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Mar 24 2024
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5 questions with Democratic Alabama House District 10 candidate Marilyn Lands
AL.comMar 14 2024
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Storms possible starting late tonight in Alabama
Rain chances are expected to increase in Alabama tonight, and a few severe storms could be possible, according to forecasters. Rain will be possible as well on Friday and during the weekend, but the National Weather Service now isn’t expecting as much rain as it did earlier this week, and flooding concerns aren’t nearly as high. The weather service said it will be watching for a complex of
AL.comMar 23 2024
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Spartans top Alabama A&M, 81-66, to advance to CIT championship
Norfolk State advances to the tournament's championship game for the first time in program history, the location and date of the title game to be determined. NORFOLK, Va. — Playing a postseason game in front of a home crowd at Echols Hall, the Norfolk State men's basketball team delivered an 81-66 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday. The Spartans (23-11, 11-3 MEAC) used a strong second
WVEC 13Mar 20 2024
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Expanded ‘Don’t say gay’ law advances to Alabama House
Alabama state lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would prohibit classroom discussions or instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools through 12th grade, expanding the existing law that extends through 5th grade. The House Education Policy Committee advanced the legislation, which now heads to the Alabama House of Representatives for a full vote
The HillMar 26 2024
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UAW president visits Alabama, says Mercedes-Benz, Ivey, BCA ‘trying…
United Automobile Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain met with workers at a gathering in Coaling on Sunday, a few weeks after the union announced a majority of employees at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance had signed up to join the union. UAW has made progress in the traditionally right-to-work South in recent months. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga are scheduled to vote in April on whether
1819 NewsMar 20 2024
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Alabama governor signs ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs
ALABAMA (WHNT) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill that will ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in state agencies, local boards of education and institutions of higher learning. Ivey signed the bill around noon on Wednesday after lawmakers gave it final approval Tuesday. The bill, introduced as SB129, prohibits the use of state funds for state agencies, school boards
WHNT 19Mar 20 2024
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Alabama bans government funding of 'divisive' DEI programs in schools
United Press InternationalMar 17 2024
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An Alabama sculpture park evokes the painful history of slavery
In Montgomery, Alabama, wedged between a maze of train tracks and the river, a long-neglected plot of land has been transformed. It's now home to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, the vision of lawyer and social activist Bryan Stevenson. The 17-acre park, set to open this month, is filled with nearly 50 sculptures by world-famous artists like Kehinde Wiley, Simone Leigh. and Kwame Akoto-
CBS News (Online)Mar 26 2024
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Weather alert issued for strong thunderstorms in Central Alabama until 3 a.m. Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 2:14 a.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 3 a.m. for Tuscaloosa, Hale, Perry and Bibb counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 2:14 a.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shelton State Community College to 8 miles south of Moundville to near Arcola. Movement was east
AL.comMar 13 2024
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A few strong storms possible Friday in Alabama
There’s good news and bad news in the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. The bad: A Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather has been added for parts of the state for Friday. The good: Forecast rainfall amounts have trended downward slightly for Thursday through the weekend. Alabama is set to have another day of pleasant weather today, but rain returns could return by Thursday
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