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Weapons Detection Systems Coming to Tuscaloosa County Schools & Sporting Events
A new, high-tech weapons detection system will be in use at every middle and high school in the Tuscaloosa County School System when students return to class next week. It's hard to believe summer break has come and gone, but classes begin at TCSS schools next Thursday, August 8th. When they do, students at all intermediate, middle, and high schools will find the new OpenGate Weapons Detection System in daily use at entrances.
Storms in Alabama cause flooding on streets and power outages throughout the state
Parts of Alabama were hit with heavy rain on Sunday evening due to thunderstorms. Flash flooding was reported in streets and creeks in various areas of Jefferson, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa counties. On Sunday in Tuscaloosa, Wesley Lollar ventured into deep water, but thankfully, he reports that his house is still...
Start date announced for Alabama football, Kalen DeBoer fall 2024 camp
A start date has officially been announced for Alabama football's fall camp ahead of the 2024 season. The Crimson Tide will begin fall practices on Wednesday, with players set to report to campus on Tuesday, UA officials announced on Monday. The teams' first workout is scheduled for 9:05 a.m. CT on Wednesday. Alabama...
Fishing team reels in nearly 500-pound bull shark during Alabama tournament
Just winning the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo would have been more than enough for the Bon Secour Butchers, but the team of four got more than they bargained for recently. The Butchers, in fact, reeled in a state-record 494.5-pound bull shark during the recent tourney at Dauphin Island. The previous Alabama state record for a bull shark was 448 pounds in 2015.
‘A game-changer for the whole U.S.;’ Alabama officials celebrate $550 million I-10 Bayway grant
Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt and Alabama officials celebrated a $550 million grant for the I-10 Bayway/Mobile River Bridge Project Monday at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico in Mobile. “Transportation is one of the areas as Americans that we can truly come together on,” Bhatt said....
New bill would require Alabamians acquire permit before carrying assault weapons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new bill filed recently would require Alabamians to obtain a permit to carry assault weapons, either on their person or in their vehicle. Filed by Rep. Kenyatte Hassell, D-Montgomery, House Bill 23 defines an assault weapon as a semiautomatic rifle with the capacity to accept detachable magazines that possess at least one of six attributes, among them being a folding stock or second handgrip.
Alabama infant mortality rate drops, but racial disparities persist
Alabama’s infant mortality rate continued a downward trend in 2022 even as infant deaths rose in the nation for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. But Alabama’s infant mortality rate, which decreased to 6.58 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, remains higher […]
Alabama man held without bail after deadly shooting in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — An Alabama man accused of killing a man outside a Walmart in Rhode Island during the weekend appeared in court on Monday. Sean Slaughter, 56, was arraigned on multiple charges, including murder. Providence police said Slaughter is accused of shooting and killing 51-year-old Eric Campbell,...
Hurricane Season Update: 50% Chance of System Development
Don’t forget that Hurricane season is in motion and continues through November 30. According to The Weather Channel, “Formation of tropical systems near the Caribbean or U.S. East Coast is common in August.”. Here is What We Are Monitoring. A disturbed weather area over the central tropical Atlantic...
New APLS policies to impact libraries throughout Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Libraries across Alabama will need to change their current policies to keep children under 18 from accessing adult material in the library without a parent or guardian’s permission. Every library is going to look different based on their current guidelines. The Huntsville Madison County Library...
Send in nominations for Women Who Shape the State
The next class of Women Who Shape the State is open to nominations for 2025, and This is Alabama would love to celebrate the women who are working to make our state better by creating change in your community. From educators, business leaders and healthcare workers to authors, philanthropists, artists...
In Alabama, 'third spaces' bring small towns together through forging relationships
This story is part of a partnership between the Montgomery Advertiser and the Living Democracy program at Auburn University. Now in its 13th year, the program disperses students across rural Alabama to spend 10 weeks learning more about the inner workings of the community and writing about what they observe. ELBA − Forging relationships is the job of anyone who creates a “third space," like churches, cafes, libraries, bookstores, shops and parks. In his book The Great Good...