Alabama Seeks FEMA Emergency Declaration
Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama is seeking an emergency declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after severe weather killed three people and caused damage in 19 counties.
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Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama is seeking an emergency declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after severe weather killed three people and caused damage in 19 counties.
In South Alabama, early morning storms leave some Butler county residents homeless.
The University of Alabama confirms that a 21-year-old member of its swim team, John Servati of Tupelo, Miss., was killed Monday night when storms swept through the city.
The skies are now clear in Troy. This is a much different scene than early this morning. Troy City and Pike County leaders all say they are very lucky that they have no damage to report.
More guilty pleas are scheduled in a multi-state dog fighting investigation headquartered in Alabama.
Thousands of people are without power in northern and central Alabama after waves of severe storms crossed the state.
Dallas County EMA Director Rhonda Abbott says right now, she's focused on letting the public know that severe weather could be on the way.
Gov. Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency for all of Alabama as severe storms push through the state.
Montgomery county and city officials are preparing for the possible incoming severe weather...
While people at most emergency management agencies are busy with storm preparations, one county's EMA office in our area is closed for Confederate Memorial Day, which is a state holiday.
Montgomery has a lot of history, and the city could be named the most historic city in the country. Voting for the USA Today poll ended this morning, but some people in town are sure we deserve title.
Alabama State University - Closing at 2:00 Auburn University at Montgomery - Closing at 2:30 Canterbury High School - Evening Classes Cancelled Coosa County Schools - Closed East Memorial Christian Academy - Dismiss at 1:00 Lowndes County Schools - Dismiss…
Alabama Weather Network is keeping you update with the latest on the possibility of severe weather across Alabama.
If you have small children, you might want to stay away from health plans with high deductibles.
Breast cancer survivors often end up battling a new problem - unemployment.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing a new report to deal with ACL tears in young athletes.
The first wave of guilty pleas in a multi-state dog fighting investigation is scheduled this week in Alabama.
For one Elmore County church, this is the first time they are spending the anniversary of the 2011 deadly tornadoes in their new building, after those tornadoes completely destroyed their church.
The state Attorney General's office is taking over an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement at Alabama State University.
The oldest women's organization in the South gathering for its annual Confederate Memorial Day program.
Flooding streets and houses, abandoned homes and litter plague a Hope Hull neighborhood.
A woman has been arrested in connection with shooting on Cherry Hill Road.



