of school. Mainly sunny conditions are expected and highs are forecast to be in the upper 70s and lowers 80s for most of South/Central Alabama. The record high for Montgomery today is 80°, set back in 2011. Tonight,…

Footprints Ministry Holds First ‘Mom Prom’

It was a night to remember for sure as mom’s came out with their sons dressed to the nines… For a date on the dance floor. A DJ played all their favorite songs as they danced the night away. “I’m liking it a lot here. It’s great, the foods great. Everything is great, even the DJ. What is your favorite…

Rain Returns Says Future Forecaster Bernard McCaster III

ONE MORE DRY DAY: Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant with high in the upper 60s and lower 70s, but clouds return tonight ahead of the next wave aloft approaching from the west. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The main window for rain as the weekend begins will come from 12:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. Some thunder is possible, mainly…

EXTRA: Autism in Alabama

Autism. It is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders. And it affects one in 68 children in the U.S. It can cost an average family 60 thousand dollars a year. Yet, Alabama is one of the few states that does not mandate insurance to cover the costs for therapy. “Our biggest fear is as they get older, they can not function…

Sunny and Cool Today

After the cold start this morning, the rest of the day will be cool and dry with a sunny sky, and highs will be in the mid 60s. The sky will stay sunny Friday, and after another morning with temperatures near freezing, highs will rise to near 70°. WEEKEND WARMING TREND: Another upper-level feature will cross the Gulf Coast states…

Suspect Sketch Deemed Not Credible in Shannon Paulk Case

It’s been 16 years since Shannon Paulk disappeared from her Candlestick Park mobile home. Those in Prattville say they remember this case well. “I didn’t think that something like that would happen because Prattville is such a small town. Even though it’s growing now, it was smaller back then and I didn’t think something like that would happen,” said Kimberly…