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5 Alabama civil rights sites nominated for World Heritage List
Five historic sites in Alabama associated with the civil rights movement are being nominated to be added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The National Park Service is preparing nominations for the sites, which would join the list of cultural and...
Decatur helping first-time home buyers with down payment assistance
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - It’s the American Dream to buy a house. The city of Decatur is helping some individuals make that dream a reality. Decatur received $452,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help low-income residents. The city receives this grant every year and it...
Spotlight on Calhoun & Talladega: Health Care
Regional Medical Center (RMC) Health System is the largest not-for-profit health care provider in northeast Alabama. It has about 1,520 employees over two campuses. In Anniston, the system includes RMC Anniston, with 338 beds. RMC Anniston offers advanced cardiovascular, oncology, orthopedic, joint replacement and rehabilitation services, women’s and children’s services and numerous other specialty offerings. RMC has several family practice locations.
Child relinquishments putting strain on Alabama’s child welfare system
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Leaders at the Alabama Department of Human Resources shared data Thursday during a meeting in Montgomery that painted a picture of significant progress for the state’s child welfare system, which ADHR primarily manages. The one exception, however, was the growing strain put on DHR from...
Long-time Bama lean on commitment watch heading into Champions BBQ weekend
Alabama has long been favored to land former Ole Miss commit AK Dear, who might just be the best running back in the 2025 cycle. With Dear’s announcement that he will be at Alabama’s Cold Summer Champions Cookout this weekend, a commitment seems imminent. Dear is ranked as...
End of the Dead: Alabama’s No. 1 class, elite targets returning for Champions Cook-Out
In-depth look at the exciting recruiting weekend ahead for Alabama. Keelon Russell, AK Dear, Caleb Cunningham and more will return. The post End of the Dead: Alabama’s No. 1 class, elite targets returning for Champions Cook-Out appeared first on On3.
Red Clay Strays Discuss the Balance of Hopelessness and Redemption on Their New Album ‘Made by These Moments’ [Exclusive]
Mobile, Alabama-based band The Red Clay Strays made a splash with their debut album Moment of Truth in 2022. Now, after two years of touring and becoming one of the most buzzworthy bands in the land, the band is back with their Dave Cobb-produced sophomore album Made by These Moments.
Planning Commission delays The Cottages at Prattville yet again
The Prattville Planning Commission heard from Forge Residential Partners at Barrett-Simpson Inc. again with two separate public hearings, where business regarding The Cottages at Prattville was postponed until next month’s Planning Commission meeting. The commission voted first on the preliminary Platt and then the Planned Unit Development or PUD...
Stunning Lake Tuscaloosa Architectural Masterpiece Up for Grabs
Step inside a luxurious, one-of-a-kind Lake Tuscaloosa retreat designed for optimal luxury and ultimate indulgence. The agent Trevor Sanders with Advantage Realty said, “This architectural masterpiece offers the epitome of luxury living.”. Alabama Real Estate, Homes for Sale in Alabama, What Homes are for sale in Alabama, Most Expensive...
Cadillac? Kool-Aid? Alabama’s high school football coaches talk about the best players they’ve ever seen
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of stories based on AL.com’s anonymous offseason survey of Alabama high school football coaches. The surveys are anonymous to allow coaches to share their thoughts more freely. When Alabama coaches were asked to name the best high school player...
One of two Alabama inmates recaptured, after escaping from work assignments
DECATUR, Ala. — Alabama’s Department of Corrections is looking for escaped inmate Randall Lane Sparks, last seen in Decatur. ADOC says Lane left his assigned job in Decatur in Clay County around 7:30 a.m. on July 26. Sparks, 62, was last seen wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt.
UAH-led coalition building statewide plasma industry
HUNTSVILLE – A 10-year, $40 million federal investment in plasma science and engineering efforts in Alabama managed at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has produced tangible results that are very encouraging, according to Dr. Sandra Richardson, the section head for the Research Capacity and Competitiveness Section in the Office of Integrative Activities at the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Alabama Death Row inmate Alan Eugene Miller: Prison too ‘incompetent’ to fit his execution gas mask
Alabama Death Row inmate Alan Eugene Miller said he has no intention of holding his breath or resisting his execution from nitrogen gas suffocation, but he’s worried the state will fail at securing his gas mask because they’re “incompetent.”. “I don’t think ya’ll know what you’re doing,”...
Gov. Ivey awards grant for Juvenile Justice Summit
Governor Kay Ivey was keynote speaker to the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association Luncheon at Period Beach Resort Thursday May 16, 2024 in Orange Beach, Ala. Governor’s Office /Hal Yeager. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $65,475 grant to the Alabama Department of Youth Services...
‘DEI’ is GOP’s new not-so-secret racial slur. Thanks, Alabama
This is an opinion cartoon. Alabama’s bass-ackward politicians are always a step ahead of America’s demise. Leading the way backwards is what we do here in this environmentally beautiful, absolutely friendly but politically oppressive deep red state. Alabama people - southerners in general - are good people. Nobody’s...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduces legislation to protect Alabama Underwater Forest
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced legislation Thursday that would designate the Alabama Underwater Forest as a National Marine Sanctuary, weeks after the House of Representatives passed a similar bill. “I am proud to introduce this legislation that ensures Alabama’s distinctive underwater forest remains intact,” Tuberville said in a news release....
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