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Women in Central Alabama more quick to get vaccinated than men Share Updated: 12:34 PM CDT Apr 11, 2021 Share Updated: 12:34 PM CDT Apr 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript GOVERNOR IVEY SAYS SHE’LL KEEP WEARING A MASK AROUND OTHERS AND IS URGING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. SHE’S ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TO RESPECT BUSINESSES REQUIRING CUSTOMERS TO WEAR MASKS. FOUR MONTHS INTO THE VACCINATION GETTING A BETTER IDEA OF WHO IS LINING UP. WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH EXPLAINS A COMMON TREND DOCTORS ARE SEEING. CHIP NEARLY 2 MILLION DOSES OF : THE COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN GIVEN SINCE THE VACCINE FIRST ARRIVED IN ALABAMA IN MID-DECEMBER. DOCTORS SAY THEY’RE NOW STARTING TO NOTICE AN INTERESTING TREND IN WHO IS GETTING VACCINATED. WOMEN HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE EAGER, AT LEAST AT OUR SITES, TO TAKE THIS VACCINE THAN MEN. ABOUT 60% OF OUR DOSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO WOMEN. WHY IS THAT? I DON’T KNOW. CHIP IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE : S ....
Warmer days with 80s and Impact storms coming Share Updated: 5:34 AM CDT Apr 6, 2021 Share Updated: 5:34 AM CDT Apr 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MORNING, YOU WILL NOT NEED THE COAT. WE SEE A LAYER OF CLOUD COVER RIGHT NOW AND MORE HUMIDITY TOO ON THE SKY CAMERA NETWORK THE TEMPERATURES THEY VARY JUST A BIT. I THINK LIKELY THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE AND FEEL THIS MORNING. THAT’S FOR YOU ALONG THE COOSA AND TRIBUTARIES LIKE LOGAN MARTIN LAKE IN AREAS OF RIVERSIDE AND PELL CITY MOVING INTO ACOUSTIC COUNTY AND ETOWAH COUNTY CHEROKEE COUNTY. THESE ARE SPOTS, TALLADEGA 45 DEGREES 58 DEGREES IN HALEYVILLE 56 IN BIRMINGHAM YOUR FIRST CUP FORECAST DOES HOLD A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER WITH THOSE 50S, BUT I THINK BY 9 AM IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO THE OFFICE, YOU WILL NOT NEED TO CRANK UP THE HEAT FOR TOO LONG THE RAIN CHANCES THEY ARE OUT FOR TODAY AND SO LIKELY A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WORK OUTSIDE. I T ....
Shooting in Alabama park leaves 5 injured, 1 dead Share Updated: 2:52 AM CDT Apr 5, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 2:52 AM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript But at approximately seven PM, our officers responded to patent part. Uh, while hundreds of people were in the park gathered on this Easter Sunday, there were silver shots fired in which we responded to. We believe during our preliminary investigation that an incident or altercation amongst a group of males occurred in the park, which them to several shots being fired at this time, we don t have any suspects in custody. This park was full of people full of families, and we know people saw things today. With this incident, we need people to come forward with any information that you may have concerning this incident. No matter how much how big, how small, you may think it is valuable to us tonight. It s time we have to stand up for our ....
Updated: 10:26 AM CDT Apr 6, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital UPDATE: The victim killed in the Easter Sunday shooting at W.C. Patton Park in Birmingham has been identified as 32-year-old Areyelle Yarbrough, of Bessemer.More details released by Birmingham PD on Twitter Monday night say Yarbrough was found on the ground outside of the passenger door of her vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.BPD says one adult and four children ranging from five years old to 17 years old were injured in the shootout. Two of the children were transported to Children s of Alabama by Birmingham Fire and Rescue. The other two were taken to local hospitals by private vehicles. All five surviving victims are in stable condition.Investigators say the shooting appears to have stemmed from an altercation between two groups of males, which then escalated to the shooting in the crowded park where over 30 rounds were fired.Police believe there were multiple shooters. No arrests have ....
Sunny and warmer to start the week Share Updated: 5:06 AM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Share Updated: 5:06 AM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ARE A COUPLE OF COOLER SPOTS IN THE LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR CHULA VISTA. LIKELY NOT SEEING ANYTHING FREEZING. TEMPERATURES WILL START WITH THAT WARMING TREND. UNTIL WE GET A RAINMAKER PUSHING THROUGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80’S BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE LOOKING MORE LIKE MID TO LATE WEEK INTO THURSDAY. WE DO HAVE THE RAIN CHANCES, BUT MOST LIKELY THEY WILL IMPACT YOU ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR ANY THURSDAY PLANS. THIS PARTICULAR FORECAST MODEL IS A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT AND HAS SOME DETAIL IN IT THAT I DO LIKE FROM THE TIMING. IT SHOWS THE ATMOSPHERE GETS MORE HUMID INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SHOWS A COUPLE OF AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES ARE PRETTY LOW AND THIS IS THE LINE THAT IN FULL THAT FORMS OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THIS IS GOING TO SLOW DOWN AND MOST OF THE FO ....