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Warming Station Opens Saturday Night as Freeze Warning Takes Effect
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Jimmie Hale Mission will open a warming station Saturday night as a freeze warning takes effect across central Alabama. The station opens at 6 p.m. Saturday and runs until 7 a.m. Sunday at 3420 2nd Ave. North in Birmingham. It is open to men, women and families who are unhoused or…
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Five Arrested in Rickarby Street Shooting That Left Woman Wounded
MOBILE, Ala. — Five people were arrested Thursday in connection with a July shooting on Rickarby Street in which a 51-year-old woman was shot in the head in her driveway. The Mobile Police Department announced the arrests Thursday, nearly four months after the shooting on July 22. Three adults, all 18, were identified as Dantarious…
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Huntsville City Schools Earns First A on State Report Card
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville City Schools earned an A on the Alabama State Report Card for the first time, scoring 90 for the 2025-26 school year, the district announced Thursday. The score is up one point from last year’s 89 and eight points from the 82 the district scored four years ago. It is the…
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Montgomery Hosts Second Annual Turkey Drive Friday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The city of Montgomery will give away free Thanksgiving turkeys Friday morning in its second annual turkey drive. The drive-thru event, Feeding Montgomery: Turkey Drive 2026, runs from 7 a.m. until supplies last Friday, Nov. 20, in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter at 6495 Atlanta Highway. Mayor Steven L. Reed…
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FBI Investigates Alabama Mosque Arson Attempt After Campaign Season Marked by Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
GADSDEN, Ala. — The FBI and local police are investigating an attempted arson at a Gadsden mosque, where a masked person threw an incendiary device at the entrance Wednesday night, prompting Muslim community leaders to call for condemnation from Alabama politicians after an election season marked by anti-Muslim rhetoric. Nearby community members extinguished the flames…
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Friday Sports Roundup: North Texas Sweeps UAB, Bulls Fall at Fayetteville
BIRMINGHAM — North Texas swept UAB on Senior Night at Bartow Arena, and the Birmingham Bulls dropped a 5-3 decision at Fayetteville on Friday night. North Texas Sweeps UAB on Senior Night North Texas beat UAB 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-19) on Friday night at Bartow Arena. The Mean Green, who hit .304 as a team,…
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