Repairs on a recurring sinkhole on Highway 231 near Pell City are set to begin today, causing temporary road closures and detours.

An Oath of Office Ceremony is being held on Monday for the new mayor and city council members in Florence.

Video above: 'News 5 Now': Top Headlines from Nov. 3, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A prescribed burn is scheduled for Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve in Escambia County, according to officials. According to a news release, Escambia County's Natural Resources Conservation Division will begin a prescribed burn today, Nov. 3, starting at 10 a.m. [...]

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it. The post Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

The cat distribution system messed up. It gave someone a possum instead. The adorable pet named ‘Flea’ loved fried chicken, grits and sweet tea.

Microsoft has entered into a $9.7 billion cloud services contract with artificial intelligence cloud service provider IREN that will give it access to some of Nvidia's chips. The five-year deal, which includes a 20% prepayment, will help Microsoft as it looks to keep up with AI demand. Last week the software maker reported its quarterly [...]

Video above: 'News 5 Now': Top Headlines from Nov. 3, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County officials responded to a flipped fuel truck on Monday morning. According to officials, the fuel truck flipped at the CEFCO off Fairfield Drive around 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 3. Officials said there is no threat to the community [...]

Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez was shot dead during Day of the Dead celebrations

JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle while trying to pick up trash from a roadway on Sunday evening in Jackson County. The Section Volunteer Fire Department along with the Scottsboro Police Department responded to a call stating that there was debris in the roadway on AL Highway 35 on [...]

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation's neediest children out of preschool. The post Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

The U.S. military’s campaign against drug cartels has killed 64 people and destroyed 16 boats. Here's when the strikes started.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement “KPop Demon Hunters” as a pop culture phenomenon with appearances by the movie's singers on the ground and cute characters in balloons overhead. [...]

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau noted the apparent “closeness” of the suspects. Two of them were convicted in 2015 in the same theft case and all are based in Paris' northern suburbs. The post What to know about the 4 suspects in the Louvre crown jewels heist appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

Money is running out for other safety net programs as well and energy prices are soaring.

The Big 12 had two teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday, Notre Dame was back in the top 10 after a two-month absence and Oklahoma and Texas made the biggest upward moves. The post BYU, Texas Tech give Big 12 two top 10 teams for 1st time in 2 years ahead of their Top 25 showdown appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

A late-night crash in Calhoun County killed two drivers and sent a 9-year-old to the hospital. State troopers are now searching for the cause.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to [...]

SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) - A 5K event remembering the lives of Paiton Goodwin and Amberly Montgomery, two girls killed in a car crash that took place over four years ago, is coming to Semmes to raise money for a good cause and bring awareness to drinking and driving. Shamonee was joined by Paiton's mom, Kathy [...]

This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican president has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs. A ruling against him could limit or even take away that swift and blunt leverage that much of his foreign policy has relied on. The post Tariffs are Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

FDA drug center chief resigns following personal conduct concerns

There is a steep partisan divide in the data.

During the rescue operation by firefighters, another part of the tower collapsed, sending up a cloud of debris.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sam Darnold was in the type of groove a quarterback rarely experiences. Then someone told him about it. “Someone at halftime said to me that I hadn't thrown an incompletion,” Darnold said. “So I think he's to blame for throwing an incompletion in the second half.” Whether he believes in jinxes [...]

The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles plans to offer a residential rehabilitation facility for women like the Perry County Probation and Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP) Center. Crews are preparing a site in Thomasville expected to host an initial cohort of 20 women on parole. The facility, known as the Central Alabama Re-Entry (CARE) […]

Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company.