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South Florida Coach Makes Bold Statement, Calls Out Alabama, Miami
With all the talk for this upcoming season coming from the Power Four conferences, many tend to forget about the Group of Five. Over the past couple of weeks, Power Four conferences like the Big 12, SEC, and now ACC and Big Ten have been holding their media days prior to the 2024 season. The AAC is ...
Longhorns Daily News: Quinn Ewers: Texas beating Alabama in 2023 ‘shows what we’re capable of’
Think back to week 2 of the 2023 college football regular season. The Texas Longhorns are, by most measures, an underdog to the titan that is Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide. However, Texas beats Alabama, helping define the Longhorns College Football Playoff-qualifying season. But what does that say now...
Hoover residents say stormwater runoff is polluting backyards
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — Residents of a lakeside neighborhood in Hoover say stormwater runoff from construction development in the city is bringing pollution to their backyards. According to longtime locals, Lake Paradise once covered nearly 30 acres. Over the past two decades, trash and sediment flowing downstream have reduced the lake’s size. Iris Claros moved […]
How hot is Alabama in the summer? These all-time records show that topping 110 is no sweat
Summer in Alabama is technically the three month period from mid-June through mid-September. But in reality “summer” here lasts much longer, with ACs beginning to hum in April and running through October. The season is sweltering, sapping and, at times, deadly. But just how hot are Alabama summers? Here are some of the state's summer weather records and other facts about the season through the years. ...
On 'Main Street' Alabama, Independence Day reconnects community
This story is part of a partnership between the Montgomery Advertiser and the Living Democracy program at Auburn University. Now in its 13th year, the program disperses students across rural Alabama to spend 10 weeks learning more about the inner workings of the community and writing about what they observe. ELBA − Elba’s annual Fourth of July celebration, Let Freedom Ring, is an annual event described as a “party with a purpose," according to Mary Helmer Wirth,...
US census takers to conduct test runs in north Alabama 4 years before 2030 count
Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years prior to the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, will be […]
Beloved Bessemer business United Textiles suffers severe smoke damage from nearby blaze
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - We are following up with the owners of a Bessemer business that was devastated by a fire last Friday. Just two properties down the street is where the blaze began and while United Textiles didn’t get any fire damage inside their property, their building had plenty of smoke.
Negro Southern League Museum of Birmingham unveils exhibit at Jefferson County courthouse
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Negro Southern League Museum of Birmingham unveiled a historical exhibit at the Jefferson County Courthouse Tuesday morning. The county said the museum created a special exhibit on the history of the Birmingham Industrial League in six display windows outside of the Commission Chambers.
Investment firm launching aerospace hub in Northwest Alabama
CHEROKEE, Alabama — A new hub of aerospace manufacturing is on the horizon in rural Alabama. AE Industrial Partners is moving forward with its plans to transform a vast industrial facility in Colbert County into a high-tech center of innovation for aerospace and defense companies. The Boca Raton, Florida-based...
Brookwood Baptist Medical Center collecting school supplies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Brookwood Baptist Medical Center needs your help getting students off on the right foot this school year. The hospital is collecting school supplies for students in the community until July 31. Donations can be dropped off in the hospital gift shop. To cap off the drive,...
Water board 'heroes' honored for work to repair broken line, averting catastrophe
A broken main line that disrupted water service in Gadsden and some surrounding areas on July 8 was bad enough, but officials say it was minutes away from being disastrous. The people who kept that from happening — labeled heroes by all concerned — were in the spotlight at the July 16 Gadsden City Council meeting.
Jefferson County school resource officers hold active shooter training
CENTER POINT, Ala. (WIAT) — Jefferson County School Resource Officers are preparing for new school year. On Tuesday, deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Division participated in active shooter training at Chalkville Elementary School. The training is different from what deputies were taught in the past. Events like the 2022 mass shooting […]
Alabama lawmakers begin pre-filing bills ahead of 2025 legislative session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Some Alabama lawmakers are already preparing for next year’s legislative session, pre-filing bills on topics from crime to transportation. State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) would like to see fellow lawmakers pass a bill allowing the governor or attorney general to appoint an interim police chief in high crime areas. This […]
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