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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…

Golden Apple: Rachelle Agin

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Autauga County School System. Rachelle Agin at Pine Level Elementary says a lot has changed in the 20 plus years she has been an educator., but her ability to change with the times is why she has been selected as this week”s Golden Apple Award Winner. Rachelle Agin says, “It…

More Record Warmth, Temps Tumble Late This Week

ROLLING INTO NOVEMBER: Today will be another mainly sunny and warm day, and yes, another record high is forecast. For November 1st in the city of Montgomery, the record high is 87° set in 2004, today we are forecasting a high of 89°. For Wednesday and Thursday easterly/southeasterly flow will be slowing increasing moisture levels which will allow for more…

Sheriff’s “Spooktacular” Draws Big Crowd

Sheriff Cunningham says the one stop shop creates a safe environment for the whole family on Halloween.

While many kids dressed up and went door-to-door trick or treating Monday night, some opted to stay in one place. It was the annual Montgomery County Sheriff’s office “Spooktacular.” It was a held at the Alcazar Shriner’s Temple. Vendors came from across the community to give out candy to the trick-or-treaters. Sheriff Cunningham says this is a one stop shop…

Horrifyingly Warm Weather for Halloween

It was a weekend full of sunshine and record warmth, as all the observation sites through out Central Alabama set new records both Saturday and Sunday. For Sunday, the record high was 89° at Montgomery. More record warmth is expected today and for the first of November, before we begin to see slightly cooler, but still well above average temps….