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Polling fan confidence about the next Alabama Football National Championship
One Fall Camp day into the 2024 Alabama Football season brings back memories of Fall Camp in 2009. Alabama was going into Nick Saban's third season, following a 12-2 season that ended with two disappointing losses. Instead of dismay, optimism could not have been higher. Alabama fans firmly believed Nick Saban would soon deliver another National Championship.
Tropical depression possible soon in Gulf of Mexico: What will it mean for Alabama?
The National Hurricane Center on Thursday night continued to watch a tropical disturbance near Hispaniola that could become a tropical depression soon. And it could be in the Gulf of Mexico when that happens. Hurricane center forecasters raised the probability of development from medium (60 percent) to high (70 percent)...
Tracking the heat and the tropics
DOTHAN, ALA. (WDHN)– The whole state of Alabama is under a heat advisory again with temperatures about to return back into the mid to upper 90s. Heat indices will be around 110 degrees and rain chances only around 30-40%. Expect to see temperatures to peak around 97 degrees today and low temperatures overnight will be in the mid to upper 70s.
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...
NASA Additive Manufacturing Project Shapes Future for Agency, Industry Rocket Makers
The widespread commercial adoption of additive manufacturing technologies, commonly known as 3D printing, is no surprise to design engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama whose research created stronger, lighter weight materials and new manufacturing processes to make rocket parts. NASA’s RAMPT (Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing...
UAH placed in top 10 for international rover challenge
A student-led team from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) recently competed in an international rover competition held in Utah. Keep reading for more details on the competition and where UAH was ranked. How UAH’s rover fared. The University Rover Challenge (URC) is held annually in Hanksville, Utah,...
15 million people visited downtown Huntsville last year, CEO says
Events drew 15 million visitors to Huntsville’s downtown last year, according to data from the organization that serves as the host to many of the activities. “That is a 3% year-over-year increase over 2022, and a 5.2% year-over-year increase from 2021.” Downtown Huntsville CEO Rob Buddo told the Huntsville City Council at a meeting in July.
Scam targets Huntsville Utilities customers
HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville Utilities has been alerted to a new scam targeting customers. The scammer calls and states he/she is a Huntsville Utilities employee offering a bill reduction program. The scammer says to enroll in the program, there is a $99 fee, then asks for financial information. If customers...
Nick's restaurant manager apologizes for using racial slur
Half a week after a video recorded at Nick's Original Filet House went viral, showing a confrontation between customers and Nick's manager Jack Moltz, each of those chiefly involved has responded publicly. Speaking to WVUA-TV on Wednesday evening, Moltz, who operates the Tuscaloosa restaurant with owner Carla Hegenbarth, his wife, made his first statement about and apology for the racially charged incident. ...
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...