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Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt

Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt

On Thursday, the University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center published a new policy brief entitled “Healthcare in Alabama’s Black Belt: Impacts of Potential Medicaid Cuts.” The brief details the long-standing healthcare disparities facing...

LSU's Mike VII roams his habitat, but where are the Mikes who reigned before him?

LSU's Mike VII roams his habitat, but where are the Mikes who reigned before him?

Chances are, adults roaming the spaces between the LSU Museum of Natural Science's dioramas began making Mike roar when they were kids. That's as in Mike I, the first live tiger that served as LSU's mascot between 1936 and 1956. The Bengal cub...

Major Change Coming To Airport Security In PA

Major Change Coming To Airport Security In PA

Posted Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 2:23 pm ET|Updated Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 10:00 pm ET Most passengers flying out of Pennsylvania airports and those across the United States will no longer have to take off their shoes when going through Transportation...

Branch Technology through time

Home > Article VOL. 49 | NO. 27 | Friday, June 27, 2025 Branch Technology move to Tennessee in 2014, but the company's journey began the year before. 2013: Architect Platt Boyd develops early concept for large-scale 3D printing using robotic arms...

Alabama’s ‘rain crow’ is a mystery to birders and scientists alike

Alabama’s ‘rain crow’ is a mystery to birders and scientists alike

If you’re one of the many people hiking though Alabama’s forests this summer, you may want to look for the yellow-billed cuckoo. Good luck. Yellow-billed cuckoos tend to hide, high up in the trees in thick woodlands around the state. Though the...

Federal court hearing on Alabama's DEI law Thursday

Federal court hearing on Alabama's DEI law Thursday

YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE. AN ANTI DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION LAW AFFECTING THE STATE’S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A COURT HEARING IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY. THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS...

Alabama Waters Loaded With Red Snapper As 2025 Season Rocks On

Alabama Waters Loaded With Red Snapper As 2025 Season Rocks On

Since the 2025 seasons opened for private anglers and state-licensed commercial party boats on May 23 and federally permitted charter boats on June 1, anyone who follows Alabama anglers on social media has likely been inundated with photos of...

Federal court hearing on Alabama's DEI law Thursday

Federal court hearing on Alabama's DEI law Thursday

YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE. AN ANTI DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION LAW AFFECTING THE STATE’S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A COURT HEARING IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY. THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS...

NASA Astronauts To Answer Questions From Alabama Students

NASA Astronauts To Answer Questions From Alabama Students

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel . The U.S. Space and Rocket Center will host the downlink while celebrating the 65th anniversary of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. This event is...

Alabama lawyer calls Trump legal aid cuts ‘a war on the poor’ as thousands face losing help

Alabama lawyer calls Trump legal aid cuts ‘a war on the poor’ as thousands face losing help

Alabama lawyers are raising the alarm about a provision in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget that would make it harder for low-income families, veterans and senior citizens to receive legal aid in court cases. The Legal Services of Alabama,...

Alabama DOI Encourages Insurers to Use More Than Drones in Nonrenewals

Alabama DOI Encourages Insurers to Use More Than Drones in Nonrenewals

Alabama’s insurance commissioner this week urged property insurers to be judicious in the use of drones and aerial imagery in making nonrenewal decisions, but stopped short of issuing new regulations. “If an insurer uses aerial imagery as a basis...

Central Alabama Community College breaks ground on innovation center in Prattville

Central Alabama Community College breaks ground on innovation center in Prattville

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Central Alabama Community College (CACC) marked a significant milestone today with a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Center of Excellence for Innovation and Technology at the Prattville campus. The event, attended by college...

Miss Alabama 2025: Miss Hidden River, Miss Eastern Shore, Miss Hoover take preliminary wins

Miss Alabama 2025: Miss Hidden River, Miss Eastern Shore, Miss Hoover take preliminary wins

Miss Alabama 2025 has yet to be crowned, but this year’s competition kicked off Wednesday night with a preliminary round in Birmingham. A total of 43 women are vying for the state title, along with scholarship money and the chance to move on to...

Alabama Need To Know: Toxic Worms Are Invading

Alabama Need To Know: Toxic Worms Are Invading

As a parent and grandparent, I believe this is stuff that we need to know. We love to play outside with the dogs and kids during the summer months. However, living in Alabama and the Deep South brings some pretty dangerous things, mostly due to...

Major Change Made In Airport Security At BWI

Major Change Made In Airport Security At BWI

BALTIMORE — Passengers flying out of Baltimore/Washington International and other U.S. airports may no longer have to take off their shoes during security screenings, according to news reports. The Transportation Security Administration has not...

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino Ditch Ambitious Plans To Move FBI’s Legendary Training Program to Alabama From Quantico

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino Ditch Ambitious Plans To Move FBI’s Legendary Training Program to Alabama From Quantico

FBI leadership is abandoning its ambitious plans to host a pilot session of its vaunted National Academy Program at Huntsville, Alabama, instead of at Quantico, Virginia, where it is traditionally hosted, citing “insufficient infrastructure” at...

Alabama Extension - Grab a glass: Helping older adults stay hydrated during summer heat

Alabama Extension - Grab a glass: Helping older adults stay hydrated during summer heat

By Mary Wilson Alabama Cooperative Extension System AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Scorching summer temperatures in Alabama make staying hydrated a tall task that can be even tougher for older adults. Carol Connell, a human nutrition, diet and health...

Women with Hoover ties named finalists in Miss Alabama service, STEM contests

Women with Hoover ties named finalists in Miss Alabama service, STEM contests

Several women with Hoover connections this week were named finalists for the Community Service Award or STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) Award in the 2025 Miss Alabama competition. Miss Hoover Emma Terry was named one of eight...

Environmental Groups Successfully Petition Alabama to Update Water Toxicity Standards

Environmental Groups Successfully Petition Alabama to Update Water Toxicity Standards

People cool off in the water under the Little River Falls Bridge in Little River Canyon Falls Park near Ft. Payne, Alabama on July 13, 2021. Ron Buskirk / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an...

Alabama officials hope showing at 2025 Paris Air Show brings significant investment

Alabama officials hope showing at 2025 Paris Air Show brings significant investment

A coalition of Alabama officials are hopeful that the state’s showing this year at the Paris Air Show will draw significant investment into the state’s aerospace and defense industries after the conclusion of the show’s first day Monday (June 16)....

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