The severe thunderstorm warning for Columbus, Opelika and Phenix City has expired, the National Weather service said.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ? Alabama fans won?t take a much bigger hit for football season tickets.

The Jack Cook Little League Tournament, in which the top teams from area leagues battle for the city championship, continues today at Pioneer Little League at Britt David Park.

Webster County High School?s growing pains are hurting the rest of their Region 4-A partners.

Enrichment Services Program Inc. has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Receiving funds were Talbot County $6,953, Harris County $10,666, Quitman County $4,489, Stewart County $ 5,976, Randolph County $7,288, Chattahoochee County $6,081 and Clay County $5,293.

Fort Benning will say goodbye to more than 300 soldiers from the 14th Combat Support Hospital who are set to deploy to Iraq early this month.

Fort Benning welcomed home about 90 soldiers from the 63rd Engineer Company from a 15-month deployment to Iraq early this morning.

Sgt. James Jordan has served with Fort Benning?s 3rd Brigade on each of its three combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Soldiers at Fort Benning will be conducting weapon training over the eastern boundaries today. The training will involved firing weapons, which could cause some noise disturbance.

The Army says about 90 soldiers from the 63rd Engineer Company are scheduled to return early today to Fort Benning from a 15-month deployment to Iraq. The 63rd is returning from its third round of duty in the middle East. The unit last deployed from November 2005 to November 2006. The 63rd is part of the 11th Engineer Battalion. It provides support to soldiers in defensive positions and ...

The commissary will be open the following hours for Independence Day:

New Life House of Prayer will celebrate its eighth church anniversary at Uchee Creek Lodge at Fort Benning at 10 a.m. July 12. This will be combined with the Family and Friends Celebration. Includes games and activities for all ages.

Staff Sgt. Michael Johnston, active-duty drill sergeant from Fort Benning, was one of two soldiers named 2009 Drill Sergeants of the Year during a competition held June 26 in Virginia.

Heat injuries are so common among soldiers drilling on Fort Benning during the summer months that basic trainees are required to practice twice a day on how to quickly and effectively respond to life-threatening conditions.

The Army says about 90 soldiers from the 63rd Engineer Company are scheduled to return to Fort Benning from a 15-month deployment to Iraq early Monday.