Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Autauga County School System. In her 8th year of teaching, Shelby Howe, at Prattville High School just beams with energy and passion when it comes to teaching history to her students. Howe says, “I have to engage with my students. I love being here, I love spending time with them…
The Christmas season is in full swing in Montgomery. Governor Bentley helped light the Christmas tree at the capital steps last week. Now, he is opening his home to candlelight tours for the first three Mondays in December. Starting December 5th, the Governor’s Mansion and the neighboring Farley-Hill House will be open to the public for guided candlelight tours for…
The National Weather Service says forecasters have confirmed that 20 tornadoes touched down in Alabama last week. The agency says storm surveys found damage from 11 twisters in central Alabama and nine more in north Alabama. The strongest was the tornado that’s being blamed for three deaths and multiple injuries in the Rosalie community of northeast Alabama. Forecasters say that…
Gov. Robert Bentley says the statewide burn ban which has been in effect since early November is being lifted. Bentley said in a statement Monday that Alabama Forestry Commission officials say the state has received enough rainfall over the last few days to reduce the threat of dangerous wildfires. Bentley said the forestry commission now believes “the worst of the…
STORMY START TO WORK WEEK: A low pressure system off the Texas coast today, will lift north across the state, bringing with it another round of strong storms for late Monday and into early Tuesday. The latest GFS has the low lifting Northwest Alabama, that track of the low will allow a warm sector to surge north across the state…
Just a week and a half ago, Rhonda Adair was 32 weeks pregnant with her second child when doctors gave her the news no one wants to hear. A mass growing behind her right ear was a rare and aggressive form of cancer. “I think initially we all cried and we felt crushed. But at the same time we felt…
FINE FRIDAY: The final day of the work week will be a near carbon copy of Thursday with abundant sunshine and blue sky. Temperatures will be a few degrees warmer by the afternoon and we should see mid 60s in most locations. Enjoy today, because the winds of change begin to blow over the weekend and several days of unsettled…
COOL AND DRY: Today and tomorrow will be cool and dry with sunny days and clear, cold nights. The high this afternoon will be in the lower 60s, followed by mid 60s Friday. Morning lows will be in the 30s. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The weather begins to change Saturday, as clouds will increase during the day, and rain returns to…
It was a busy day for utility crews restoring power and clearing debris for several residents around Montgomery Wednesday. A large tree fell in the intersection of Felder Avenue and Boultier Street in the Old Cloverdale neighborhood. It landed on a power pole and line. Crews worked throughout the afternoon to restore it. On Haardt Street at Edgar D. Nixon…
For our Tuesday, the rain and storms will be pushing east of the area and winding down during the morning hours. The frontal boundary stalls across the state before it returns north as a warm front late today. So at this time, we think a decent part of today will be rain-free, with the sun out at times, and temperatures…
