Status Updates
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BREAKING NEWS: Bomb squad called to Wilson Park in Florence.
A dismantle unit is on the scene checking out a suspicious looking backpack. More details coming as we track them down. -
Vice President Joe Biden heads to Missouri and Indiana today to raise campaign cash.
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See all of our coverage of the April 27 tornado anniversary.
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Our ‘Reflections: After The Storm’ DVD is on sale now. Order here. It’s $10 plus shipping and handling. All proceeds go to the Food Bank of North Alabama.
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BREAKING NEWS: Several media outlets are reporting Newt Gingrich will suspend his presidential campaign.
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BREAKING NEWS: (CNN) — The process to extradite Joran van der Sloot from Peru to the United States to face criminal charges has begun, according to Maximo Altez, Van der Sloot’s Peruvian defense attorney.
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Authorities in Blount County are searching for a missing young boy. Blount County 911 Dispatch confirms Snead Police and Fire and Blount County Sheriff’s Office is searching on land and air near Snead on Brighstar Road. We’re told a boy wandered off around lunchtime and hasn’t been seen since. Authorities are searching wooded areas by foot and by helicopter.
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Authorities are searching for men who allegedly robbed a Rite Aid in Madison County. WHNT News 19 is working to get more details right now.
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Here’s a video update on the United Way Day of Action, from 3 p.m. We have raised more than $16,000. Please call 1-866-577-0190 to make a donation. People are standing by to take your call right now.
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Interested in learning more about remote-controlled helicopters? Check out the 2012 Fun Fly this weekend off Chase Road, just east of Alabama A&M University.
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Not a bad forecast to end the work week. Skies will be partly cloudy this afternoon, and we could see an isolated shower. Some rain is expected on Saturday. Here’s the full forecast.
