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Quiet Week of Weather

DRY, BUT PLEASANT START TO WEEK: A strong trough moving through the Great Lakes region on Tuesday will drag an upper trough through the Lower Mississippi River Valley and the Southeast on Tuesday and Wednesday. We should see a mix of sun and clouds, and we could see a few isolated showers possible, but most locations will be staying dry….

ASU Students React to President Boyd’s Suspension

Students say they were shocked to find out Pres. Gwendolyn Boyd had been put on administrative leave by the board of trustees Friday.

Students gathered on the lawn of the president’s house at ASU Friday just after word spread that President Gwendolyn Boyd had been suspended. Students gathered to pray and show their support. “I believe President Boyd to be a very, very prominent leader for Alabama State University. I think she makes decisions with the students best interest at heart. She consults…

ASU President Gwendolyn Boyd Put on Administrative Leave

Alabama News Network was at a tense Alabama State University Board of Trustees meeting that culminated in a vote to put ASU President Gwendolyn Boyd on administrative leave. Dr. Leon Wilson was chosen interim president until Boyd receives a full hearing. That hearing will be to disclose why the board has lost confidence in Boyd’s leadership. That hearing will be…

Selma Police: Body Found Was Missing Teenager Derrick Nichols

Selma police confirmed to Alabama News Network this morning that the body that was found yesterday was that of missing teenager Derrick Nichols. The 17 year old had been missing since October 28. His body was discovered in a wooded area off River Road by a landowner who was preparing his land for hunting. Police say they have not yet…

Cooler Weekend Weather: Future Forecaster Kaylee Hutchingson

FOR FRIDAY: Morning clouds and perhaps a few sprinkles ahead of a cold front pushing through the state, but overall no significant rain. It will be a warm day with highs in the mid 80s. This afternoon expect a clearing sky, and breezy conditions. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11AM-7PM, that means breezy conditions, low relative humidity…

Local Father/ Son Cubs Fans Get Surprise World Series Experience

Local father and son Cubs fans got the opportunity of a lifetime over the weekend with a surprise they never saw coming.

Patrick Quinn and his son, Patrick Wilson Quinn, are rooting on the Cubs in the World Series. In fact, the Quinn’s have been rooting them on for several generations. “It was always the plan that if the Cubs ever made it to the World Series that we would go to Chicago, be in Wrigleyville around Wrigley Field,” said Quinn. So the…

EXTRA: Police Speak Out

West Alabama reporter George McDonald has this Alabama News Network Extra. The recent police shootings of unarmed blacks have had a far-reaching impact all over the country. Some local police are talking about the challenges they’re facing as a result. Local officers say being a police officer has become an even more dangerous job since the police shootings. They say…

More Record Warmth

We should set or tie the records today and tomorrow before the big change arrives Thursday night/Friday morning. Today and tomorrow, highs will be slightly cooler, but still in the mid-80s. We will begin to see a few more clouds in the Alabama sky these two days, with slowing increasing moisture levels. COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY: Late Thursday, a…