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AltaPointe Health opens new children’s outpatient clinic in Alabama, US
Hospital Management
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July 30, 2025
AltaPointe Health has expanded outpatient services for children with the opening of a new clinic in Mobile, Alabama, US. This new clinic at 4211 Government Boulevard is designed to offer convenient access to behavioural health care for children as...
Penn Hills man cultivates passion for life, travel through production company
Penn Hills Progress - Pennsylvania
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July 31, 2025
James “Jazz” Byers calls himself a professional wanderer. It’s hard to find a more accurate title to fit the man who has biked across the United States and in the South Pole, went backcountry skiing in Antarctica and spent time in Chile, Germany,...
ALDOT urges caution amid SR-75 bridge demolition in Alabama
WZDX - Alabama
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July 31, 2025
The obsolete structure is being removed piece-by-piece. TOWN CREEK, Ala. — Demolition of an 83-year-old bridge on State Route 75 over Town Creek in DeKalb County began Wednesday as crews started the final phase of a $13.7 million replacement...
5 Resort State Parks in Alabama + 1 Coming Soon!
AOL
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Alabama is home to 21 state parks scattered all over the state, each offering unique experiences, activities, and attractions. While all of Alabama’s state parks offer some sort of accommodation, these five parks feature resort-style lodging that...
From Fort Payne to 4x Platinum: How Alabama Made Country History Without Changing Their Tune
American Songwriter
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July 31, 2025
On July 30, 1985, Alabama didn’t just rewrite country music history—they doubled down on it. Three decades ago, the Country Music Hall of Famers became the first country act ever to earn quadruple-platinum certification, which means 4 million...
Mason Music to open first North Alabama location in Madison
The Madison Record - Alabama
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July 30, 2025
Mason Music offers both private lessons and group programs in guitar, piano, voice, drums and more to all ages. Business, Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor, Z - News Main MADISON – Madison is welcoming a new music education facility...
Convicted murderer from Bessemer charged with kidnapping woman, family in Texas; forcing her to drive him to Alabama
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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July 30, 2025
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - Federal investigators are charging a convicted murderer with kidnapping a Texas woman and her children and brother at gunpoint, forcing her to drive him cross-country to Bessemer, and assaulting her along the way. Larry...
Alabama awards $337,000 in grants to boost local airport projects
WJSU - Alabama
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has allocated over $337,000 in state grants to enhance infrastructure at 20 local airports. These grants are part of ALDOT's Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program, which...
Alabama mother, daughter sentenced for scamming elderly Mountain Brook woman out of $500,000
AL.com - Alabama
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July 30, 2025
An Alabama mother and daughter have been sentenced for their role in bilking an elderly Mountain Brook woman out of nearly $500,000. U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Mykia L. Henderson, 32, of Moody, to more than seven years in...
America's Most Pet-Friendly City Is Officially This Gorgeous Destination
The Travel
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July 30, 2025
According to Forbes Advisor, 66% of American households, or 86.9 million homes, own a pet. Dogs are the most popular, with 65.1 million U.S. households owning one and 46.5 million with cats. Pets have then become an important factor in most...
Capped Alabama coal ash pond still polluting groundwater 7 years after closure, lawsuit claims
WBHM 90.3 - Alabama
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July 30, 2025
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Dennis Pillion, Inside...
Alabama State Parks Expands Prescribed Fire Capabilities Through Grant Award
Courier Journal - Alabama
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The State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (AARCDC) to cover the purchase of...
Muscle meets the beach at Alabama's Strongest Man competition
Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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Some of the Southeast's most powerful athletes will descend on The Hangout in Gulf Shores for the 13th-annual Alabama's Strongest Man, set for Saturday, Aug. 16. The strength competition kicks off at 8:30 a.m. on the beach, with weigh-ins...
Suit Claims Capped Alabama Coal Ash Pond Still Polluting Groundwater
The Environmental Magazine
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July 30, 2025
"Coosa Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Alabama Power, alleging significant groundwater pollution violations from the utility’s Gadsden coal ash pond that has been capped in place since 2018." "GADSDEN, Ala.—The coal ash lagoon at...
Alabama AG seeks crackdown on abortion shield law protections
Alabama Political Reporter
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July 30, 2025
In a letter sent to U.S. congressional leadership Tuesday, Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 15 other Republican attorneys general in urging Congress to override state-level “shield laws” that protect people seeking and facilitating...
Mother and daughter sentenced in $500,000 elder fraud scheme in Alabama
WJSU - Alabama
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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A mother and daughter have been sentenced for their roles in an elder fraud scheme that defrauded nearly $500,000 from an elderly victim, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge Anna M....
Alabama Extension: Battling giant salvinia: Know it, report it, stop it
Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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By Kacey Watson Alabama Cooperative Extension System AUBURN UNIVERSITY — For the past several years, giant salvinia has been creeping its way through Alabama's fresh bodies of water. Moving rapidly from the west, this aquatic invasive species...
Game-by-game predictions for Alabama's 2025 season
Daily Comet - Louisiana
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When searching for the most difficult schedules in the SEC this season, the Alabama Crimson Tide are among those who might stick out, and when looking at the games awaiting the program this fall, it's not hard to see why. In all, Alabama will host...
Alabama man arrested in police chase that ends in Goshen
Mid Hudson News - New York
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July 30, 2025
WARWICK – The Town of Warwick Police Department announced on Tuesday that a 21-year-old Alabama man has been arrested for leading cops on a chase from Vernon, N.J. into Orange County. The Town of Warwick PD was notified at 8:46 p.m. on July 22 by...
Operation Grayskull leads to life sentence for Alabama man
WZDX - Alabama
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July 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice says that William Michael Spearman, 58, was the primary administrator of the website. MADISON, Ala. — A Madison man is among 18 people convicted in a sweeping federal operation that brought down four of the dark...