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Former Auburn ace earns first coaching job
Fresh off an amazing career as a pitcher for Auburn softball, maddie penta is ready to take the next step in her softball journey. Friday, James Madison University softball head coach Loren LaPorte announced that Penta has been hired as an assistant coach. LaPorte is excited about the potential that Penta brings to the coaching staff.
Catie DeLoof Will Start With a $50,000 Salary at the University of Alabama
Catie DeLoof will match starting salaries with Sydney Pickrem at West Virginia, who has a similar coaching and competitive resume. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Catie DeLoof will make $50,000 per year as a base salary as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama. That matches the resume...
Tuscaloosa’s DCH to End 28-Room Hotel Program for Patients & Loved Ones
Tuscaloosa's DCH Regional Medical Center will soon end a program that provides patients and loved ones with an affordable place to stay before or during hospitalization. In a memo published earlier this month, hospital administrators alerted staff that DCH will end its Guest Room Program on September 1st and begin repurposing the 28 rooms dedicated to it.
NEW: Huntsville Beautification Awards recognizes 300+ properties
The Huntsville Beautification Board recognized over 300 properties at the 49th annual Beautification Awards ceremony on Thursday. These awards honor organizations in Huntsville that go above and beyond in landscaping and maintaining their properties to enhance the city’s appearance. Since 1975, this program has celebrated Huntsville properties that meet...
Southside Panthers defeat Carver Rams in season opener on Thursday
The Southside Panthers defeated the Carver Rams out of Birmingham on Thursday in a jamboree on the Panther’s field. The Panthers struck first against the Rams to quickly put points on the scoreboard. The Rams were able to answer and keep the Panthers on their toes, but the Panthers pulled away with a 30-12 victory to kick off their season.
Five players who may regret leaving Alabama in 2024
Alabama saw a ton of transfer portal departures this offseason. While transfer exits are inevitable in the modern world of college football, Bama had a unique offseason with the retirement of Coach Nick Saban and had to endure an additional portal window as a result. In all, 40 players left the program, most of whom were highly coveted prospects at one point in time.
25 pickleball courts coming to John Hunt Park in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAAY) – The new state-of-the-art John Hunt Park Recreation Center will bring new recreational opportunities to the city’s largest park and should illicit cheers from Huntsville’s growing pickleball community. The $18.5 million project calls for 25 lighted exterior pickleball courts that will also be covered...
Watch Live: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. Birmingham Legion FC live stream
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's a soccer night in Pittsburgh!The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are on the road facing Birmingham Legion FC and are looking to keep their unbeaten streak alive!The team ended a long winless streak in July with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Roots and dating back to July 13, they've rattled off three wins and four draws.Overall this season, the Riverhounds are sporting a record of 6-9-10. Kickoff tonight is set for 7:30 p.m. There are multiple ways to watch the Riverhounds this season, including by watching the live player above and by tuning into KDKA+!The Riverhounds' 2024 seasonKDKA+, which became...
Troy Soccer Heading to Samford for In-State Clash on Sunday
TROY, Ala. - Troy soccer is set for an in-state clash this Sunday as they'll travel up to Birmingham to face Samford. The Trojans enter the matchup 1-1-0 after Thursday's loss at Mercer, while the Bulldogs come in at 1-1-1 with a 3-3 draw against UAB in their most recent matchup.
Lulu Gribbin returns to Mountain Brook after June Shark Attack
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. (WIAT) — 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin is back home in Mountain Brook after a shark attack in June claimed her hand and leg. She spent the last 77 days in a North Carolina hospital. Saturday was an emotional but celebratory day in Mountain Brook. The streets were lined with family, friends and community […]
Lulu Is Back in Town
The granddaughter of Tuscaloosa native Joe Gribbin and his wife Janie, Lulu Gribbin, is back home in Mountain Brook. Her return to Alabama comes 77 days after she was attacked by a shark in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this summer. Her hometown of Mountain Brook and the State of...
Jim Beam column:Medical trailer will save lives
Some 4,600 residents in 10 counties and parishes in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are going to be tested for heart disease — testing that will save many of their lives. I say that because similar testing I had in the 1990s has helped me reach age 90. It was my wife’s cardiologist’s suggestion that […]
Federal judge narrows lawsuit against Alabama absentee ballot law
The front of Hugo L Black Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama on August 15, 2023. (Jemma Stephenson/Alabama Reflector) A federal judge Thursday substantially narrowed a lawsuit challenging a new Alabama law limiting the ability of third parties to provide absentee ballot assistance. U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor dismissed multiple claims...
Birmingham Police celebrates largest graduating Academy class since 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - 18 students graduated from the Birmingham Police Academy Friday. The class was so big BPD moved the event to Bill Harris Arena. The graduating class is also the department’s largest since April of 2020. “I decided to take this path because I do love my...
3 named to Birmingham Business Hall of Fame
Three business leaders were named to the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham’s Birmingham Business Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Inducted into the hall of fame were William C. Hulsey of Arlington Properties, Robert Earl Kelly of Kelly Road Builders and Kelly Natural Gas Pipeline and W. Stancil Starnes of ProAssurance.
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