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Remembering An Eventful Night With Paul Bryant
Note: This is similar to stories I have done a couple of times previously about my good fortune to be in the company of Alabama Coach Paul Bryant to watch the televised landing on the moon by Neil Armstrong 55 years ago today. We live on the water and from...
Former Alabama Star DB Signs with Ravens
Eddie Jackson is one of many former Alabama defensive backs in the NFL, and he is set to join another member of the Crimson Tide's 2015 National Championship team. The former Alabama safety is expected to sign with the Baltimore Ravens, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Jackson will join...
Federal grant to improve railroad crossings in west Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - $14 million in federal transportation money is coming to Alabama, with part of it set to be invested in Sumter County. The money will help a community where one elected leader says they are at the mercy of stalled trains and railroad tracks. The transportation grant...
Bessemer man injured in crash dies two days later
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - A Bessemer man has died following a single vehicle crash Friday evening. Mose Howard White, 79, crashed on 4th Avenue SW at McCalla Road in Bessemer at 8:07 p.m. Friday. He was transported to UAB Hospital where he died Sunday afternoon. Bessemer police are investigating the...
Alabama A&M trio scores big at Rickwood Field tribute
BIRMINGHAM — Three Alabama A&M University students recently hit home runs in the world of sports marketing. Senior Amirah Ali, MBA student Nevell Brown, and May 2024 graduate Jenee Whitt took center stage in Major League Baseball’s inaugural Marketing Bootcamp. Their mission: Promote the league’s inaugural tribute game to the Negro Leagues, held at the legendary Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
Birmingham Zoo offering admission discounts for final 2 weekends of July
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - For the final two weekends in July, the Birmingham Zoo is hosting “Summer’s Last Roar Weekends,” an event that offers discount admission prices to the public before kids have to go back to school. The discount admission of $12.95 will be offered to...
Solomon Dacres ready to finally ‘put Michael Webster to bed’
It is often said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression but Solomon Dacres gets the opportunity to do just that in Birmingham on Saturday night. In November, and just days after signing with Queensberry Promotions, Dacres, 8-0 (2 KOs), was quickly given a platform to defend his English heavyweight title. The fighter in the opposite corner – Michael Webster – may have brought an unbeaten record with him but, in reality, he was there to provide Dacres with a respectable name to showcase his talents against,
Here's where gas prices in North Alabama stand
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As summer travel peaks, AAA reports a rise in gas prices across Alabama compared to last year. According to AAA's latest data, the national average for regular gasoline stands at $3.50 per gallon, with mid-grade at $3.94 and premium at $4.29. In North Alabama, drivers are...
Danger: Large Coyotes Causing Havoc In Alabama
This is one reason we should all own a rifle. Recently people have been spotting some giants roaming closer and closer to heavily populated residential areas. Be on the lookout a very large COYOTE roaming Chigger Ridge Road. Joyce Kidd Kephart added this pic. And said.. Something has bothered my...
Homewood officer shot, suspect dead following standoff
MOODY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Moody Police Department is conducting an investigation after a Homewood police officer was shot in Moody early Sunday morning. According to Homewood police, a Homewood police officer was shot in the 2700 block of Ross Drive around 4:35 a.m. as he was leaving to report for work. Upon entering his […]
Alabama native Nick Dunlap wins 2nd PGA TOUR event
TRUCKEE, California. (WBRC) - For the second time this season, Alabama native Nick Dunlap has won on the PGA TOUR!. Dunlap carded a final round 62 and finished the event with 49 points to win the event that was being played near Lake Tahoe. This weeks PGA TOUR event at...
Gauging Alabama’s chances to land another 5-star defender
As it wraps up a whirlwind summer on the recruiting trail, Alabama leads the nation with five 5-star commitments in the 2025 class. The Tide currently has the top recruiting class in the country per On3, and is still in play for several key prospects. Of Bama’s five 5-stars, only...
UAB needs your vote to win the national Most Beautiful Hospital contest
Last week, UAB Medicine was named by U.S. News and World Report as the best hospital in Alabama. With a little help from YOU, it can also be named one of the Most Beautiful Hospitals in the nation. How to vote — deadline July 25. UAB is among 81...
Danger: Large Coyotes Causing Havoc In Alabama
This is one reason we should all own a rifle. Recently people have been spotting some giants roaming closer and closer to heavily populated residential areas. Be on the lookout a very large COYOTE roaming Chigger Ridge Road. Joyce Kidd Kephart added this pic. And said.. Something has bothered my...
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