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Trash Pandas’ 2025 schedule begins, ends at home with Chattanooga; Columbus joins SL
MADISON – For the first time in the team’s five-year history, the Rocket City Trash Pandas will open a season at home and close a season at Toyota Field. And, the Chattanooga Lookouts will be the visitors both times. The Trash Pandas revealed their 2025 schedule Tuesday with...
Strong to severe storms this weekend, Turning less humid next week
Tonight: It will be mostly cloudy and muggy overnight with some lingering showers and storms. Lows will be in the lower to middle 70s. Weekend Outlook: The muggy weather will continue on Saturday ahead of a cold front. An outflow from a morning MCS will move across Central Alabama. This will set off scattered storms […]
ALDOT awards $485,000 in grants to municipal airports
The Alabama Department of Transportation has announced it will award $485,000 to three municipal airports for improvements. The grants are made through ALDOT's Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program. The three airports are theAuburn University Regional Airport,The Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field, andThe Tuscaloosa National Airport. The Auburn University regional airport will...
Alabama Man Becomes First in Middle District Convicted for Fentanyl-Related Death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama says that someone has been found guilty on federal charges for selling fentanyl that caused death. This is the first time in River Region history that someone has been found guilty of this crime.
New United Way director hopes to address homelessness
Aug. 16—One of the growing problems Kimberly Ray hopes to tackle as the new head of United Way of Morgan County is homelessness. Current data tells Ray homelessness is a growing problem here. "I'm big on community assessment; what does the data say we need? That's what we will really start looking at," said Ray, who became the new CEO on July 29. "What they need is some shelter," she said of ...
BPD getting civilian hires in the door to get more cops on the street
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are getting creative in an effort to get more officers out in your community and enforcing the laws. Right now, BPD still has a $5,000 sign-on bonus with 18 new police recruits set to graduate from the academy next Friday. Still, department leaders have been researching what else they could do to get more officers back on the streets.
Tuscaloosa’s Tropically Themed Daq Shack Now Open, Offering 14 Frozen Flavors
Tuscaloosa's downtown daiquiri destination is now open, where an entrepreneur has moved into the space next to his restaurant to offer the boozy beverage in 13 frozen flavors and one nonalcoholic option. Pete Zimmer owns and operates Ajian, the build-your-own-roll sushi shop he opened with Alabama's two-time national championship-winning quarterback...
Man arrested for attempted kidnapping of 4-year-old at Fairfield gas station
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A 55-year-old Jefferson County man is under arrest for attempting to kidnap a 4-year-old August 14. Jimmy Cone is charged with first-degree kidnapping and child abuse maltreat. He is in the Jefferson County Jail. Deputies responded to the Marathon Gas Station at 7150 Aaron Aronov Drive...
'I don't think they've ever been on a stage this big': Grissom Choir set to perform with Foreigner
"It feels like the first time" for some lucky Grissom High School students! The first time performing on a major stage, that is. The school's choir will sing alongside rock band Foreigner this Saturday at the Orion Amphitheater. On a whim, Grissom's choir entered and won a contest to sing...
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