The first round of severe weather in a forecasted double-header threat is approaching west Alabama as Friday night becomes Saturday morning and the system has already created tornadoes in several US states.
The first round of severe weather is headed to Alabama in a few hours. Here is the latest information on the timeline, risk areas, risk levels, and threats.
The city of Tuscaloosa will open two storm shelters after midnight Friday at 1 a.m. on Saturday as the first round of severe storms impacts west Alabama.
A truck driver from Daphne, Alabama, allegedly dumped about 2,000 gallons of aviation fuel across several miles of roadway and farmland Thursday, leading to his arrest and a dangerous HAZMAT situation.
The United States Department of Education is investigating the University of Alabama here in Tuscaloosa over alleged racial discrimination, which could threaten the institution's considerable federal funding.
Governor Kay Ivey has officially declared a state of emergency across all of Alabama ahead of the near certainty of dangerous, severe storms this weekend.
Rather than try to regionalize the threat, Ivey's proclamation is in effect for all 67 Alabama counties...