Alabama protests, hurricane season and more on this week’s weather

A day of largely peaceful protests went sideways overnight, with violence and destruction in Birmingham and police in Mobile firing pepper balls to disperse a gathering that was blocking a roadway. We’re out today finding out more about what happened overnight. All of our coverage can be found here.

It’s officially hurricane season. And guess what? Forecasters have raised chances for trouble in the Gulf later this week.

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