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Cold front will bring scattered to numerous showers and storms this afternoon
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Good Wednesday morning. Fair skies will start off the day with very warm and muggy temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. Some patchy but dense fog will be expected for the morning commute in locations that saw heavy rainfall with yesterday’s storms. Today is looking partly cloudy with some peeks of sunshine boosting temperatures quickly into the upper 80s to lower 90s, the heat index will still hover around 100 degrees before the rain arrives. A cold front is forecast to move across the Tennessee Valley later today and this will trigger scattered to widespread rain showers and storms for the afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, isolated damaging wind gusts and small hail will be expected with any more organized and stronger storms developing later today.
Prichard Preparatory School recognized for outstanding education program: Alabama Independent School Association
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Officials have recognized a Prichard school’s “outstanding” educational program, News 5 has learned. The Alabama Independent School Association said Prichard Preparatory School was a 2023-2044 AISA Blue Ribbon School Award recipient. “In order to be considered for the AISA Blue Ribbon Award, a school must complete a rigorous application process […]
North Alabama honors Father of the Blues with annual W.C. Handy Music Festival
The W.C. Handy Music Festival is returning to the Shoals. Music fans will join together by the thousands for the biggest tourism event in North Alabama. The festival boasts over 250 events and artists, spanning all across northwest Alabama. This includes Florence, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield and more. The events kick off on Thursday, July 18 and conclude Sunday, July 28, making for 11 days of events for every type of music-lover.
Look Back ... to a massive cleanup imminent at fort, 1999
Jul. 16—July 16, 1949: The date fell on a Saturday during a 12-year period (1940-52) when The Star didn't publish on that day of the week. July 16, 1999, in The Star: Army officials moved closer this week to beginning the cleanup of Fort McClellan's thousands of acres where unexploded munitions are scattered all over. Removal of the unexploded ordnance is vital to the redevelopment of the ...
Coaches Corner: Miles Holcomb shares his path to Tuscaloosa County football
Football has nearly always been a part of Miles Holcomb's life. The now-Tuscaloosa County head football coach and Crossville, Alabama, native first got around the game when he was in the second grade, serving as an assistant manager to the Crossville team much due to the influence of his then-PE coach. He wanted to play football, but without permission from his father to do so, Holcomb instead served as an assistant manager for the team, which he...
Man found shot dead on kitchen floor of Birmingham apartment
A man was found shot to death early Wednesday inside his apartment. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Maurice Arrinjuando Turner. He was 52. North Precinct officers just after 1:30 a.m. responded to a Shot Spotter notification in the 800 block of Jasper Road. The gunfire...
Jacksonville Petsense by Tractor Supply Celebrated Grand Opening with Community Event
Jacksonville, AL – Petsense by Tractor Supply, a pet specialty retailer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Tractor Supply Company, celebrated the grand opening of its newest store in Jacksonville last Saturday. The event kicked off at 10 a.m. and featured a variety of festivities, including onsite pet adoption opportunities with Rockin P Rescue and the chance […] The post Jacksonville Petsense by Tractor Supply Celebrated Grand Opening with Community Event appeared first on Calhoun Journal.
Another 2025 receiver would be a luxury for Alabama Football
After getting a big win last week in 5-star receiver Caleb Cunningham, Alabama is still in pursuit of some of the nation’s top pass-catchers. Per the 247Sports Composite, Cunningham is the second-best receiver in the 2025 cycle. He is the big fish that Bama needed in this recruiting class, joining 3-star speedster Lotzeir Brooks in the receiver room. The Tide remains in the hunt for two more consensus top-10 wideouts to potentially close out its class at the position.
Alabama set to execute man for fatal shooting of a delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt
Alabama is set to execute a man for the 1998 shooting death of a delivery driver during a robbery attempt near an ATM. Keith Edmund Gavin is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday night at a prison in southwest Alabama. Gavin was convicted of capital murder in the March 6, 1998, shooting death of William Clayton Jr. in the city of Centre. Prosecutors said Clayton had stopped at the ATM to get money for dinner with his wife when he was targeted. If the lethal injection is carried out, it will be the 3rd execution in Alabama this year.
Rainy weather pattern for the next week across Central Alabama
Thursday: We will have an active weather pattern for the next week across Central Alabama. It starts with a cold front moving across Alabama on Thursday. This will set off numerous showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. Some of the rain could be heavy, and winds could gust to 40-50 mph. Isolated flooding and wind […]
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