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Hot and dry this weekend, Sweltering temperatures return next week
Weekend Outlook: An area of high pressure will remain northeast of Alabama. We will have northeast winds over us, keeping the humidity at low levels. Saturday and Sunday will be mostly sunny, hot, and not humid for late August. High temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 90s each day. Next Week’s Outlook: A […]
Asbury UMC Offers Support Groups for Grieving Spouses and Families Affected by Substance Abuse
Asbury United Methodist Church is offering two support groups designed to help those in need navigate through difficult times. Beginning in September, the church will host sessions focused on grief support for those who have lost a spouse, as well as a support group for families affected by substance abuse.
Alabama Champion: The Keystone Club, A Safe Space
The Keystone Club is a recovery clubhouse. It is a place where those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction can come to socialize, grab a cup of coffee, and have an encouraging conversation. Crystal Holcomb is one of the founders. She tells me it is a safe place for like-minded...
Alabama patients may see medical debt wiped out
Close to two hundred thousand people in Alabama, and two other States could see over $300 million dollars in medical debt disappear. A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out their doctor bills. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports that...
Alabama Teacher Under Fire After Saying Kids Stink
The teacher, who ask to remain anonymous, said “Parents make sure your middle school kids take a shower before they come to school. They start stinking about age 11 and they don’t realize it. I walk into my classroom and it’s like getting hit in the nose with a baseball bat of ass!”
Victim of shark attack to be honored with parade in Mountain Brook Saturday
A teenager who lost a leg and hand in a shark attack off the coast of Florida will finally be making the trip home to Mountain Brook this weekend, where she will be welcomed with a parade.
Tyrenda Williams-Reed, 1st Black woman to win America’s Junior Miss, has died
Tyrenda Williams-Reed, who represented Alabama in the America’ Junior Miss program in 1997 and became the first Black woman to win the competition, has died, according to the Distinguished Young Woman program and other sources. America’s Junior Miss, a scholarship competition based in Mobile, became Distinguished Young Women in...
Hueytown man convicted of fatally shooting man 8 times as he broke up fight at wake
A Hueytown man has been convicted in the 2023 shooting death of a 45-year-old man who was killed trying to break up an argument at a wake in Montevallo. A Shelby County jury on Thursday convicted 34-year-old Corey Antwon Broadnax of murder in the slaying of Shante Hudson. The shooting...
Business owner thrilled SEC Baseball to stay in Hoover through at least 2028
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — The City of Hoover and its Park and Recreation Board signed an agreement Thursday to extend the Southeastern Conference’s annual stay in the city. Landing an agreement to keep the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover through at least 2028 is a big win for local business owners. “It’s the lifeblood for […]
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