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MFRD Receives American Heart Association Recognition
Mobile, Ala. — Mobile Fire-Rescue Department has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives. Emergency medical services staff can...
Mobile County under a flash flood warning early Thursday evening
A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:21 p.m. in effect until 5 p.m. for Mobile County. "At 3:21 p.m., the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," explains the weather service. "Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas."
UAH helps Alabama lead charge to meet surging battery needs
With the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States projected to skyrocket to 26.4 million by 2030, the need is great for not only producing, but improving, the safety and efficiency of the batteries that power them, as well as cell phones, autonomous unmanned vehicles and smart electronics.
'I can't have her lost:' Woman trying to spread mother's ashes driving from Alabama to Washington after CrowdStrike outage delays flight
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — An Enumclaw woman is driving from Alabama to Washington state to deliver her mother's ashes after her flights home were continuously delayed by the CrowdStrike outage. Heather Francisco said she planned to honor her mother's wishes by scattering her ashes in Mississippi where she was originally...
Warmer temperatures with fewer storms Friday, weekend heating up with several storms Sunday
Friday: On Friday, we will see a few peaks of sunshine with a mostly cloudy sky. There will still be some pop-up afternoon/evening showers and storms, but the coverage will be lower than it has been the last few days across Central Alabama thanks to high pressure over the Gulf of Mexico. High temperatures will […]
‘He didn’t make it:’ Family, friends tell lawmakers of loved ones’ deaths in Alabama’s prisons
Tim Mathis had two conversations with his son Chase, incarcerated at Elmore Correctional Facility, on June 4. The last one ended around 8:30 p.m. that evening. “Last thing he told me was he was going to bed,” Tim Mathis said. “He was going to get on his bunk, he loved me, and he would call […]
ADSFR Results Show Evidence of Flounder Rebound
By David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Nobody was more pleased when the 91st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) added flounder to the CCA Alabama Live Weigh-In competition than Dr. Sean Powers, head rodeo judge and Director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama. Powers […]
Three Alabama universities cut their DEI programs
A trio of Alabama universities, in compliance with state law, will dissolve their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and move the employees to other positions. The University of Alabama, with campuses across the state, has gutted the programs at three locations: Birmingham, Huntsville, and the main campus at Tuscaloosa. As of Oct. 1, 2024, the […]
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