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MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
07/03/2020 1:43pm

LOS ANGELES AP Dodger Stadiums 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 has been canceled because of the Coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer Classic. The 2021 game is set for Atlantas Truist Park, home of the Braves since 2017. The pandemic had...

Alabama reports highest number of daily virus cases at 1,700
07/03/2020 1:25pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP Alabama reported more than 1,700 new confirmed Coronavirus cases the highest number yet for a single day as doctors and health officials expressed concern about further spread during the holiday weekend. The state on Thursday surpassed the previous high water mark for the most infections reported in a 24-hour period, while the number of...

ADOC Inmate Escapes from Childersburg Community Based Facility
07/03/2020 10:45am

Johnathan Stan Smitherman/Source: ADOC An inmate has escaped from the Childersburg Community Based Facility. Alabama Department of Corrections said 38-year-old Johnathan Stan Smitherman was unaccounted for during an institutional bed roster count on the morning of July 3. Smitherman is described as 55 and 130 lbs. He was last seen wearing State Issued White clothing. Smitherman is currently serving a...

Heat, Humidity, Random Storms, and Independence
07/03/2020 5:38am

TODAY AND THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND: The overall pattern just does not change much through the weekend. The weather will remain hot and very humid today, Saturday, and Sunday. Expect a mix of sun and clouds, with temps in the low to perhaps mid 90s, and with such high humidity levels, heat index values will be in the 100-105 degree...

Elevated Rain Chances Over The Fourth Of July Weekend
07/02/2020 6:37pm

While Thursday began on a cloudy note, sunshine broke out across most of our area during the afternoon. That allowed temperatures to surge to around 90 areawide, while heat index temperatures peaked in the mid to upper 90s. There are only isolated storms around late this afternoon, concentrated in east-central Alabama. Some of these could slide into our eastern counties...