PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Isaias strengthened Friday into a major hurricane as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall late Friday somewhere along the Alabama-Florida line and create dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama public schools have lost nearly 12,000 students since last fall, a drop that could cost districts state funding for as many as 800 positions, including teachers and school administrators. State Superintendent Eric Mackey shared the preliminary enrollment numbers with state school board members Thursday. He said the losses are affecting small […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As Hurricane Isaias pushes closer, local, state and federal officials are encouraging Alabamians to make a plan to stay safe. The storm contains winds of around 120 miles per hour and is currently 220 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, meteorologist James Spann said in a social media post. […]