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DNC Kicks off with Controversy

Political analyst Steve Flowers weighs in on the Democratic Party and how Bernie Sanders is handling the controversy.
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The Democratic National Convention is underway. But not without controversy. An email leak shows the Democratic National Committee chair favored Hillary Clinton. Political analyst says its something Bernie Sanders knew he was up against all along. “The Democratic hierarchy already decided they wanted Hillary Clinton 8 years ago. That she was going to be the Democratic nominee. The system and…

New Work Week, Same Old Forecast

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For the start of the new work week, it will be another typical late July day here in Alabama. We are forecasting a partly to mostly sunny sky across the area with the risk of scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Afternoon highs will be in the mid to upper 90s, and this should be the hottest day of the work…

Flowers weighs in on Impact of VP Candidates

Now that we know the running mates of both candidates, what kind of impact will they have on their respective tickets?
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It was a chaotic week of news headlines coming out of the Republican National Convention. From Donald Trump’s wife Melania’s speech being possibly plagiarized to Ted Cruz not endorsing Trump. However, Political analyst Steve Flowers says one of the good points of the convention was Donald Trump naming Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. “Mike Pence is a…

State Auditor Jim Zeigler Suing over State Accounting Software

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State Auditor Jim Zeigler is filing a lawsuit to try to void a contract for what he called the state’s “failed” accounting software. Zeigler filed the lawsuit Thursday in Montgomery circuit court, claiming the state violated competitive bid law with the contract The State of Alabama Accounting and Resource System, or STAARS, is the state’s new accounting system that handles…

Hot Weekend Weather

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A heat advisory is in effect for today and Saturday. Heat indexes for both days will be at or above 105° during the afternoon hours. Look for high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s this afternoon. We could see some scattered strong storms mainly during the afternoon and evening hours and these storms will produce a lot of lightning,…

Fans Cheer on All-Star Football Players

All-Star Week brought two thousand coaches and players to the Capital City.
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The North and South battled it out on the football field at Cramton Bowl while in the stands fans cheered on their favorite players. Some came from far away… Others from right here in Montgomery. Some said they were keeping an eye on their classmates from Jeff Davis. Dquavius Beverly told us during the second quarter, “doing good. South is…

Dog Days of Summer

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Hot summer weather is the headline for our forecast in coming days. Through the end of the week, days will feature a mix of sun and clouds, and highs in the upper 90s to 100°. It is also humid out there and with dew points in the 70s, those heat index values are over 100° in many locations. The only…

MANE Holds Horse Naming Contest

The Frazier Pike Road Church community came out for Movie night at MANE and to help name a new horse.
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She’s a Gypsy Vanner horse that is drawing lots of attention these days. “Her mane feels like messy human hair,” said second grader Hannah Xu. The mare, originally from the UK has been in Pike Road for a month now. And now she is getting a name with a special contest. “We’ve created this contest everybody can put in a…

ATF and CrimeStoppers Increase Reward to Keep Guns Out of Schools

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Central Alabama CrimeStoppers  have announced a new program to keep illegal guns out of schools. This school year, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will offer a $500 reward through CrimeStoppers for any tip that leads to the confiscation of a gun on school grounds.  This will include after-school…

Elmore County Deputies Investigating Murder-Suicide

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Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin has confirmed to Alabama News Network that his deputies are investigating a murder-suicide. Franklin says it happened around 7:00 this morning in the 7000 block of Upper River Road, just outside of Tallassee. He says an older man shot his wife in the head then turned the gun on himself.  They were getting ready for a…

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