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Severe thunderstorms expected Thursday night

Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 4:45pm

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A strong cold front will bring a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across north Alabama late Thursday evening and into the overnight hours.

The primary severe weather threat will be damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. An isolated tornado is also possible, mainly across NW Alabama as the storms arrive.

The storms are expected to gradually weaken as they push across the area.

Right now it appears that storms will affect NW Alabama and the Shoals between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., the Huntsville Metro and I-65 corridor between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., and NE Alabama between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.

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Governor to attend ceremony for Scottsboro Boys pardoning

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Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 11:26am

SCOTTSBORO, AL (WAFF)- Governor Robert Bentley will travel to Scottsboro on Friday for a special ceremonial signing of the law pardoning the Scottsboro Boys.

The law pardons the eight Scottsboro Boys who did not get pardons before they died. One received a pardon before his death.

The nine young men were convicted of raping two white women on a train in north Alabama in the 1930s. One of the women later recanted her story.

The ceremony will take place in front of the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center.

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Regions Bank issues apology to customers

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Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 10:32am

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Regions Bank is apologizing to customers for a big mistake.

Many customers still cannot log in to their accounts.

The bank posted a video on its Facebook page explaining the problem.

The video said Regions failed to renew the domain name registration for its website.

The head of e-business for the bank said the company has fixed the problem and customers should see their account information again.

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Woman pleads guilty to chemical endangerment

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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 1:46pm

Dixie Lee Coffman confessed to using meth two days before her child was born in April 2011.

JACKSON COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- A Jackson County woman is ordered to serve a year and a half behind bars after her newborn baby tested positive for methamphetamine.

Thirty-two-year-old Dixie Lee Coffman's 10 year sentence was suspended in lieu of serving the 18 months for her guilty plea to chemical endangerment of a child charge.

Scottsboro Police said Coffman confessed to using meth two days before her child was born in April 2011.

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1 dead, 2 injured after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

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Monday, April 15th, 2013, 2:56pm

DEKALB COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- Authorities in DeKalb County are investigating the death of one man and the injury of two others who they believe were exposed to carbon monoxide.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Rainsville Police Officers, and DeKalb Ambulance Service responded to a 911 call from a home on County Road 1961 around 4 a.m. on Saturday, April 13.

Responders found two men unconscious on the front porch and another man unresponsive in the home.

DeKalb County Coroner Tom Wilson pronounced Charles Gerald Downer, 51 of Rainsville, dead at the scene. Authorities airlifted the other two men, 24-year-old Thomas Michael Daniel of Woodville and 25-year-old Alfred Arland Crosby of Rainsville, to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga where they were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Authorities said the home was being remodeled and had no power, so a generator was being used under the home.

A relative discovered the men before calling 911.

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Group fights to save Jackson Co. bridge

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Friday, April 12th, 2013, 5:39pm

For many people around there, the bridge brings back a lot of memories.

JACKSON COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- A group is fighting to save a bridge in Jackson County.

The county plans to demolish the B.B. Comer Bridge once its replacement is complete.

They are expected to hold a public hearing on the issue this summer.

For many people around there, the bridge brings back a lot of memories, and it's those memories they would like to see saved.

For the last few years, petitions have flowed to the state department of transportation to save the B.B. Comer Bridge from demolition.

State Representative John Robinson said saving the bridge will be the call of the transportation department.

The summer public hearing will let transportation officials explain how someone would have to take responsibility of the bridge while getting public input on the true interest of saving it.

The bridge is one of the last few remaining iron truss bridges built in the 1920's, which replaced ferry boats.

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Damage reported from storms in AL

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Friday, April 12th, 2013, 9:52am

Tree fell on house on Valley View Drive in Huntsville.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Damage was reported in several areas as a line of strong storms moved through North Alabama.

Power lines were knocked down at Whitesburg Drive and Lily Flagg in Huntsville Thursday afternoon. The lines fell on top of a car at the intersection and the driver was trapped inside. Huntsville Utilities workers helped her get out of the car.

A tree fell on a house on Valley View drive near Dell in Huntsville, causing heavy damage. The National Weather Service said they will visit the area Friday to survey the damage.

Power lines and a tree were down across Dug Hill Road in Madison County. Traffic was blocked for a short time while crews worked to clear the damage.

Flooding was reported in Hartselle, Athens, and parts of Madison as heavy rain moved through the area.

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