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No more than a couple of small isolated showers each afternoon.

Tyler Sebree

Published 53m at 4:30 AM

Thousands struggling to recover after economic downturn due to COVID-19

Dollar General opens new distribution center in Montgomery

Troy City Schools delays start date a few days

CARES Act gives Lowndes County students means to start year virtually

‘Heroine’ nurse protected 3 newborns at hospital hit by Beirut explosion

Authorities say the explosion killed at least 135 people and wounded about 5,000 others.

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Walmart releases schedule for its parking lot drive-in theaters

Starting at 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, families can sign up for a location near them at TheWalmartDriveIn.com.

Ed Payne

August 5 August 5

WSFA Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 7:41 PM

Hospitals prepare for COVID-19 surge possibility as schools reopen

“I’m bracing myself for an August and September of rising case rates again,” explained Dr. Don Williamson, M.D., Executive Director of the Alabama Hospital Association.

Jennifer Horton

Published August 5, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Lynn Bright named new Millbrook city judge

The City of Millbrook has named former longtime Montgomery judge Lynn Bright to fill the position held for decades by the late Judge Ben E. Pool.

WSFA Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 4:35 PM

Alabama Ethics Commission finds Lanett mayor may have committed ethics violation

Lanett Mayor Kyle McCoy is coming under fire after the Alabama Ethics Commission has found that he may have committed an ethics violation.

Alex Jones

Published August 5, 2020 at 4:19 PM

Prattville City Councilor President Pro-Tempore Denise Brown has resigned from the council.

Bryan Henry

August 5 August 5

Capitol negotiators still stuck, still trying on virus aid

After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is emerging in the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill.

ANDREW TAYLOR

August 5 August 5

Alabama sees second day below 1,000 new COVID-19 cases

Medical experts are still cautiously optimistic but say the falling case numbers could be because of the state's mask ordinance, a testing backlog, or a combination of both.

WSFA Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 3:53 PM

Alex City Schools delays start date for in-person students

Alex City Schools will delay the start of the school year for in-person students.

WSFA Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 3:43 PM

UA Board of Trustees vote to rename Nott Hall on Alabama campus

Nott Hall on the University of Alabama campus is now Honors Hall.

WBRC Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Extremely active 2020 hurricane season expected

The new forecast calls for 24 named storms including 12 hurricanes. That puts the season on track to be the second busiest on record.

Lee Southwick

Published August 5, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Montgomery forces immediate closure of 2 nightclubs

Two Montgomery area clubs have been shut down by the city council following complaints of violence and substance abuse.

WSFA Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Inside the new football locker rooms at Alabama, and yes, they’re nice

Alabama Football tweeted an inside look at the new locker rooms at UA Wednesday.

WBRC Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 1:37 PM

Madison County Confederate monument vandalized

The monument has been at the center of a heated debate for several years.

Eric Graves and Nolan Crane

Published August 5, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Montgomery leaders launch campaign to boost school funding

Currently, the property tax revenue generated to support the Montgomery Public Schools system is the lowest allowed by law in Alabama. Surrounding school systems are gathering funding at twice the rates of MPS.

WSFA Staff

Published August 5, 2020 at 12:15 PM

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger

The Lebanese government says it is putting an unspecified number of Beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port for years.