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Update: Heat advisory issued for North Alabama until Saturday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 1:07 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 7 p.m. for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall and Cullman counties. The weather service describes, "Heat index values up to 109 degrees." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat...
Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee’s store in Alabama
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours’ notice before performing a free concert Friday night in the parking lot of a large convenience store and gas station in north Alabama. Hundreds of people turned out for the show in Athens, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Nashville. It was outside […]
Crews battle house fire in Limestone Co.
ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Crews are currently on the scene of a house fire in Limestone County on Saturday morning. East Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tony Kirk said crews were “actively fighting the fire” on St. John Road in Athens. According to Athens Fire and Rescue Chief...
'Unprofessional statement' surrounds demoted Decatur firefighter's disciplinary appeal
DECATUR, Ala. — A hearing was held Friday as a Decatur first responder appeals a demotion levied against him by Mayor Tab Bowling earlier this year. Lt. Kevin Jackson was demoted to the basic status of firefighter in response to an incident that took place at the scene of a medical call in November 2023.
Youth soccer teams gear up for annual Alabama Labor Day Cup in Decatur
DECATUR – More than 70 teams from across the Southeast will travel to Decatur this month for an exhilarating youth soccer tournament. Celebrating its sixth year, the Alabama Labor Day Cup is set for Aug. 31-Sept. 1s, with all matches hosted at the Jack Allen Recreation Complex. Event Organizer...
Community reflects on life and death of Decatur teen: 'It haunts me every day'
Aug. 17—On May 3, 17-year-old Rashad Marquise Smith was dumped in a parking garage at Decatur Morgan Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Rashad grew up poor. His parents weren't much in the picture, and his grandmother was all he had. She tried her best to fill that void and keep him on the straight and narrow, an impossible task, perhaps, for one woman. In Northwest ...
Free program to help caregivers in Athens
Grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings who serve as caregivers in North Alabama can get some help. A statewide program called Kids and Kin is offering training classes in Athens this fall. The classes include small groups, free toys, educational materials and children's books. All classes are held from 10:00 until...
Update: Severe thunderstorm watch affecting Alabama until Saturday night
On Saturday at 4:27 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9 p.m. for Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah and St. Clair counties. When lightning looms: Expert safety tips for thunderstorms. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times, with the...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. submits signatures for Alabama ballot access, campaign says
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has submitted signatures to gain ballot access in Alabama for the presidential election in November, according to his campaign. Kennedy, who is running as an independent, submitted over 15,000 signatures in Montgomery on Thursday, according to Stefanie Spear, press representative for the campaign. That’s more than three times the required number of 5,000, the campaign said.
Alabama graduate takes on big role in Kamala Harris campaign: ‘We will make history’
A graduate of the University of Alabama is taking on a new role in Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Ian Sams, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at UA, is becoming senior national spokesperson and senior adviser for rapid response, the Washington Post reported. Sams...
Conservationists try to protect delta from development
Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a lush, vibrant and surprisingly intact more than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers. It's a place of astonishing plant and animal diversity and a critical conduit between the rest of Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico. But it's also facing pressure from development and climate change. So residents, scientists and environmentalists are working to protect the entire watershed from northern Alabama to the Gulf. Mitchell Reid, director of The Nature Conservancy in Alabama, says they'd rather preserve what's still here rather than later trying to restore what's lost.
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