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…
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…
COLD DAY AHEAD: After the cold start, we are in store for a gorgeous day with tons of sun, and a beautiful cobalt blue sky, but looks are going to be deceiving. Highs today will struggle to reach the mid and upper 40s Tonight, should yield our coldest temperatures this week as the sky will be clear, and the winds…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. Police say that shooting happened in the 1900 block of Gibbs Drive around 4:00pm Thursday afternoon. One man was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle. His condition is considered non-life threatening. Police have arrested one person in relation to the shooting. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News…
An Arctic front is passing through Alabama today; there could be a few sprinkles along the front, but with very little moisture, no measurable rain is expected. Once the front passes, north winds will increase to 10-20 mph, gusting at times to 30 mph. Temperatures won’t get past the low 50s in most places this afternoon, and the wind will…
The Montgomery-based 187th Fighter Wing is one of five Air National Guard units across the country that is still being considered to become home to the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, U.S. Air Force officials have announced. The F-35A is scheduled to someday replace older fighters like the F-16 currently flown by the 187th. According to a statement from U.S. Rep…
A Troy family is getting a Christmas wish, thanks to the Troy-Pike County Habitat for Humanity and Publix. Ashley  Barron and her two daughters received a major surprise as they were told they would get a $60,000 donation for a new home. “We waited for this opportunity for a long time. And I can finally give my family a nice…
Today will be an overall calm day as we wait on the much colder air to arrive Thursday. Until then, our Wednesday will be a cool and dry day. We should see a bit more sun today, but still, we are expecting more clouds than sun. As far as highs, we are forecasting highs near 60°. Enjoy today, because much…
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says he will seek the U.S. Senate seat left open if incumbent Jeff Sessions is confirmed to be attorney general under president-elect Donald Trump. Gov. Robert Bentley would appoint Sessions’ interim replacement until there’s an election to fill the rest of the term. That election would be held next year or in 2018. Strange issued…
A more than 500-mile-long pipeline under construction in east Alabama will take natural gas through Georgia on its way to Florida. The Sabal Trail pipeline will transport natural gas from the Transco pipeline north of Alexander City, Alabama, to near Orlando in central Florida. The natural gas will be used by Florida Power and Light, and Duke Energy of Florida….
