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Budget cuts in Washington are raising concerns for beach safety along the Alabama Gulf coast. The Associated Press is reported staff vacancies as bad as twenty percent at some National Weather Service offices. These are the people who provide forecasts, including beach safety information for both Alabama beach goers and lifeguards.
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This week, Don reviews “Hemingway’s Passions: His Women, His Wars, and His Writing” by Nancy W. Sindelar. -
Keeping your pet safe at Easter means protecting them from the dangers lurking in the treats, decorations and trimmings we humans enjoy for this holiday! -
School material could look very different if two bills before the Alabama legislature become law. One measure would mandate the displaying of the Ten Commandments in an expansion of Christian texts in public schools, while deleting references to drag shows and the displaying of pride flags. Another bill would require schools to change their maps and materials to say “Gulf of America.” -
On this weeks Keepin' It Real, Cam tells us that based on a series of recent events, he has two people he'd like to offer up as potentially superb spies. -
Alabamians may find themselves quoting Longfellow today. Governor Key Ivey says the state will join the nation in a commemoration known as “two lights for the future.” The day remembers the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride during the Revolutionary War. -
The Alabama legislature is working to make Hollywood feel more at home in our state. A bill is making its way through the Senate in Montgomery to add incentives for people who make movies or commercials here in Alabama. APR student reporter Barry Carmichael spoke to one Mobile resident whose movie making experience including meeting the actor who played Luke Skywalker. -
A growing number of conservative leaders are pushing states to upend the long-standing U.S. constitutional right to free public education for children, regardless of immigration status. Alabama tried to enforce a state law to keep undocumented migrant children from public schooling, but agreed to a legal settlement on the matter and the law was blocked. -
The Trump administration is expected to reverse a controversial 2023 decision on the permanent location of U.S. Space Command, perhap as soon as month’s end. Alabama is watching what happens since Huntsville is one possible landing spot. -
The Trump administration has granted nearly seventy coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. The list includes the Tennessee Valley Authority, which serves seven southern states including Alabama.
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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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A Montgomery-based nonprofit organization that advocates for civil rights and racial equality is inviting the community to honor those who lost their lives in the fight for justice. The Civil Rights Memorial Center will kick off the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee Weekend with its annual wreath laying ceremony on March 7, followed by a rally for voting rights protections. -
Tuscaloosa residents are casting their votes for Mayor, City Council and Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education. Polls for the March 4 general election are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Take a look inside to see who's on the ballot. -
The college basketball season has wound down toward the end, with some conference tournaments already starting. The major conferences still have a week left in the regular season and that means rivalry games — and some big ones. This includes the rematch between top-ranked Auburn and No. 7 Alabama. -
The Auburn men's basketball team is remaining atop the AP Top 25. The Tigers are the unanimous pick at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel. -
Lisa Lambert and Frederick Richardson sit down at StoryCorps to discuss Lisa becoming the first Black city clerk for Mobile, the pressures that come along with that achievement, and what her responsibilities look like in that role. -
Mardi Gras means parties and parades along the Alabama Gulf coast. That means it’s also prime time for people who like to catch the colorful beads and doubloons that are thrown from the parade floats. This may sound like all fun and games, but environmentalists say there’s a darker side to this Mardi Gras tradition. -
Fans are remembering R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a weekend crash on a highway in Alabama while returning from a performance. The Grammy-nominated singer was a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You.” -
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.” The residents of Hanceville, Alabama, flooded the city council on Thursday for a polarized debate over whether to disband the department altogether. -
This week, Don reviews "The Story She Left Behind: A Novel" by Patti Callahan Henry. -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for "strong relations," a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S. President Donald Trump that left many uncertain where the once staunch allies stood. APR contacted a fellow journalist in Ukraine for her perspective.
