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Two-State Hurricane Conference in Mobile

Emergency planners and other officials from Alabama and Mississippi will be meeting in Mobile next week for a two-state conference on hurricane…

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UAB Football Decision Expected Today, Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins

Today may be the day of reckoning for supporters of football at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.UAB President Ray Watts says he will announce his…

Alabama Emergency Management Agency head Art Faulkner says timing, better forecasting and preparation helped the state avoid a repeat of the problems that occurred during a winter storm two weeks ago.

Politics & Government

Ala EMA Says Timing, Forecast, Preparation Helped

The Associated Press

The head of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency says timing, better forecasting and preparation helped the state avoid a repeat of the problems that…

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Art Faulkner say state agencies are participating in an exercise to help state workers and law enforcement agencies prepare to respond to hurricanes.

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Alabama Officials Practice For Hurricane Season

The Associated Press

Alabama Emergency Management Agency officials received an early wake-up call and were notified that Hurricane Juliet had made landfall at about 2 a.m.…

Politics & Government

Alabama EMA to Simulate Hurricane for Exercise

The Associated Press

Alabama's Emergency Management Agency plans to conduct an exercise to practice how the state would respond if a Category 3 hurricane were to enter the…

Politics & Government

Alabama Governor Offers Help to Oklahoma

The Associated Press

Alabama's governor says the state stands ready to help Oklahoma recover from a deadly tornado. Gov. Robert Bentley says he's been in touch with Oklahoma…