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Alabama 14-year-old dies after collapsing at football practice: ‘He just had a love for sports’
New Brockton High School freshman Semaj Wilkins died after collapsing during football practice Tuesday in Alabama. The 14-year-old had recently updated his Facebook profile to a photograph of himself on the field wearing his new high school football uniform. “He said, ‘No, I want to go out for football. Mama,...
Alabama schools add metal detectors, new rules for safety and security
Students and parents are adjusting to a new school year, and with that comes new safety and security measures enacted in schools statewide. Multiple Alabama school districts are implementing new security systems like metal detectors and X-ray machines. Others are incorporating more school resource officers on campus. Mo Canady, executive...
Alabama militia-member arrested in Georgia for illegally possessing gun while trying to buy horse
FITZGERALD, Ga. — Joshua Colston traveled from his home in Corinth, Mississippi to Fitzgerald in Ben Hill County in 2022 to buy a horse and "get off the grid," prosecutors say. However, he got a lot more than he was bargaining for. But instead of riding off on horseback,...
Stranded boat, assistant principal arrest, and non-citizen voters in Alabama | Aug. 15, 2024
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Fear, anger follow Haitian immigrants working at an Alabama poultry plant: Here’s the reality
The appearance of buses in several north Alabama cities last week prompted questions and community meetings about Haitian immigration in the state. Last week, photographs of people entering and exiting charter buses in Albertville were shared on Facebook, with users questioning what purpose the buses served, who was on them, and where they were coming from.
Alert: Alabama Faces Hazardous Heat Index Values Up to 108
Dangerous hot conditions continue across Alabama with concerning potential heat index values. The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Heat Advisory on Friday, August 16, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. This advisory covers the following counties: Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa,...
Bishop from Alabama elected president of World Methodist Council
United Methodist Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, head of the North Alabama Conference, was elected president of the World Methodist Council at its meeting this week in Sweden. Wallace-Padgett, who will be leaving her post in Birmingham on Sept. 1 after 12 years as bishop of North Alabama United Methodists, was elected on Wednesday at the meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, said Danette Clifton, communications director for the conference, who is attending with Wallace-Padgett.
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