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Spring-Like Warmth for Christmas

TODAY/FRIDAY: A few clouds in the Alabama sky today but we should see more sun overall and then sunshine in full supply on Friday. Both these days will be dry, and highs will be in the mid 60s throughout South/Central Alabama. ACROSS THE USA: A low pressure system is expected to gather energy over the West Coast and bring significant…

Two People Arrested on Child Abuse Charges in South Alabama

UPDATE: Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden tells Alabama News Network that both Jonathan and Michelle Smith are now facing additional charges.  They have each been charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of domestic violence- assault first degree.   Two people have been arrested on child abuse charges in Butler County. Butler County authorities say Jonathan Smith…

Warmer Days Ahead

WARMER WEDNESDAY: The morning chill will be the only part of tomorrow that will feel like winter. As we head through the day tomorrow, we are going to see a brighter sky and temperatures will climb towards the lower and mid 60s. No threat of rain, but clouds will increase late tomorrow night ahead of a weak frontal boundary that…

Christmas Lights Tradition Continues to bring Smiles

A special light display in Montgomery has been lighting up the neighborhood and people’s faces young and old for decades. And this year is no exception. The home on Dalraida Parkway is a holiday favorite. The Gemette  family has been putting up a light display for 28 years. It takes them about 6 weeks to set it all up and…

Dozens of Dogs Adopted from Montgomery Humane Society

The Montgomery Humane Society is used to having full kennels of adult dogs. But after 55 pet adoptions over the weekend, their kennels were mostly empty. Scott Tears of the Humane Society says it was a good feeling to walk into one of the kennels to find that all but one of the dogs had been adopted. “It was just…

Clouds Hanging Around

Thursday, a weak surface front will pass through during the morning, and it could squeeze out a shower as it passes by, but the models continue to trend drier with this front, and it now looks like it will pass through pretty much rain-free. We should see more clouds, and Thursday will be slightly cooler with a highs back in…

Toy Vault Toys Picked Up for Distribution

Toys, toys and more toys. They filled our toy vault and spilled over into our studio. But it was a good problem to have and, with the help of our sponsors, we got to work! All the toys were packed in bags and loaded on to trucks. “This is overwhelming. This is the third year and by far the best year…

Cold Monday, but Warmer Temperatures Ahead

The cold front is pushing out of the southeastern parts of Alabama this morning. Behind the front, expect a mostly cloudy sky and chilly highs can be expected throughout the area, with upper 40s. With winds out of the north close to 10 MPH, wind chill factors will be running about 4 or 5 degrees lower than temperatures. The sky…

Toy Drive Ends Friday

We, at Alabama News Network, want to make sure no child goes without, this Christmas. Our Magical Christmas Toy Drive is coming to a close, and we need your help.

Our toys in our magical Toy Vault will soon be packed up, sorted and shipped out to kids across the River Region. “We’ll have about 500 families by the time we are finished. We will deal with food and toys and it’s a little over 11 hundred children,” said Major Walter Strong with the Salvation Army. Eleven hundred children like…

Golden Apple: Jessica Walker

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Pike County School System. In here 17th year of teaching, Jessica Walker from Goshen Elementary School, thinks she has a sure fire way to help her students understand math. “I try to relate math to things they are going to use in their everyday life. Today i have been teaching…