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Seven Lions land Phil Steele preseason awards
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Seven football players from the University of North Alabama were selected for 10 preseason FCS awards by Phil Steele on Friday. UNA was headlined on the list by Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-American Takairee Kenebrew. The seventh-year senior wide receiver played in 10 games last...
Little Hands Serving Hearts to pack, distribute back-to-school backpacks this weekend
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – This weekend, Little Hands Serving Hearts will be out in the community packing and distributing backpacks for children in need this school year. Little Hands Serving Hearts is a local non-profit organization dedicated to creating and providing volunteer service opportunities for children. Executive Director Ashley Seligson joined the CBS 42 Morning […]
Panthers asking Auburn football legend Cam Newton to be Bryce Young's backup is insulting
Cat Crave's Dean Jones has little interest in seeing Auburn football legend Cam Newton become Bryce Young's backup on the Carolina Panthers after the training camp injury to planned QB2 Andy Dalton. "Newton hasn't formally announced his retirement as yet, but he's been out of the league since 2021 after...
City hires new special needs program coordinator after 8-month vacancy
Aug. 3—Decatur's popular Exceptional Stars Therapeutics program finally has a leader after going more than eight months without one. Parks and Recreation recently hired Bailey Starnes, of Cullman, in a second attempt at finding a coordinator for the special needs program. The city program provides recreational activities to assist special needs individuals with social skills, behavioral ...
Tuscaloosa restaurants prepare for UA summer commencement crowds
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — The start of August marks another graduation weekend at the University of Alabama. An estimated 12,000 graduates will receive their diplomas during UA’s summer commencement ceremony on Saturday at 9 a.m. Jimmy Hart is the vice president of marketing and communications with Visit Tuscaloosa. He says the city’s restaurants and […]
Theatre Tuscaloosa cancels Friday performance of 'Anything Goes,' for cast-member illness
Theatre Tuscaloosa has had to cancel its planned Friday evening, Aug. 2, performance of the musical "Anything Goes," due to a cast member illness. The show will return for its 2 and 7:30 p.m. shows Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, all in the Bama Theatre, with Cole Cabiness stepping in to fill the role of Billy. ...
Meet Poppa! News 19’s Adoptable Pet of the Week
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Animals in need of homes can be found all across the Tennessee Valley, and this week we are featuring a pet from right here in the Rocket City looking for a family!. Poppa can be found at the Greater Huntsville Humane Society. The shelter says...
'Kids Can Too' school supply drive extended through weekend August 2-4
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Exciting News! The "Kids Can Too" Back to School drive has been extended through the weekend from August 2-4. Along with the Barons, Birmingham Police Department, we’re collecting unused school supplies to support local kids in need!. "Some kids may not have what they...
'I just didn't want mice in my home': Madison woman claims former apartment complex is infested with rats
Rats on Royal Drive! That's what a Madison woman claims her old apartment was infested with, while her landlord looked the other way. It's really a disgusting thought. Rats running through your home! Well, Shamere Denson says that was her reality each and every day for almost a year. Denson...
Cost of stocking birth control strains family planning clinics in some states
A renewed spotlight on protecting access to birth control may not help women who are already struggling to find affordable contraception in some states with the strictest abortion laws. At a family planning clinic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that largely helps low-income women, executive director Robin Marty has to make sure...
Fast food wars heat up, with more value meals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Diners have been complaining about the high price of fast food for a couple of years now. As a result, they have been cutting back, with restaurants reporting slowing sales. So some of them are now responding with some new price wars. You might have seen...
The Link’s annual gala set for Nov. 1
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Link of Cullman County will host its annual gala on Friday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. at the Cotton Creek Warehouse. This year, the theme of the gala is ‘Fruitful,’ paying homage to the work and services The Link offers to the community and the impact the organization has in the lives of its neighbors. This event will kick off the nonprofit’s end of the year giving campaign and mission focus for 2025.
‘Thread My Needle’ Keeping traditions going one stitch at a time
Jacqueline Lacey and Martha Piner share a love of quilting. They are part of the founders of Thread My Needle Quilters in Wetumpka. But it might be the camaraderie surrounding the generations old tradition they love better. “We like to sit around and talk,” Lacey, 95, said. “We will pick...
DEI Offices Close At Auburn University, Mizzou, Iowa State And The University Of Alabama
These closures are occurring amidst a nationwide backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and in accordance with new state laws. On Monday, Auburn University issued a statement that the school would be dissolving its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office in order to remain in compliance with the new state law. The following day, the University of Missouri at Columbia (Mizzou) dissolved its DEI Division. The week before, three campuses in the University of Alabama (UA) System, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, announced the closure of their DEI offices. Similarly, Iowa State University (ISU) officially shuttered its DEI office on July 22.