HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Employees
at Huntsville Hospital are preparing for major benefits and compensation
changes next month.

The new
budget for the fiscal year, which starts July 1, will not include raises for
the 7,000 employees who currently work for the hospital. 

However,
they will have to pay more for health insurance.  Premiums will increase by $40 to $68.

Hospital officials say the changes are due to flat patient
volumes, an increase in supply costs, and declining reimbursements from Medicare,
Medicaid, and private insurance.

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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Too many chasers on the road - that's the word from some of the professional storm chasers after three chasers died in Oklahoma Friday.

A group from the Weather Channel survived a direct hit from the storm.

That makes it difficult for the professionals and dangerous for everyone.

Anyone can call themselves a storm chaser.

Dr. Kevin Knupp chases storms for science. He's a professor at UAH who specializes in severe weather research.

"In Oklahoma, chasing has become an entertaining type of thing," said Knupp.

With so many people on the road, the scientists have a hard time getting in position and getting out of the way.

"The large number of chasers on the roads have congested the roads and made it difficult for the real chasers doing the science to navigate," said Knupp.

It's looking like a pleasant start to the work week.  Comfortable temperatures and lower humidity are moving in over the next couple of days.  We'll be partly to mostly sunny today with highs in the low 80s. 

Tonight looks clear and pleasant.  We'll drop to around 60 for the overnight lows.  Expect to see plenty of sunshine tomorrow with highs in the mid 80s.  A slim chance for a shower returns Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. 

The next cold front we're tracking arrives at the end of the week, increasing the chances for showers and storms Thursday and Friday.  We'll be warm and humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s.