Photo: Safford, AL dannypettway1970 Alabama News Network is following reports of damage from storms that pushed through the state this morning, causing damage in Elmore and Dallas counties. Kim Trost with the Elmore County Emergency Management Agency confirms trees and powerlines were knocked down. She says that the lines are concentrated in the Willow Springs and Redland Road areas. Trost says the Church…
FOR FRIDAY: Today will be relatively calm day for the state as we are going to be in between systems. There could be a few isolated showers, but most of the day should be mainly dry. It will be mainly cloudy, and with an intensifying southerly flow, highs once again return to the upper 70s. Now heading into tomorrow night…
New research out of the University of Alabama shows the number of fatal traffic crashes in Alabama increased by nearly 25 percent last year. While the number of wrecks may not have increased much, the number of people dying is on the rise. State Troopers say there are several contributing factors. “Contributing factors that we are seeing is 1) speeding,…
STORMS ARRIVE LATER TODAY: The first round of strong storms will move into Alabama late this afternoon. An upper trough will approach from the west, and the surface front stalled across the region will lift northward as a warm front. Being south of the warm front, we are going to see a rather unstable air mass in place across Alabama….
The celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior continued Wednesday night in the Capital City. ASU, Troy, and Friends of the ASU Theatre held the third annual joint celebration. The event was at the Davis Theatre. A multicultural cast gathered to pay tribute to those who keep Dr. King’s dream alive. One of the night’s…
FOR TODAY: We are going to see more clouds than sun, and there will be a few passing showers from time to time. Nothing too heavy, but overall, likely just a mainly gray day for most of us. Temperatures will be into the mid and upper 70s again. STORMY TIMES AHEAD: Unfortunately, with it feeling like spring, the weather is…
Never before has there been a musical where the main character is played by a dog. But that’s exactly what’s happening at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. The musical is called  “Because of Winn-Dixie.” It’s adapted from the beloved book with the same name. Alabama News Network got a sneak peek at what goes into the big production. The dog…
PATTERN BECOMES MORE ACTIVE: The ridge continues to influence our weather by keeping us very warm with southerly flow, while brutally cold air, ice and snow are in place across the northern U.S. The good news is that for the next eight days or so, the upper air pattern won’t allow the cold air to move southward and we will…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from a small private school in Montgomery. In her 13th year of teaching, Faith Franks, from Bethany Christian Academy, wants to instill words of wisdom into her 1st and 2nd graders, that she believes will leave a lasting impression and make an impact on each one of her student’s lives. “Go out…
Monday marked the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people came to visit his home on 309 Jackson Street in Montgomery. Dexter Museum and Parsonage director Shirley Cherry tells us more than one hundred people came by for a tour. And it remains on Montgomery’s top rated site on TripAdvisor.com. “I wish we could have more people from…
