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Heat Here to Stay

BACK TO WORK: For today, we are forecasting more sun than clouds, with only isolated storms. It will be hot and humid, as highs should be in the mid 90s. The main weather headline across the country for the upcoming week will be the very hot temperatures thanks to the strengthening upper-level ridge to our west. Alabama remains on the…

Gov. Bentley’s Office; House Committee Names Lawyers in Impeachment Probe

High-profile lawyers have been named to both sides in the impeachment investigation against Gov. Robert Bentley, and Alabama’s taxpayers will foot the bill. Bentley’s office announced Friday that it is hiring Ross Garber, who represented the governors of South Carolina and Connecticut during impeachment proceedings. Alabama’s House Judiciary Committee named Birmingham attorney Jackson Sharman as its special counsel. That’s a…

Higher Rain Chances

Today and tomorrow should be the days with the highest coverage of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama. Of course, this is summer, so it won’t rain everywhere, but any one spot stands a 50% chance of getting wet a time or two. Due to the clouds and showers, we will see our temperatures kept down some, with lower 90s expected…

CBS News: Trump to Pick Pence as VP Running Mate

CBS News reported late this morning that Donald Trump has selected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate. The official announcement hasn’t yet been made. According to CBS News’ Major Garrett, the addition of Pence to the ticket may help Trump with conservative Republicans. Before becoming governor, Pence served in the House of Representatives for six terms. Stay…

SEC Media Days: What Are Bama’s Keys to Winning Another National Championship?

The Alabama Crimson Tide is hoping for a consecutive national football championship in the 2016 season. But reaching that goal won’t be easy for head coach Nick Saban or his players. Alabama News Network’s sports analyst John Longshore has outlined his keys to winning another trophy. One obstacle will be playing Ole Miss on the road. It’s a team that…

Hot Thursday, Better Rain Chances to End the Week

MORE OF THE SAME: It must be summertime in Alabama. More sun than clouds today, but like clockwork, we are going to see scattered showers and storms develop and last mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. We should see highs easily climb into the lower and mid 90s this afternoon, before the storms get going. Storms today, as we…

MPS Discusses Options for More Magnet Schools

Montgomery Public Schools moves a step closer to expanding the magnet program in the school system.

The city council met with the board of education to discuss the magnet program expansion Wednesday. Almost 2-thousand students are on the waiting list for a magnet school. The board of education proposed options for transforming some schools to magnet schools. The enrollment and projected construction costs were included. City Councilman Richard Bollinger says there were many different options presented….

SEC Media Days: Kirby Smart Appears Ready to Command Georgia

New Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart appeared calm and in control at his first SEC Media Days appearance since taking the reigns for the Bulldogs. Many people in Alabama will be watching him closely, because he was defensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama and now leads the team that is Auburn’s oldest rival. Sports Analyst John Longshore says…