This week from 8am until 4pm, the Alabama Department of Transportation will begin patching operations on I 20/59 between mile markers 61 and 69. Lane closures will be required, and delays are expected. Motorists are encouraged to consider alternate routes.

ALDOT plans to extend the length of the zone where drivers must reduce their speed around the construction area near mile marker 79, which will allow more reaction time for drivers and give state troopers a safe area to patrol and ticket speeders.

Almost 140 floats are expected for tonight's 39th annual West Alabama Christmas Parade. The lighting of the tree at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse will begin at 5:15, and the parade will begin around 6:30.

The Crimson Tide will head to the Superdome for the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day after defeating Missouri 42-13 for its 24th SEC championship Saturday.

Days after the team became bowl eligible for the first time in a decade, UAB President Ray Watts announced that he was shutting down the school's football program; and to add insult to injury, the Blazers weren't invited to a bowl.

Veterans Affairs statistics show new patients at the central Alabama system will have among the highest waits for mental health care. New patients are waiting an average of 67 days.

The National Association for Business Economics is forecasting stronger growth for the U.S. economy in 2015 with continued job gains to boost consumer spending.

A recent analysis has found that record U.S. exports of fossil fuels are contributing to rising levels of pollution in other countries that outweigh American gains in the fight against global warming.

NSA snooping is on the docket of a panel of federal appeals judges in Washington state today, where they'll consider a challenge to a bulk collection of cellphone information.

The U.S. and NATO have ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government. The mission now transitions to training and support.

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