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Dumas Wesley Community Center needs your support — how to help during today’s telethon
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The inaugural Dumas Wesley Community Center Telethon kicks off today, and WKRG is partnering with the Poarch Creek Indians to support the center. Kate Carver with Dumas Wesley and Trina Rackard with Wind Creek Hospitality joined News 5’s Shamonee Baker and Bill Riales on the red couch to discuss the center, which […]
DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in key Florida races
School board candidates backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) fell short in a number of key races Tuesday, a blow to the governor’s efforts to reshape Florida’s education system. Eleven of 23 school board candidates endorsed by DeSantis appeared to have lost their races Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Times and Florida Politics reported, […]
Watch live: Tim Walz set to speak on Day 3 of Democratic National Convention
Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party's choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell dead at 87
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), who served in the House for more than 27 years, died Wednesday morning, his office announced. Pascrell, 87, had been hospitalized in July to be treated for a respiratory infection and spent some time in intensive care. The congressman moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility earlier this month but was rushed back […]
Ford adds 2 less expensive pickups and a van to electric lineup
Ford Motor Co. is changing its electric vehicle plans and now will focus on making two new electric pickup trucks and a new commercial van. The company says all will cost less, have longer range and be profitable within a year of reaching showrooms.
All About the Dumas Wesley Community Center’s After School Achievement Program
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Dumas Wesley Community Center has been transforming lives in the community for over 120 years. One of the ways they do this is through their After School Achievement Program, which caters to local children ages 6 to 18. Sixth-grader Londyn Prim recently started her second year in the after-school program. […]
‘The involvement is beautiful’: Senior in the Dumas Wesley SAIL Program reflects on experience
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Getting older doesn’t mean life has to stop or slow down. Just ask the people at Dumas Wesley Community Center. The center serves low-income seniors through its Senior Activities for Independent Living Program. The SAIL Program provides daily enrichment for seniors 60 and older, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to […]
Single mom calls Dumas Wesley Community Center’s Sybil Smith Family Village ‘a godsend’
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — When life deals you a tough hand, sometimes you need a place to go to make a change and turn things around. For single women and women with children in Mobile, that place is the Sybil Smith Family Village at Dumas Wesley Community Center. The transitional housing program provides 24 months […]
NASCAR returning to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem for 1st time since 1971
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Bowman Gray Stadium will host a NASCAR race for the first time in more than a half-century, opening next season with an exhibition race on a site with a rich history in auto racing. NASCAR announced Sunday that Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will be the home of The Clash on Feb. 2, bringing the […]
Gaetz scores big win over McCarthy: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Primaries in Florida dealt a blow to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) revenge tour against the Republicans who voted to oust him last year, and teed up a potential sleeper Senate race between incumbent Sen. Rick Scott (R) and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D). Votes were also cast in Alaska and Wyoming primaries to set […]
Peltola, 2 Republicans advance in Alaska House race
Alaska Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola (D) advanced from Tuesday’s primary to the November general election, as expected, for what will be a hotly contested House race this fall, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Republicans Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom were also projected to advance. Peltola is seeking a second full term representing Alaska’s at-large district […]
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