1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (260+ words) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday. As of 5 a.m. ET, Lala is moving west-northwest at…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (406+ words) (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday to federal charges accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Mangione has come to this point once before and…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (204+ words) CEDAR BLUFF– Chris and Hope Spears will lead revival services at Lakeview Congregational Holiness Church beginning Sunday, Aug. 16. The revival will continue through Friday, Aug. 21. Services will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central each evening. Chris and Hope Spears have been married…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (120+ words) weisradio.com Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Jail Training Officer Course LEESBURG- The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office hosted a three-day Jail Training Officer course for corrections officers this week. The course prepared officers to train, mentor, and evaluate new corrections…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (230+ words) According to the Cherokee County Animal Shelter, the session allowed officers to learn, discuss legal issues, and share experiences from their communities. The training covered several laws that guide animal-control and law-enforcement work. Topics included the Alabama Rabies Code, Dangerous…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (424+ words) ATMORE– Alabama executed Jeremy Tremaine Williams by lethal injection Thursday evening for the 2021 sexual assault and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland. According to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, officials cleared the execution to begin at 5:53 p.m. The state carried it…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (362+ words) GADSDEN– Family Savings Credit Union will invest $200,000 in a new Gadsden State financial literacy partnership over the next decade. The credit union is working with Gadsden State Community College and the Gadsden State Cardinal Foundation. Together, the organizations plan to…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (429+ words) MONTGOMERY– The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is urging drivers to slow down, avoid distractions, and watch for children as students return to classrooms statewide. The new school year brings heavier morning and afternoon traffic. School buses are also making frequent…...

19+ hour, 54+ min ago   (227+ words) Spider-Man: Brand New Day is continuing to break records. The Sony Pictures film is now the fastest movie to make $700 million at the domestic box office. It reached $704.5 million on Wednesday, according to numbers from the studio. It currently stands…...

22+ hour, 3+ min ago   (198+ words) What’s better than having a song that’s been #1 for 17 weeks? Having an Oscar-winning actor sing that song. Wednesday night on The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Matthew McConaughey ended up playing and singing a bluegrass version of Ella Langley’s “Choosin…...