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ALEA Urges Safety Precautions Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
Montgomery, AL – As fall approaches, football season begins, and the Labor Day weekend nears, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is urging citizens across the state to prioritize safety during their celebrations. While Labor Day serves as a time to honor America’s workforce, ALEA emphasizes the importance of making responsible choices on the roadways and […] The post ALEA Urges Safety Precautions Ahead of Labor Day Weekend appeared first on Calhoun Journal.
2 student football players killed, 2 more suffered head injuries in the 1st week of the season. Here's what the data tells us about the risks of playing the sport.
It has been a tragic and alarming start to the school football season this past week in at least three different states: Alabama, West Virginia and California. On Friday, high school quarterback Caden Tellier, 16, was tackled in the third quarter during the home opener for John T. Morgan Academy in Selma, Ala. School officials announced Saturday that Tellier died after sustaining a critical brain injury.
Alabama lawmakers push to bring portable benefits to app-based workers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Whether through driving or delivering groceries, app-based workers earn their wages like other employed Alabamians. However, lawmakers say these workers don’t receive benefits like other employees in the state. Independent contractors do not get retirement benefits or paid time off under federal law. If they do, it can be more of […]
FBI Warning Parents In Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas: Be Aware Of Doxing and Swatting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing a warning to parents: be on alert for potential doxing and swatting incidents involving their children, particularly those who are active in online gaming communities. Just recently the FBI took to X (formerly Twitter) To warn about this growing issue. While anyone...
Whitmire: Alabama Democrats are a party on paper, filed in the nick of time
This is an opinion column. If you care about two-party politics in Alabama, the good news is, that after years of neglect, the Alabama Democratic Party has again learned to use its Twitter account. The bad news is that the Alabama Democratic Party has again learned to use its Twitter...
Alabama Farmer Dismisses John Deere Lawsuit
Remember those three little words, right to repair, that were all over the headlines not all that long ago? Not only did they stimulate discussion and evoke legislation, they also brought with them litigation. Make that litigation minus one. Progressive Farmer is reporting this week that one of the more than 17 farmers who filed antitrust lawsuits against John Deere has dropped his claim.
Several Alabama cities hit 100 degrees - or higher - on Wednesday
Several Alabama cities hit 100 degrees — or higher — on Wednesday, according to data from the National Weather Service. Much of the rest of the state also logged temperatures in the upper 90s. But despite that no records were broken or even tied on Wednesday, which could...
Alabama Stories: When the state’s first female football player made national news
It was a lark – the idea of a group of bored girls – that turned into a national sensation. The day in 1939 when Luverne “Toad” Wise Albert tried out for the Escambia High School football team ended up making history. Albert (1922-1982) was the...
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