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Renew Birmingham to host Cookout and Car Show on Saturday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) – Renew Birmingham will host a Cookout and Car Show event on Saturday featuring free food, giveaways and more. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Ensley on Avenue D in front of Cottons. Organizers say there will be a free barbecue, car show, kids’ area […]
2027 in-state EDGE Jabarrius Garror commits to Alabama over Auburn, others
In two days, the Alabama Crimson Tide have landed commitments from two 2027 prospects. On Tuesday, Ba’Roc Willis of Moody High School (AL) committed to the Crimson Tide. On Wednesday, Jabarrius Garror of Vigor High School (AL) committed to the Crimson Tide. Garror held over 20 offers. Several SEC schools that extended Garror an offer were the Auburn Tigers, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, and Tennessee Volunteers. The native of Mobile, Alabama plays for Vigor High School. In the past, Alabama had two players that came from Vigor — B.J. Scott and Jalston Fowler. Garror has three years of high school remaining....
Nick's in the Sticks viral video discussed at Tuscaloosa City Council meeting
The viral video from Nick's Original Filet House, showing a verbal altercation regarding an alleged racial slur and comment from a Nick's employee, was discussed Tuesday at the top of Tuscaloosa City Council meeting. Councilor Matthew Wilson began by applauding fellow Councilor Kip Tyner, who has spoken publicly and widely since the video began circulating. Various cuts from the roughly 2 1/2 minute video, some with added commentary, have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on...
Get Amped-up with August Events
Check out these events full of connections, education and more taking place this month all across campus and the city of Tuscaloosa. Camp Tide Aug. 10, 4 p.m. Retro Rave Aug. 11, 7 p.m. New Year, New Me Aug. 12, 7 p.m. Roll Tide Bingo Aug. 13, 6 p.m. PixarFest...
Alabama Heat Advisory in Effect as Mid-TN Valley Braces for Triple-Digit Heat Index
Huntsville, AL – The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a heat advisory for all of the mid-Tennessee Valley, effective through 7 PM this evening. Residents are advised to take precautions as temperatures are expected to reach dangerous levels, with the heat index soaring up to 109 degrees.
Alabama launches new physician training program to address doctor shortage
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners announced on Wednesday that applications are now being accepted for an new program designed to increase the number of doctors in the state. The Bridge Year Graduate Physician Program, established under...
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 […]
Some Alabama Publix locations partially close deli counters following Boar’s Head recall
Some Publix locations in Alabama have partially closed their deli counters following a recall of Boar’s Head meats in connection with a listeria outbreak. Last week, Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats were recalled in connection with the outbreak, which has reportedly caused two deaths. The U.S. Department...
Who is the top girls basketball coach in Alabama high school history?
Who is the best girls basketball in Alabama high school history?. AL.com named current Hazel Green coach Tim Miller as the best earlier today. Miller already has won a record 11 state titles and is still coaching. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
Retrospect: Robert Wilby — an Alabama “movie man”
“The cinema has no boundary,” American writer and director Orson Welles once observed. “It is a ribbon of dream.”. Films have the power to transport and inspire. Theaters, then, are vehicles. They are temples. From the era of silent film through the late 1950s, Alabama’s Robert Wilby oversaw some iconic early movie houses in the state and region.
Crime Stoppers, Birmingham Police helping students with supplies for upcoming school year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama and members of the Birmingham Police Department are helping get students ready to return to school!. Wednesday, the groups filled 450 backpacks with school supplies that they will distribute to Birmingham City students this Saturday. “Some kids are not able to...
‘He Started Saying How Much He Loved Me and Wanted Me to be His Wife …’
Met: Fall 1989 during their junior year at A.H. Parker High School. However, it wasn’t until attending a house party that they would be introduced through a mutual friend. “Prothaniel was not my type at all,” said Natosha, “but his smile took me in and made me kinda fall for him at the house party.”
The race to hire: School districts work to fill open positions before school year starts
As students get ready for the first day of school, the race is on to make sure every position is filled. "Our Phrase is to be ready day one so I want to make sure that we have someone in our classrooms for our students," Birmingham city schools HR officer Corvetta Clasberry said.
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