Troy Tornado Damages Businesses
An EF-1 tornado rips through Troy, six people were injured. And there's extensive damage to the city's largest retailer- Walmart and the Hibbett Sports.
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An EF-1 tornado rips through Troy, six people were injured. And there's extensive damage to the city's largest retailer- Walmart and the Hibbett Sports.
Charles Lemke shielded his 20-month-old granddaughter when the tornado hit Troy's Walmart.
Alabama News Network Meteorologist Elissia Wilson explains how the EF-1 tornado that hit the Walmart shopping center in Troy formed and why it is so rare to see this time of year.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The 2015 Back to School Tax Free Holiday is underway this weekend -- and people in Selma plan to take full advantage of it.
The National Weather Service has released its report on the tornado that hit Troy late Thursday night.
Greenville police say they're working to make sure that moviegoers stay safe in the wake of recent movie theatre shootings in Louisiana and in Tennessee.
The annual state sales tax holiday weekend runs from Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, on back-to-school and other items.
Severe Weather Passes Through Pike County, Causing Significant Damage
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, the Montgomery area Chamber of Commerce shared the economic impact report with the city and county officials.
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From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Congresswoman Terri Sewell hosts her 4th Annual Congressional Job Fair in Demopolis.
In honor of the anniversary, separate events were held by Alabama State University and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Alabama Crimson Tide opened up fall football camp.
This is the first time lawmakers have needed a special session since Republicans took over Alabama government 5 years ago. Lawmakers have had a hard time agreeing all session, and that's carried over into August. House members narrowly passed a budget with a 156 million dollar cut to medicaid, which Governor Robert Bentley says won't work.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is cutting off state Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood in the face of undercover videos that implied the group was selling fetal tissue to research groups.
Gov. Robert Bentley has released a list of cuts to government services that he says would happen if the current General Fund budget plan passes the Legislature.
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating a fatal stabbing of an inmate at the Bullock County Correctional Facility in Union Springs.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Teachers and staff at Selma City Schools are back on the job -- and they're ready to kick-off a new school year with a new superintendent.
The Alabama House has approved a large funding cut to Medicaid as lawmakers try to fix a budget shortfall.
Public health officials are allowing Blue Bell to resume the production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant.
Two of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s top aides are in Montgomery today as part of a voting rights conference at Alabama State University.
Alabama's longtime health officer Dr. Don Williamson is leaving the state to become president of the Alabama Hospital Association.
A passenger is stopped at a Birmingham airport today after a gun is found at a checkpoint. Meanwhile TSA officials were in Montgomery this morning giving a demonstration on how to properly travel with a firearm.
Prattville police are investigating a robbery that happened at a gas station early this morning.
The Alabama House of Representatives will debate a large cut to Medicaid after a plan for filling a budget hole unraveled in a tension-filled special session.



