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Alabama Guardsmen donate blood to support hospitals throughout the state
Service members from the Alabama National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Montgomery donate over 30 units of blood on July 25 to support hospitals throughout the state during a blood shortage. The Alabama National Guard has units and facilities in 87 Alabama communities, enabling fast action from local service members anywhere in the state. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Alabama Guardsmen donate blood to support hospitals throughout the state
Medical Association of Alabama boasts new program to boost physician recruitment
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) – A brand-new training program designed to combat Alabama’s doctors shortage has been launched. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama is now accepting applications for the Bridge Year Graduate Physician Program. Under the supervision of a licensed physician, these students can practice some forms of medicine until they can go to […]
Court filings provide additional details of the US’ first nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A corrections officer who helped carry out the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution said in a court document that the inmate had normal blood oxygen levels for longer than he expected before the numbers suddenly plummeted. Another court document indicated that the nitrogen gas...
Seeing hazy skies? It’s dust from the Sahara Desert
Hazy skies spied across parts of Alabama on Thursday afternoon aren’t the usual summertime ozone pollution. It’s actually dust — from Africa’s Sahara Desert. A cloud of dust could be seen on NOAA satellites moving across parts of north and central Alabama on Thursday afternoon (shown above).
Alabama case will decide if state can prosecute people who help abortion-seekers find care
A federal court judge in Alabama will soon answer a crucial question: In a state where abortion is illegal, can health care providers and advocates be punished for helping patients seek the procedure elsewhere?. In 2022, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the state’s...
See For Yourself Alabama: Ghost Captured On Doorbell Camera!
I know you might not be ready for the supernatural/scary stuff yet but this is really interesting. Believe what you believe, but the video will make you think. Now I'm usually not one that jumps to conclusions. I do believe in spirits, just not “ghosts” in the traditional sense.
Surprise GOP candidate jumps in race to replace longtime Alabama Rep. John Rogers
The race to replace John Rogers in the Alabama state House isn’t over yet. Republican Erskine Brown Jr., has jumped into the race to challenge Democrat Kelvin Datcher for the House seat representing parts of Birmingham and the suburbs in Jefferson County. Brown and Datcher will both be on...
Alabama chiropractor indicted, accused of not paying $2.4M in taxes
A Shelby County chiropractor was indicted this week on charges of tax evasion, filing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS, the U.S. Department of Justice Northern District of Alabama announced. According to the indictment, Gary Forrest Edwards was a chiropractor and owner of Hoover Health and Wellness Center. In...
‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf of Mexico the size of New Jersey this year, researchers find
A “dead zone” of low-or no- dissolved oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is roughly the size of New Jersey this year, researchers at Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium have found. Though it’s found in Louisiana, the “dead zone” has implications for fisheries along Alabama’s Gulf Coast.
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