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FLORENCE–Labor and Delivery staff at North Alabama Medical Center had a busy day on Thursday, February 29 with the most babies born on any Leap Day since 1980 at the facility. Karson Scott …

FLORENCE-On 2/28/24, Florence Police Department arrested Justin Heath Terry, a 42-year-old resident of Florence. Terry was charged with Robbery 3rd, Theft of Property 1st, Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest, and Criminal …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives voted today to pass Governor Ivey’s education savings account bill, the CHOOSE Act. The bill now moves to the Senate. Upon its successful passage in the …

TUPELO  – National Park Service law enforcement rangers are asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision on Natchez Trace Parkway. On …

MONTGOMERY – On Saturday, Feb. 24, at approximately 3:42 a.m., an explosive device was detonated near the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Bainbridge Street, outside of the Alabama Attorney …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey today announced the awarding of nearly $150 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service to unserved areas across Alabama. The 66 Capital Projects Fund …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) has approved over $30 million in grants under the new Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy Act …

ATHENS – A legacy cast aluminum component manufacturer has announced an expansion at their North Alabama facility. Cast Products, Inc. (CPI) has been in business since 1979 in Athens. They …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-  Sandhill cranes are startling creatures. Soft gray to cocoa brown, with the slouch and height of a lanky child, the birds grow as tall as 4.5 feet – among …

FLORENCE-The Florence Police Department report a traffic death after  car crashed into the Green Valley Nursery: “Just after 8:00 p.m. on February 26, 2024, a Florence police officer was flagged …

It was 1942, and, among many other challenges, wartime Great Britain had a big problem: Nazi U-boats. These German submarines destroyed U.K.-bound merchant ships laden with much-needed food and supplies, …

MONTGOMERY – On Monday, Feb. 26, at approximately 8:19 a.m., Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) received notification of a suspicious package …

ATLANTA, GA-CDC is tracking and analyzing BA.2.87.1, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. To date, this variant has been detected nine times in the Republic of …

MONTGOMERY-Attorney General Steve Marshall today issued a statement regarding the detonation of an explosive device located outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in Montgomery. Attorney General Marshall stated, “in the …

DECATUR – The Decatur Career Center is hosting a job fair for Pilgrim’s Pride Starting pay is $17.25/hour and includes a $2.00/hour incentive shift differential for third shift. Pilgrim’s will …

 MONTGOMERY-Attorney General Steve Marshall hailed the passage of the Alabama Child Protection Act by the Alabama House of Representatives. House Bill 168, sponsored by Representative Matt Woods, (R-Jasper), passed unanimously. …

In 1954, Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, began research on a new book of records meant to help settle pub arguments. The idea stemmed from a …

FLORENCE—Muscle Shoals Music Camp, a day camp for high schoolers hosted primarily at the University of North Alabama’s School of the Arts and the Department of Entertainment Industry facilities, will …

BOONEVILLE, MS-A former Booneville High School assistant basketball coach was sentenced to serve ten years in prison on Wednesday following his conviction for online enticement of a minor. According to …

MONTGOMERY-The public is cautioned not to handle bats. Bats, along with raccoons, are the primary reservoirs for rabies in Alabama. Rabies is a viral infection in mammals that is transmitted …