Schaefer Greenhouses, a longstanding family-owned business in Montgomery that has provided plants, gardening supplies, floral arrangements and more in the Fox Valley area for nearly a century, has been purchased by Minooka-based AEC Supply, Inc. According to a press release, the supply company is “a leading provider of high-quality landscaping, erosion control and agricultural products” and will be taking over the business launched by the Schaefer family in 1926 in an effort to expand its brand and services.

Jesse Colin Young, a founding member and the lead singer of the 1960s rock group The Youngbloods, died March 16 at his Aiken home. The musician and songwriter was 83. The group is best known for their version of the song, “Get Together.” The song appeared on the Youngbloods’ debut album in 1967 and peaked at No. 5 on the “Billboard Hot 100” in 1969. An appeal to peace and love, the song fit the sentiment of the Woodstock generation in the late 1960s with its refrain: “Come on people...

One father and daughter missed the tornado that ravaged Alabama just by minutes, according to Fox Weather , AL.com and CBS 42 Morning News . Tim Striegel, a resident of Calera, Ala., told Fox Weather on Sunday, March 16, that he narrowly missed the EF-1 tornado that ultimately destroyed his mobile home. A violent and severe storm outbreak hit the South and Midwest, stretching from Wisconsin to Missouri began on Friday, March 14, and killed at least 36 people across seven states. The EF-1 tornado hit Calera on Saturday, March...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A deadly tornado picked up a school bus and hurled it onto the roof of a high school in Alabama this weekend. The brutal storm killed at least three people as it tore through the state, according to Governor Kay Ivey. The winds were particularly fierce in Talladega County on Saturday evening and reached speeds of 120 miles per hour, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. Winterboro High School bore the brunt...

ACTION 8 UPDATE: Dallas County Sheriff says two people are dead in a confirmed EF-3 tornado in Plantersville

ACTION 8 UPDATE: Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum said two people have been killed in a confirmed EF-3 tornado in Plantersville. Plantersville is located in extreme north Dallas County, north of Selma, near the county line of Chilton and Autauga counties. That would bring the statewide...

Huntsville and Madison County officials are urging residents to make emergency plans ahead of a long-lasting severe weather system expected to arrive in north Alabama within hours. The National Weather Service says an outbreak of severe storms will be possible statewide throughout Saturday. Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties. Jeff Birdwell, director of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency, said two phases are expected in the Huntsville area: the first, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, then a second from 11 a.m....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Governor Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency for all of Alabama’s 67 counties ahead of the weather this weekend. “The state of Alabama is at risk for potentially dangerous, severe weather throughout this weekend, so it is critical that everyone stays very aware of their local forecasts. Now is the time to make any preparations and have a plan, should the weather conditions become dangerous. Certainly, we are no stranger to Mother Nature’s wrath, but I encourage Alabamians to be vigilant beginning tonight. Stay...