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Alabama officials unveil $13 million in renovations at Oak Mountain State Park
Alabama state officials unveiled $13 million in renovations to the campground at Oak Mountain State Park on Saturday, representing the first significant renovation to the venue since it first opened almost 50 years ago. “We’ve known for a long time that the campground at Oak Mountain State Park needed a...
Renewed risk of severe weather, flooding covers threatens Southeast
Just hours after a line of severe thunderstorms blasted the Gulf Coast with gusts over 80 mph and heavy rains, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, another round of severe weather is threatening the region Friday night.
What’s Happening: May 17-19
If you can put up with part of the weekend being wet, there are plenty of outdoor events for you to enjoy in the River Region!. You will hear music in the air in both Montgomery and Wetumpka, as music festivals get toes tapping. In Millbrook, you can celebrate Mayfest.
Alabama’s Black Belt tourism booming due to hunting and fishing, according to report
Alabama’s Black Belt region that encompasses 23 counties through the central and southern portions of the state has long been maligned by tales of poverty, environmental hazards, limited economic opportunities and health care. But the vast rural region is also home to a growing appeal as a hunting and...
Opinion | Birmingham can solve its own problems if Montgomery steps back
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Here in Alabama, cities aren’t allowed to set a local minimum wage. Or regulate concealed carry. Or tax self-driving cars. Or, like I wrote about yesterday, decide to use ranked-choice voting to elect city councilors. Really, cities can’t do much. The technical...
Fraudulent bank transactions in Tennessee may be linked to Alabama
Shocking new video out of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, shows the moment two different men withdrew thousands of dollars from bank accounts that weren't theirs. The latest incident happened at the Redstone Financial Credit Union (RFCU) on Medical Center Parkway on April 18. An unidentified man showed the teller a fake driver’s license with his photo, but the name, address, and date of birth of the account holder.
Archibald: Alabama paroles are hard to come by – except for corrupt cops
This is an opinion column. I grew up believing Thomas Jefferson, silly me. He argued that when a person assumes a position of public trust, “he should consider himself as public property.”. It’s bigger than him. Or her. You have to believe it, or democracy falls apart. Trust...
Championship 7: Ranking Friday’s standouts from AHSAA softball, baseball tournaments
The AHSAA state softball and baseball tournaments dodged rain drops on Friday and crowned three final champions for the 2023-2024 season. Class 3A Opp and Class 2A Wicksburg won the final two softball titles, while Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa won the Class 6A baseball crown. As usual, there were several top performances. Here’s...
19 tornadoes confirmed from May 8 storms - here's the list
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — New data this week from the National Weather Service confirms a total of 19 tornadoes ripped across North Alabama and Southern-Middle Tennessee during the night of May 8. This number eclipses the total number of tornadoes confirmed through the years of 2021 through 2023. Before Wednesday's...
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