Lawmakers Return To State House After Winter Weather
Business returns to normal at the State House in Montgomery. Both the house and the senate had enough members make it into town to continue their legislative work.
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Business returns to normal at the State House in Montgomery. Both the house and the senate had enough members make it into town to continue their legislative work.
Some business owners in Greenville are re-opening their stores as the ice and snow melt, but the winter weather leaves a chill for their wallets.
In our coverage area, Winter Storm 2014 hit Pike County roads extremely hard.
The Alabama Legislature is trying to increase the penalties for alcohol-related boating deaths to the same as deaths caused by drunken car drivers.
Gov. Robert Bentley says people shouldn't be playing the blame game for the epic ice storm that caught Birmingham off guard, stranding motorists on interstates and students in schools.
Across our area, things are beginning to thaw. That's true for much of Alabama, as the state starts to recover from the winter storm.
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People in the Birmingham area are still recovering from what has been a nightmare for people who were left stranded at work, school and on the roadways
Emergency Officials have been working around the clock to keep people safe. Sheriff's deputies have been responding to plenty of weather related calls.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- County roads in Dallas County remain closed for a second night in a row --- due to hazardous driving conditions.
In Montgomery, city and county roads have now been re-opened, but public safety officials say the roads aren't totally safe for travel.
In Prattville, roads are open, but officials are asking you stay home, unless there's an emergency. Meanwhile, all roads remain closed in Elmore County.
Some drivers are regretting hitting the roads, as dozens of cars are getting stuck on patches of black ice and even emergency crews are having a tough time navigating the slippery roads.
All roads in Pike County including busy US Highway 231 are closed as of Wednesday night.
The ice and snow storm that hit Alabama was wider and more severe than some officials expected.
These are the latest school closings and delays for Friday. Stay with CBS 8 and ABC Montgomery for the latest on Winter Storm 2014.
State helicopters are searching the Birmingham area for people stranded along icy Alabama roadways.
Thousands of people are stranded in Montgomery because of the winter storm.
A two-car crash in Perry County has killed a Birmingham woman.
Tuesday night, all roads in the City of Montgomery are closed except for emergency travel. Still, state troopers say they've seen drivers on the road all day, making unnecessary trips.
Alabama State Troopers have now released the names of the man and child killed in a wreck in Elmore Co. this morning.
The city of Montgomery has officially closed its roadways. City officials say 20-percent of the roads have been frozen over -- even Governor Bentley urged everyone to stay home if it all possible.
It's not just the roadways that were closed today. The Montgomery Regional Airport had all but one flight cancelled due to the winter weather.