An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers. In Alabama alone, at least three men have died since 2015.
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Dubbed "Cicadapocalypse", a rare concurrence of two types of periodical cicadas are emerging from hibernation this spring, with trillions of cicadas being heard throughout the central and south-central parts of the country!
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On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam has seen much more of the healthcare world than he would like these days. His advice: Stay well.
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There’s an event tomorrow along the Gulf coast featuring food and live music as well as a judge, a prosecutor, and a defense attorney. The City of Mobile is hosting a clinic to resolve outstanding warrants in the court system.
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We may soon learn whether the rank and file at Tuscaloosa’s Mercedes Benz factory wants to join the United Auto Workers. The National Labor Relations Board is set to add up the ballots from the rank and file at the European car maker’s North American plant.
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The website onlyinyourstate.com lists the white sauce at Big Bob Gibson BBQ among its “twelve things you have to eat in Alabama before you die.” The dish ranks along the fried green tomatoes at Irondale café and the oyster sampler at Wintzell’s Oyster House. Mayonnaise is considered the base for Alabama white sauce.
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Deep in the backwoods of Greenville, dirt roads open to reveal an unexpected treasure. Sprawled over several rolling acres is where the annual Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival takes place. Patrons from far and wide recount their adventures with live history demonstrations and a step back in time.
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It's called Birmingham’s longest running event, and it's returning this Saturday for another year of celebration.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. Louisiana would join Alabama, where voters will choose a new U.S. House member following a similar SCOTUS ruling.
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After the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, hundreds of children from the affected areas dealt with multiple health issues caused by radiation from the nuclear meltdown. A few years later, families from all across Alabama housed many of those same children for a summer to give them access to better healthcare and a reprieve from the radiation.
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NASA, Boeing, and a rocket builder in Alabama are facing another delay in the liftoff of a new kind of spacecraft. Engineers found a helium leak on part of the Starliner capsule.
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Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The chain says that includes two in Alabama.
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall signed on with dozens of other States that are suing the Biden Administration and California over new limits on truck emissions.
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Today at StoryCorps, Kelly Finley interviews her friend Dale Pfeiffer about Driftwood housing, a non-profit he co-founded to combat chronic homelessness in Mobile. Dale’s story shows that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Note to listeners, suicidal thoughts are mentioned in this piece.
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Voting is underway at Mercedes Benz near Tuscaloosa on whether to go union. There’s a big change now for this ballot involving the United Auto Union. Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban says leave him out.
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Music lovers have the opportunity to attend the Woodstock Music Festival on Saturday, May 18th. The festival is $20 per vehicle and family friendly for all ages. No coolers or pets are allowed but guests are highly encouraged to bring their own lawn chair. There will be dozens of food venders and concessions available.
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Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator was among the Republican lawmakers sitting behind Donald Trump during what could be critical testimony during his hush money trial.
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Rank and file workers at Mercedes Benz North American plant near Tuscaloosa began voting today on whether to join the United Auto Workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to vote in May on United Auto Workers union.
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The Opelika Songwriters Festival is expected to bring artists from across the country starting this Thursday and running through the weekend. The event also attracts music lovers from all over the Southeast.
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NASA, Boeing, and Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance are still shooting for this Friday (at the earliest,) for the blastoff of an Atlas-V. The rocket is supposed to carry a new space capsule called Starliner.