Severe threat increasing for portions of central Alabama
CLANTON, Ala. – Tuesday, 2 p.m., May 5, 2026 A cluster of storms will move across far northern Alabama tonight into early Wednesday morning. A couple of storms could produce wind gusts from 40-60 mph, mainly near and north of the Tennessee River from 12 am through 7 am. After a brief lull, clusters of showers and thunderstorms will again enter the far northern...
Police searching for missing woman in Alabama
ALABAMA — Birmingham police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who has been missing for more than two weeks. According to the Birmingham Police Department, 44-year-old Camaletta R. Clay has not been seen or heard from by family or friends since April 19, 2026. She was last known to be in […] The post Police searching for missing woman in...
Multiple schools in Alabama could close Wednesday
ALABAMA — Multiple school districts across Alabama are monitoring a significant severe weather threat that could lead to closures or schedule changes on Wednesday, as forecasters warn of potentially dangerous storm conditions. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed much of the state under a heightened risk for severe weather, including an enhanced […] The post Multiple schools in Alabama could close Wednesday first...
Alabama Court Upholds Death Sentence For Police Officer Sean Tuder’s Killer
Marco Perez and Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has...
Heavy Rain 3 to 5 Inches, Damaging Winds, Hail and Tornado Threat Targeting Alabama...
ALABAMA — Wednesday is shaping up as the impact day for Alabama, May 6, 2026, with a slow-moving and powerful storm system delivering heavy rain of 3 to 5 inches, damaging wind gusts, hail, and a limited tornado threat across the state. Rain and storms develop late Wednesday with the most intense activity pushing through Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Gadsden, and Anniston by 11:30...
James Beard Award-Winning Chef Rodney Scott’s BBQ Restaurants Abruptly Temporarily Shutter
Rodney Scott’s Full Hog BBQ locations in Atlanta, Nashville, Charleston, and Homewood, Trussville and Valley Post, Ala., have shut down for now
Students to compete in SkillsUSA nationals
The Prattville High School broadcast media class will represent Alabama in TV production and video news production at next month's SkillsUSA competition.
Lawyers for former Alabama prison healthcare provider ask to be removed from cases
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Birmingham law firm representing a Tennessee-based healthcare company that recently lost a $1 billion contract with the Alabama Department of Corrections has requested to withdraw from two lawsuits involving the company. Philip Paggott, a shareholder with Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A., wrote in a...
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Face Another Round of Storms Thursday and Friday as a...
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Another frontal system is pushing into the Southeast by Thursday and Friday, bringing a fresh round of storms along the upper Gulf Coast through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. A formal severe weather probability zone with a 15 percent tornado probability core is already drawn over southern Mississippi and Alabama, and a stalling front could mean prolonged rain and storm chances linger...
Alabama teen receives critical cancer treatment
An Alabama teenager has begun receiving treating for cancer after filming a two-minute video on his mom’s Facebook page put him in the national spotlight a few weeks ago.

















