Open in NewsBreak

Coden

See all locations
Customize your news
55°F
publisher avatar

Trending

aldailynews.com

website

Alabama board of education to vote on $90,000 raise for state superintendent Mackey

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama Board of Education plans to vote in April to extend State Superintendent Eric Mackey’s contract through 2029 and give him a $90,000 pay raise, bringing his salary to $380,000. However, at least three of the board’s eight members have requested a delay, saying...

Alabama · 2025-03-16
article img

wtvy.com

website

Southeast Alabama fares but two in state die from storms

(WTVY) -The southeast corner of Alabama escaped the bad weather that caused death and damage elsewhere. Troy, home to the university and Pike County’s largest city, was most impacted. A tornado passed near the city, causing damage, ripping down power lines, and closing roads. Doppler tracking shewed the center of the abnormally wide storm passed east of the city, likely limiting damage.

Alabama · 2025-03-16
article img

apr.org

website

Damage assessments in Alabama are underway after a massive storm left over thirty dead nationally

Investigators with the National Weather Service will spend today working to establish the intensity of tornadoes that hit the southern U.S. Unconfirmed twisters in Alabama hit northwest of Tuscaloosa and southeast of the state capitol of Montgomery. One storm near Birmingham picked up a school bus and dropped it on a local high school. Violent weather in Georgia flipped a gas station onto its roof. Roads remain impassable due to downed trees and power lines. Storms in Missouri, Mississippi, and Arkansas are blamed for close to a dozen fatalities. The website Poweroutage.us says close to quarter million southern residents woke up in the dark today. The weather system also kicked up dust storms in Kansas and Texas that caused traffic pile ups that killed a dozen more. Forecasters were watching this system for close to a week before it hit due to the size and intensity. Alabama and Georgia were among the states to declare emergencies ahead of the storm’s arrival.

Alabama · 2025-03-16
article img

WRDW-TV

website

Storm leaves widespread damage in some parts of Georgia

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A storm system that killed dozens across the U.S. largely spared the CSRA of damage early Sunday, but there was widespread destruction in some areas of Georgia. The CSRA saw strong gusts, heavy rain, lightning and a series of tornado warnings – although no tornadoes were...

Georgia · 2025-03-16
article img

Law & Crime

partner publisher · 1.1M followers

‘Admitted that she had smoked some methamphetamine’: Florida woman in Mustang convertible allegedly flees from deputies while out on bond for fleeing law enforcement

A Florida woman was recently arrested after committing two of the exact same crimes she was previously accused of and out on bond for, law enforcement in the Sunshine State say. Kristin Ann Mittelstadt, 35, stands accused of six charges including fleeing to elude, knowingly driving with a suspended or...

Polk County, FL · 2025-03-15

ABC 33/40 News

website

Alabama storms claim three lives, leave destruction, heartbreak

CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. — Communities across Alabama are grappling with extensive damage following severe storms that swept through the state. The National Weather Service in Birmingham is working to conduct a storm survey for the area near Calera, in Shelby County. NWS say the tornado damage suggests an EF-1...

Shelby County, AL · 2025-03-16

Tallahassee Democrat

partner publisher · 40.7K followers

Recap: Squall line passes through Tallahassee, Big Bend

North Florida faced a rare and highly dangerous tornado threat as a monster weekend storm system marched across the Midwest and South, leaving more than a dozen dead in its wake. A tornado watch was in effect until 10 a.m. for a large swath of the Big Bend and south Georgia. The system "struggled to become more organized," according to forecasters, but coalesced into a ragged single squall line that threatened to spin up dangerous winds and even tornadoes as day dawned in Tallahassee. Just before sunrise, heavy rain began to fall, lightning flashed and thunder clapped as the...

Tallahassee, FL · 2025-03-15

tampafp.com

website

Florida Next In Line For Severe Storms After Tornado Terror Tears Through South

The Southern United States is reeling from a devastating wave of tornadoes and severe storms that have left a trail of destruction and claimed at least 34 lives. Now, Florida is bracing for its turn as the dangerous weather system moves eastward. Across the Mississippi Valley and Deep South, powerful...

Florida · 2025-03-16

Herald-Tribune

partner publisher · 37.8K followers

For Florida real estate, the millionaire migration continues to intensify | Home Front

For decades, Florida has been synonymous with retirement – a haven for snowbirds and retirees seeking refuge from harsh winters. Today, however, the state has evolved far beyond its traditional role, emerging as a premier hub for wealth migration in the United States. High-net-worth individuals and affluent young professionals from across the country and around the world are increasingly calling Florida home, drawn by its financial advantages, lifestyle offerings, and thriving luxury real estate market. Recent data underscores this transformation. During the COVID-19 era, Florida recorded a net gain of 1,786 young households earning $200,000 or more annually in...

Florida · 2025-03-16

tampafp.com

website

Florida State Park Burglary Ring Busted: Four Sentenced To 38 Years In Prison

Four individuals have been sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison for their roles in a series of burglaries targeting Florida state parks, announced Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Chandler Parrish Ellison, Alyssa Michelle Brewer, Aaron Tyler Higgins, and Kayly Dawn...

Florida · 2025-03-15

WALA-TV FOX10

website

Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs while in Alabama prison

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Georgia man has been handed a federal prison sentence of more than 17 years for trafficking drugs while in an Alabama prison. Justin Brian Melton, 35, was sentenced to 210 months for conspiring to distribute bulk fentanyl and methamphetamine while in behind bars in Alabama in another drug trafficking case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama said this week.

Alabama · 2025-03-16

Reuters

partner publisher · 1.4M followers

US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

(Reuters) -Portions of Pennsylvania, New York and Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states were still under a National Weather Service watch for damaging wind and tornadoes, as the death toll from weekend storms rose to 36 people across six states.

New York · 2025-03-15

WALA-TV FOX10

website

Mobile murder-for-hire defendants deserve life in prison, federal prosecutors argue

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - In a sentencing memo that quotes Martin Luther King Jr., federal prosecutors argue that life in prison is the only legal punishment for three people convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for hire. That conspiracy caused deaths and injuries in 2022 during shootings at a pair...

Mobile, AL · 2025-03-16

WSFA

website

Alabama security guard arrested on drug charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A contract security guard is facing multiple drug charges after being arrested on Wednesday, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. Cherrilian Phelisa Daisey Ramirez has been charged with possession of controlled substances, second degree possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was working as an employee of Allied Security at the time, a contract security company for ADOC.

Alabama · 2025-03-15

Sporting News

partner publisher · 227.5K followers

UAB's Yaxel Lendeborg may have just had the best single-game stats in college basketball history

It's hard to imagine a basketball player having a better game than Yaxel Lendeborg did on Friday. Not anything close to a household name while playing a bit off the beaten path for UAB (Alabama-Birmingham), Lendeborg did his best to get noticed during an AAC Tournament quarterfinal against East Carolina. The 6-foot 9 senior scored 30 points, and grabbed 20 rebounds, and dished out eight assists, and blocked five shots, and nabbed four steals. He didn't turn the ball over a single time despite playing every second of the game, and he shot 9-for-16 from the floor and 11-for-13...

Birmingham, AL · 2025-03-15

kvnutalk

website

Tornado outbreak live updates: At least 18 dead as severe storms hit South, Midwest

Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for severe weather with tornado watches in effect for eight states: Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. A new particularly dangerous situation tornado watch was issued Saturday across much of Mississippi, as well as portions of eastern Louisiana...

Mississippi · 2025-03-15