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Travelers trek to north Alabama for ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’ this week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Tourists will attempt to cross state lines for the “World’s Longest Yard Sale” from Thursday to Sunday, which features stops in Alabama. Also known as the 127-Yard Sale, vendors in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan will set up shops spanning 690 miles along rural Route 127. In Alabama, the yard […]
Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame inducts inaugural class
Nearly 40 years in the making, the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of honorees on June 8 during the National Wild Turkey Federation-sanctioned 2024 World Turkey Calling Championships held in Mobile. In 1986, the city leaders in Linden established the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of...
Alabama families seek answers after inmates’ bodies returned without internal organs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison’s honor dorm, Moore […]
Former lawmaker sentenced to 13 months in federal prison
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alabama’s longest serving lawmaker will spend a little more than a year in federal prison. Rep. John Rogers, who served the 52nd House district from 1982 until earlier this year, was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months for his role in a scheme to steal money meant for Jefferson County nonprofits. Rogers, 83, is also facing three years of supervised release and repaying more than $197,000.
Madden leaving RHS to take principal’s job at Northside High School
After two years as Russellville High School principal, Jeremy Madden is resigning to take a job with Tuscaloosa County Schools as principal of Northside High School. The Russellville City Board of Education has a special called meeting set for Thursday, August 2nd at 8 a.m., with a limited agenda of 'personnel decisions, bids and contracts.'
Man dies after being struck by vehicle at gas station in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — In Birmingham, a man is dead after being hit by a vehicle at a gas station. On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at approximately 12:35 a.m., 58 year-old Ronald Ronzell Ball was at a gas station in Birmingham on 632 Lomb Avenue, when he was hit by a vehicle that was driving though the parking-lot.
Man shot Thursday morning in Birmingham motel parking lot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A man is in the hospital after being shot in the parking lot of a Birmingham motel Thursday morning. Police said they received the call of a shooting at the Motel 8 Inn at 5000 1st Avenue North at 2:30 a.m. When they arrived, police say...
MSCS names Alabama comedian, media personality Jermaine 'FunnyMaine' Johnson strategic communications officer
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has hired a new strategic communications officer ― and many know him for his work as a comedian and media personality. MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins has tapped Jermaine Johnson to be strategic communications officer. He has worked in Alabama ― Feagins’ home state ― as a nonprofit communications leader, media personality, and comedian who goes by the nickname “FunnyMaine.” He’ll now lead a three-year strategy to strengthen MSCS’ TV and radio station, public...
What is doxing and what’s the law on it in Alabama?
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A new law went into effect on Monday that officially defines what doxing is and makes it a criminal offense. “It’s intended to harass that public official or any individual, which this new Alabama law covers,” Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town said. The law...
Medical Association of Alabama boasts new program to boost physician recruitment
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) – A brand-new training program designed to combat Alabama’s doctors shortage has been launched. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama is now accepting applications for the Bridge Year Graduate Physician Program. Under the supervision of a licensed physician, these students can practice some forms of medicine until they can go to […]
$400 million UAB Medical West hospital set to open Saturday
BESSEMER, Ala. — The brand-new UAB Medical West Medical Center is set to open at 6 a.m. on Saturday. That is when 20 ambulances will begin transferring around 130 patients to the brand-new $400 million facility. CEO Keith Pennington said the new campus will offer much more room and...
Gadsden Police Street Crimes Unit Breached The Door Of Multiple Illegal Gambling Operations
Officers and investigators in east Alabama spent hours Tuesday raiding different locations in an effort to crack down on illegal gambling. Sgt. Jacob Entrekin with the Gadsden Police Street Crime Unit says if you’re thinking about coming to Gadsden to operate illegally, his unit will be waiting for you.