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Milk, Eggs and Now Bullets for Sale In Grocery Vending Machines
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk. American Rounds said their machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser’s age and are as “quick and easy” to use as a computer tablet. But advocates worry that selling bullets out of vending machines will lead to more shootings in the U.S., where gun violence killed at least 33 people on Independence Day alone . The company maintains the age-verification technology means...
Which Alabama school districts have the most experienced teachers? See the list
Over the last 10 years, Alabama schools have lost a lot of experienced teachers, and more and more educators in classrooms are first-time teachers. In 2014, one in five teachers had five or fewer years of experience, but in 2024, that number rose to one in three, according to data from the state’s department of education. Last school year, 4,209, or more than 9% of teachers, were in their first year of teaching. Scroll down to see the data for your school district.
Alabama’s third execution of 2024 scheduled for next week
Alabama is set to carry out its third execution of the year next week. The state plans to execute Keith Edmund Gavin by lethal injection at some time between midnight on July 16 and 6 a.m. on July 17. Gavin was convicted of the 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr. Gov. Kay Ivey set Gavin’s […] The post Alabama’s third execution of 2024 scheduled for next week appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Birmingham startup Moxi promises new, on-demand approach to child care
Cori Fain-Forrest created Moxi, a Birmingham-based child care center and app, after battling for options for her own son. In 2022, almost 85,000 Alabama families needed access to child care but had no affordable, quality options in their communities, according to the Women’s Foundation of Alabama. Mothers across Alabama have lost their jobs, cut their working hours and even filed for bankruptcy because of the lack of child care. Advocates like Fain-Forrest are working on possible solutions.
'Dysfunctional and ineffective': Bessemer City School System facing possible state intervention
BESSEMER, Ala. — Alabama's Department of Education has issued a stark warning to the Bessemer City School System over "several issues of major concern," stating that they may intervene in the system's day-to-day operations if the problems can't be solved. During a recent review of the Bessemer City School...
WATCH LIVE: 100-year-old time capsule dug up in Dothan (approx 7:05 a.m.)
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Crews will dig up a time capsule believed to have been buried in 1924 on Tuesday morning. Watch live coverage above or on the News4 app. Programming should begin at about 7:05 or soon thereafter. Subscribe to our News 4 newsletter and receive the latest local...
Alabama Fiber Network officially launches its service
CULLMAN, AL (WBMA) — Today at the Cotton Creek Cullman, the Alabama Fiber Network held a celebration to commemorate the launch of their middle-mile broadband service in Alabama. Many guests attended, including several Alabama elected officials. Governor Kay Ivey was one of the officials at the event. The ceremony...
ALEA troopers investigate 9 traffic fatalities, 3 drownings and zero boating fatalities during record-breaking Fourth of July travel period
Special to the Advance Over the course of an extended five-day enforcement period, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated a total of nine traffic fatalities and three non-boating fatalities (drownings). However, this was the third year in a row where the state experienced zero boating related fatalities on Alabama waterways. The official […] The post ALEA troopers investigate 9 traffic fatalities, 3 drownings and zero boating fatalities during record-breaking Fourth of July travel period appeared first on The Atmore Advance.
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