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New Tornado Guide Available

The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Insurance worked with a national insurance industry group to publish---and post online---a guide to preparing for tornadoes. It includes statistical information (and information about the 2011 outbreak that killed hundreds, including…

Golfer Chases Goals in Prattville

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Dozens of Creators Showcase Talents at Southern Makers 2016

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Local Reaction to Lawmakers Voting on Cake

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Food Truck Frenzy Hits Downtown Montgomery

[gtxvideo vid="GEmpNuiu" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GEmpNuiu-120.jpg?cachebust=1462212492437" vtitle="popup food truck"] If you were looking for something a little different for lunch on Friday,  maybe you should of taken a trip to downtown Montgomery. A food truck pop-up lunch took place by the…

Wanted Fugitive Raymond Pruitt Captured

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Alabama News Network Hosts Healthy Living Expo

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Troy University Attempted Armed Robbery

Thursday night, a Troy student was approached by four males in a White Chevrolet Impala. The driver told the student to give them all his money. At this time, one of the passengers brandished a handgun. The student had no…

Lawmakers Name State Cake

Alabama has an official state bird, nut, fruit and even crustacean. The state might soon have an official state cake- a lane cake. The House of Representatives voted Thursday night to name lane cake as the official state cake. The…

Alabama Ranked Low for Solar Power

An Arizona environmental group ranks Alabama among the ten sunny states with the lowest amount of solar energy being generated. The Center for Biological Diversity says some states are increase solar energy generation, but... "Unfortunately the vast majority of states…

Community Supports Local Charity Fundraisers

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Montgomery Shooting Victim Identified

The victim in a shooting that happened Wednesday night in Montgomery has been identified. Police say 24-year-old Jordan Wilson was shot in the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane around 10:30 Wednesday night. Wilson was taken to the hospital, and died Thursday morning.  Police…

Fuller Found Guilty of Capital Murder, Sentenced to Life in Prison

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Enough Signatures Gained to Begin Impeachment Efforts Against Gov. Bentley

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