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Warmer Weather Ahead

Sunday was a much better day of weather as we saw plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures. We started the day off at 25F degrees in Montgomery, but highs were able to climb into the lower 50s. We are going to continue to see moderating temperatures for the week ahead. For tonight, we will see another cold night, but not…

Alabama Men’s Basketball Loses on Final Possession to LSU, 72-70

Retin Obasohan finishes with 20 points, but final shot comes up short

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s basketball team lost in the final seconds to LSU, 72-70, on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at Coleman Coliseum. Senior guard Retin Obasohan finished 20 points, but his final layup to tie the game came up short. “I am proud of our team tonight,” head coach Avery Johnson said. “I thought…

Alabama Football Celebrates 16th National Championship with Parade on Saturday

The Crimson Tide players and coaches joined the fans on the Walk of Champions

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Crimson Tide football team joined fans in celebrating the program’s NCAA-record 16thnational championship with a parade and ceremony on Saturday morning. The parade began at Denny Chimes and proceeded to the Walk of Champions where a ceremony was held to present the Cotton Bowl Trophy, Amway Coaches Trophy and College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy. The…

Very Cold Tonight, Warmer Weather Ahead

After starting our Saturday off cloudy, we have seen the sky clear today. But oh boy, despite the sunshine, it remained a down-right miserably cold day across the state. Highs today were in the upper 30s and lower 40s across South-Central Alabama, but in North Alabama, where there is a little bit of snow on the ground, temperatures remained in…

Shelters Prep for Influx of Guests during Freezing Temps

Shelters across the area get ready to house more guests as temperatures dip below freezing Friday night.

Cots line the hallways at the Salvation Army. It’s one of those nights where Shelter Director Jason Davis says they will have 75 to 80 people. “Definitely expecting a full house tonight. As you can see, we are already filled to capacity right now. We have cots in the hallway. We have our regular dorms are filled so these are…

Flurries & Cold Weather

Today has been a day of falling temperatures. We started the day off in the upper 50s, but cold air is spilling into the River Region behind and intensifying low pressure system that will deliver a historic snow storm to the Mid-Atlantic states. Temperatures have fallen into the 30s in most locations and we are going to see lows tonight…

Goodwill Ambassadors Honored at Maxwell AFB

Maxwell Air Force Base took time to honor some very important people in the community Thursday night.

They are the Goodwill Ambassadors who have hosted the international officers and their families for the past year. The student officers come from all over the world to train at Air University. It’s a total of 225 students and families a year. For many, adjusting to American life can be a challenge. That’s where the Goodwill Ambassadors come in. “For…