From the West Alabama Newsroom– Members of a Dallas County church are counting their blessings tonight — after a close call at church during Sunday’s storms. A confirmed EF-1 tornado touched down around East Salem Missionary Baptist Church on County Road 405. Several vehicles were damaged and the church van was flipped over on its side. Downed trees damaged the…
Rev. Franklin Graham talked exclusively with WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty about what’s happening in western North Carolina and what you can do to help. WCCB is a sister station to WAKA Action 8.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The work rebuilding the Dallas County Jail continues to make progress — and phase one of the project is nearing completion. The jail was one of the many buildings destroyed in January of 2023 — when an EF-2 tornado hit Selma. The tornado ripped the roof off the building and caused extensive water damage inside….
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Pine Hill man crashes his truck through the front of a local food bank — causing thousands of dollars in damage. Pine Hill Mission — helps provide food to needy families. It also helps families who’ve been burned out by fire. The charity now finds itself in need of a helping hand — after…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma City Schools receives $1.75 million dollars in state funding to help with tornado recovery efforts. The January 12th tornado caused extensive damage — to about a third of the buildings in the city. And some of the buildings damaged were school buildings. “That tornado caused millions of dollars in damages, uprooted lives, changed lives…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The storms that rolled through west Alabama early Tuesday morning — caused a lot of property damage in the city of Linden. The system produced a hail storm — that scared the daylights out of some residents — and caused extensive damage to vehicles. “I don’t think we could take another hit like this,” said…
The National Weather Service says Alabama has been hit by as many as seven suspected tornadoes in a day of violent weather that left at least five people dead. Meteorologist John De Block in Birmingham says radar indicates one twister began in southwest Alabama and carved a path of destruction for 100 miles, staying on the ground for well over…
Pike County is recovering from damage after the storm Wednesday. We talked with EMA Director Herb Reeves who said most of the damage came from the heavy rain, resulting in flooding and several trees down. County Road 22-21 off Henderson Highway was closed off throughout the night. A neighbor said the pond on that road was so full that barricades…
Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to the 2900 block of McQueen St. around 5 a.m. on April 27 on a structure fire call. Upon arrival, units found a large single story duplex residence with heavy flames showing. Additional fire units dispatched to extinguish the flames. The duplex received heavy fire damage throughout the structure. There were no injuries to occupants…
