Three hundred-thirty people packed the Wetumpka Civic Center hearing candidates Mo Brooks and Roy Moore sound off on everything from transgender people in the military to repealing Obamacare. Mo Brooks says he did not like the “skinny” healthcare bill the Senate Republicans tried to pass, but he would have voted for it. “To me, the replacement and the repeal of…
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK: The deep trough over the eastern half of the U.S. should stay in place and that means little change in the air mass in the days ahead. Through midweek, we should maintain rain-free conditions with the slightly lower humidity levels. Our days will feature more sun than clouds and highs should be in the lower…
FRIDAY FRONT: A rare summertime cold front will move into Alabama today, and as this front pushes south during the day, we are going to scattered to numerous storms in Alabama and these will move into our part of the state late in the day and overnight. The high today will be THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The front will move south…
Parents met with the new Montgomery Public School Chief Educational Officer to get their concerns addressed before the new school year begins. Reginald Eggleston is filling the role of superintendent, and says he wants to fix the “broken system.” He met with parents Thursday night at Blount Elementary School. “Glad to see that our community is getting together, and there…
HOT AND HUMID THURSDAY: Highs today will be in the lower to mid 90s with a few pop up storms by afternoon, but the most of us will stay dry. We are likely to see another heat advisory issued for portions of these state as heat index values could approach the advisory criteria in Alabama, 105°. FRIDAY FRONT: A rare…
“I think he’s a sleaze bag…he downed Trump all through the campaign now he wants to jump on board,” said Rick Walker. People we talked to in Montgomery are letting their voices be heard when it comes to Mo Brooks and his offer to give the U.S. Senate seat back to Jeff Sessions. We talked to Political analyst Steve Flowers…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has issued a missing senior alert to help find William Moody Spencer. Maplesville police have been searching for him. Spencer is 84 years old and suffers from dementia and takes medication for a heart condition, according to ALEA. Spencer was last known to be driving a white 2000 Ford F-150 truck, with Chilton County…
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama), who is running in the U.S. Senate special election, is offering to withdraw from the race if all the other Republican candidates agree to quit themselves. Brooks says it would be an effort to help Attorney General Jeff Sessions reclaim his seat. Sessions resigned from the U.S. Senate earlier this year in order to become…
It is a foggy start to the day, but the fog will mix out once the sun comes up. For the rest of our Wednesday, showers and storms will become fewer in number today as warmer air aloft moves into the area. We should see more sun than clouds and temperatures will head into the lower and perhaps mid 90s,…
Hate crimes in Alabama. That was the topic of conversation at a round table discussion Tuesday evening in Montgomery. Community members representing different minority groups came together to talk about the hate crime incidents they have experienced. Muslim, Jewish, African American and LGBTQ communities were each represented. One of the panelists represented worker and immigrant rights from Birmingham. “We’ve also…
