FIRST ALERT: A First Alert for a blast of colder air and threat of frost; also plan for wet weather impacts this weekend

I’m expecting mostly sunny weather for Wednesday, but the chill will be very noticeable.

Toddler saves himself from drowning

Two-year-old Kyle saved himself from almost drowning in his family’s pool because he remembered lessons taught in swim class.
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  NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

Flight controllers in California confirmed Ingenuity’s brief hop after receiving data via the Perseverance rover, which stood watch more than 200 feet away.

TOP STORIES

2 injured after Fort Rucker training helicopter crash

  Health experts talk about potential booster shot

  Health officials say you don’t need another vaccine if you got Johnson & Johnson

  State health officials giving Pfizer vaccine to J&J providers during vaccine pause, but it could lead to vaccine waste

Tuscaloosa County DA reacts to recent gun crimes

Tuscaloosa Police say guns were seized from some people along the Strip after Alabama’s A-Day football game.
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WATCH: Railway worker rescues child from path of oncoming train

The worker raced into action after the child slipped and fell onto the tracks with a train speeding toward the station.

  Alabama business prospects looking good for the future

  Tuscaloosa County Jail inmates are being vaccinated for COVID-19

New evidence claims north Alabama man involved in Capitol protest assaulted police officers

  Tuscaloosa homeowner grapples with expensive flood repairs, city says they aren’t on the hook

Man arrested for murder following Roebuck Shopping Center shooting

Convicted killer featured on America’s Most Wanted arrested in Birmingham

18-year-old dies after assault at Birmingham store

21-year-old man dies after shooting at Bessemer park

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  Murder case against Chauvin in George Floyd’s death goes to jury

All three of the possible charges require the jury to conclude that Chauvin's actions were a “substantial causal factor” in Floyd's death — and that his use of force was unreasonable.

SPORTS

Limited tickets available for race weekend at Talladega

MORE TOP STORIES

Sylacauga Police make arrest in shooting at Sonic

Man recaptured after escape from Childersburg Work Center

  Arrests, 6 weapons, including AK-47, found following A-Day in Tuscaloosa

48-year-old man shot and killed after argument in B’ham home

Tuscaloosa PD: Hundreds of gun rounds fired in apartment complex; 3 arrested

Three men were arrested Sunday afternoon after hundreds of rounds from a gun were reportedly fired at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex.
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  WWII plane goes down in front of beachgoers during Florida air show

A mechanical issue forced the pilot to ditch the vintage aircraft in front of a crowd of beachgoers on Saturday.

  FIRST ALERT: First Alert for a cold start Monday morning; also, a threat of frost this week

  Bessemer residents are happy COVID-19 vaccination site is launching in the area

Woman arrested for murder; accused of running over man in his own car

Tyler police rescue 13-year-old Alabama girl from residence on Woods Blvd.

GOOD DAY RECIPES

  Flying Biscuit: Lemon bread pudding

  The Back Porch: Southern-Style Oxtails with Gravy

  Flying Biscuit Cafe: Chocolate Biscuit Bread Pudding