This woman gave birth and won the lottery -- on the same day

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A unicyclist from Maine took nearly 5 months to cycle 2,400 miles on just one wheel. In early September, Avery Seuter started unicycling from Maine to Florida, raising money and awareness for the East Coast Greenway — a bicycle and pedestrian route connecting 15 states — aiming to make travel safer for bikers and riders.

Colder north and milder south but all get soaked this week with more rainy weather moving into Alabama. Check the video forecast for the latest. Icy weather freezes northern Mississippi and much of Middle and West Tennessee, but the majority of Alabama (with limited exception near the Alabama-Tennessee state line) just gets more chilly, rainy weather. An arctic cold front slowly sliding south of Birmingham leads the way for colder air overnight into Wednesday: just not quite cold enough for freezing or frozen precipitation as another band of rain sets up over the state.

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — A nationwide shortage of drugs that treat diabetes and prevent cardiovascular disease is hitting Alabama. Ralph Sorrell, a pharmacist at Ritch’s Pharmacy in Mountain Brook, said patients using GLP-1 injectable medicines like Ozempic lose 10-15% of their body weight. The drugs have recently gained popularity on social media for their weight loss effects. Sorrell said the demand is too great for the supply. Many are turning to Teledocs to be prescribed, which Sorrell said skews distribution.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama's Gov. Kay Ivey started her second term with a focus on education. She has been very vocal lately about the need for school choice. While it's still a hot topic, the reality is there's no definition of how it will work in Alabama. There is support and opposition around the topic. There are many questions but few answers.

More wet and unsettled weather through the upcoming week. Check the video forecast for the latest. After a soggy day yesterday, most spots will be quite a bit drier today. Don't expect to see much sunshine though as skies remain cloudy. The silver lining is temperatures will be warmer than normal with mild highs in the low to mid 60s.

Big temperature ranges and more soaking rain: more impactful weather coming for the rest of this week. Check the video forecast for the latest. A significant winter storm ices Northwest Mississippi into western Tennessee this week, and the cold air setting up the freezing rain slowly oozes into Alabama, too. It just fails to get cold enough for wintry weather here: just a cold, rainy setup through Thursday for most of North and Central Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — There's a call to consider arming some of Alabama's teachers in the classroom to help better protect students. BamaCarry, a gun rights group, says it supports the idea of some teachers being armed in the classroom once they receive proper training. "And nobody could know who...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Corrections is set to release nearly 400 inmates on Tuesday. State Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an emergency lawsuit claiming ADOC did not give proper notification to the victims' families under state law. A letter from ADOC claims it did, but that's not sitting well with some elected officials.