Calm and cool Monday… but heat cranks up soon…
While Monday is nice and calm, the thermometer will start to rise by the middle and end of the week… #alwx
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
New museum in Mobile tells history of last known slave ship to U.S. and its survivors
A museum that tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to transport Africans to the U.S. for enslavement — has opened in Mobile, 163 years after the vessel arrived in Alabama’s Mobile Bay.
Not as Hot for Monday
Some folks may struggle to get out of the 80s for today as cooler temperatures and low rain chances are in the forecast today. #alwx
Alzheimer’s drug now has full FDA approval, which means Medicare will pay for it
U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug for patients with early stages of the disease.
Work to begin for new traffic light in Pike Road
Work is scheduled to start Sunday afternoon for a new traffic light in Pike Road.
7 arrested after Montgomery police chase ends at Sam’s Club
Scary moments for shoppers in Montgomery after a police chase ends in and around Sam’s Club
Body of Crenshaw County man recovered from river in Covington County
Alabama Marine Police say the body of a Crenshaw County man has been recovered from the Conecuh River near Gantt Lake in Covington County.
U.S. to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine despite domestic, international criticism
President Biden is defending what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, which is being criticized at home and abroad.
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a warfare chapter dating to World War I
Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky have destroyed rockets filled with GB nerve agent.
8 ON YOUR SIDE: Postage stamp prices rise to 66 cents on Sunday
Stamp prices are on the rise, again.
