PATTERN BECOMES MORE ACTIVE: The ridge continues to influence our weather by keeping us very warm with southerly flow, while brutally cold air, ice and snow are in place across the northern U.S. The good news is that for the next eight days or so, the upper air pattern won’t allow the cold air to move southward and we will…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from a small private school in Montgomery. In her 13th year of teaching, Faith Franks, from Bethany Christian Academy, wants to instill words of wisdom into her 1st and 2nd graders, that she believes will leave a lasting impression and make an impact on each one of her student’s lives. “Go out…
Monday marked the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people came to visit his home on 309 Jackson Street in Montgomery. Dexter Museum and Parsonage director Shirley Cherry tells us more than one hundred people came by for a tour. And it remains on Montgomery’s top rated site on TripAdvisor.com. “I wish we could have more people from…
A few more clouds can be expected today, as deep southerly flow over the southeastern states along with an approaching front could lead to the development of a few showers during the day, but most of us will be staying dry. The sky will feature a mix of sun and clouds with a very small risk of showers during the…
TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The ridge is going to remain in place and that means we are going to continue to experience more spring-like warmth for us all. Afternoon highs are going to be in the mid to upper 70s each day. These temperatures are getting close to record levels, and the temperatures are 15-25 degrees above average for…
A Prattville woman, diagnosed with leukemia, is in need of a bone marrow transplant. And the family is asking the public to come forward to find a match. Jessica Bentley is a teacher, wife and mother of three children. She was diagnosed with Leukemia last October. For the past few months, she has been in and out of the hospital…
A strong ridge has set-up across the Southeast, and it looks very similar to a summer pattern. The rest of this week and into the week, the ridge is going to continue to allow for more spring-like warmth for us all. Afternoon highs are going to be in the mid to upper 70s each day. These temperatures are getting close…
The Montgomery Public School system is on the brink of a State takeover. Board of Education members met earlier this week with State Superintendent Michael Sentance. While our cameras were not allowed in the meeting, and board members were not able to talk to us, they did tell us it was a productive meeting. According to the Education Accountability and…
A Mississippi-based tire retailer is paying $27,000 in back wages and damages to 14 employees at its Montgomery store for altering employee timesheets to cut wages. The U.S. Labor Department said an investigation shows the Rent-n-Roll franchisee, which sells and rents custom wheels and tires, changed records in ways that meant some employees ended up working for less than minimum…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a Tallapoosa County man was killed in a one-car crash at 12:30 this morning. The wreck happened on Alabama Highway 49 near Lester Road, about seven miles north of Dadeville. State troopers say 28-year-old Jimmy Lee Dugan of Daviston was killed when the car he was riding in hit a sign and overturned. State troopers…
