Some Cloverdale residents are still cleaning up after the weekend storm. Heavy rain and drains not working properly caused much of the water to back up on Rose Lane. Joey King’s yard was flooded along with the inside of his house. “So it got about two feet deep in our yard, and we had 8 inches of water inside the…
A cold front is moving through Central Alabama today, and is expected to stall out across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours. This will allow for another round of showers and thunderstorms throughout the area, as scattered showers and storms are possible. The SPC has nearly all of Central Alabama in a “marginal risk” for severe…
State troopers say a Wetumpka man was killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 231 about five miles north of Wetumpka early this morning. Investigators say 45-year-old Charles Daniel Johnston was killed when his car hit another car before leaving the roadway at around 1:20 a.m. State troopers say Johnston, who was not using a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene….
Montgomery police say they’re conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting in the 500 block of E. South Blvd. This morning at about 12:35 a.m., police and fire medics say they found a man dead of a gunshot wound at the scene. Police say the circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation. Call CrimeStoppers at (334) 215-STOP if you have a tip to help solve…
Several inches of rain has fallen in Prattville this morning, leading to several reports of flash flooding. That has prompted the Autauga Co. Emergency Management Agency to close a roadway and issue advisories for other highways. The EMA has closed Autauga County Road 47. In addition, it has reported that parts of U.S. Highway 82 near the 82 Auto Parts…
A slow-moving section of rain left parts of Montgomery flooded this morning. The flash flooding was concentrated mainly in an area of Cloverdale and extended northward toward Prattville. These images are from Cloverdale, where the water was a few inches deep over intersections, yards and other low-lying areas. Stay with Alabama News Network and the Weather Authority for updates on…
Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Dept. of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington have announced that Alabama’s May unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9%, the lowest rate since March 2008. May’s rate represents 107,364 unemployed persons. “Over the past three months, our unemployment rate has fallen by an impressive 1.3 percentage points. May’s figures represent the lowest unemployment rate in more than…
TODAY & THE WEEKEND: Little to no change in the overall weather pattern is expected as the very warm and humid air mass will remain in place. We are going to leave rain chances in the forecast for these days and the greatest coverage of rain and storms will come during the afternoon and evening hours. There is no way…
STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY: Today will feature a mix of sun and clouds with a highs around the 90° mark. We are going to see more numerous showers and storms later this afternoon and the SPC has a severe weather risk defined for about the northern two-thirds of Alabama. This morning we are watching an area of storms northwest…
A new eatery is coming to old Cloverdale in Montgomery. Vintage Year, a fine dining restaurant and bar, is expanding. Management says they are opening a breakfast and lunch spot across the street from their current  location on Cloverdale Road. The new bistro will be called Vintage Cafe. “This side of Cloverdale, it’s something that will fill a void, we…
