Valentina Mora-Velasquez
ReporterValentina Mora is a student intern at the Alabama Public Radio newsroom. She is an international student from Colombia at The University of Alabama. She is majoring in Communicative Disorders and Foreign Languages and Literature. She is part of the Blount Scholars Program and is also pursuing a minor in Music. Although she is not studying to become a journalist, Valentina enjoys reporting, interviewing and writing stories.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has donated more than fifty-two million dollars to solve Alabama’s pollution problems. The list includes PFAS, which is used in the creation of consumer products like Teflon and Scotchguard. Environmental activists say it’s not enough. -
As Black History Month draws to a close, the head of the Tuscaloosa County chapter of the National Association of Advancement of Colored People says one solution moving forward might be more diversity among the staff in the County’s school district. -
Nearly four hundred thousand Alabama households will see their food stamp benefits cut down in March. The reduction comes as pandemic-era programs end. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires emergency allotments to stop nationwide. -
Time is running out for North Alabama entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for a contest loosely based on the hit TV show Shark Tank. Applications close Monday for the Singing River Trail Launch Tank Competition. -
Alabama shoppers preparing for tornado season get a tax-free spree. Today kicks off this year’s Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Alabamians can buy certain supplies used in an emergency kit without tax. -
Alabama hospitals are seeing a breakout of Norovirus. The state says six cases have been reported so far this month. The disease is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. The virus is highly contagious. -
The former head of the city of Dothan’s tourism bureau is facing federal jail time for bank fraud. The case was connected to a music festival in 2018 in Iowa. -
Work is underway to help rural hospitals in Alabama stay afloat. At least fifteen hospitals in rural Alabama are in danger of shutting down. That’s according to the Alabama Hospital Association. -
The Alabama Legislature may soon consider a ban on mandatory microchipping of employees. This comes as sponsors of the bill know of no businesses in the state that do this. -
A painting project is helping provide suitcases to children in the Alabama foster care system. Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro is the nation’s only retailor of lost luggage.
