Excessive heat possible this week
An Excessive Heat Watch is in effect for most of the area until at least Thursday, as actual temperatures will be rising near 100° by the end of the week. #alwx
A U.S. judge on Tuesday agreed to delay Joran Van der Sloot’s extortion trial until the fall to give him more time to prepare a defense or decide if he wants to enter a guilty plea.
The Alabama prison system said that it is not ready to carry out executions by nitrogen hypoxia despite a remark by the attorney general’s office suggesting the untested method could be used next month.
Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson as an apparent murder-suicide.
A Dallas County man has been struck and killed by a minivan on U.S. Highway 80.
The federal government says Alabama will be getting $1.4 billion to help bring affordable, high-speed broadband internet service to more parts of the state.
The Autauga County Board of Education wants your input in naming a new school.
The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement next year.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting on Carmichael that left a man injured.
An Excessive Heat Watch is in effect for most of the area until at least Thursday, as actual temperatures will be rising near 100° by the end of the week. #alwx
Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health.