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Public Radio for the Heart of Alabama
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A ‘catastrophic’ loss: Severe heat puts a heavy strain on rural farmers in the Gulf South

1/1/14 minutes, 50 seconds
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Birmingham students take trip back in time for lesson on 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

1/1/12 minutes, 7 seconds
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Birmingham residents reflect on 60th anniversary of church bombing

1/1/14 minutes, 55 seconds
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With spread of fentanyl, opioids kill record number of Black men in Birmingham

1/1/14 minutes, 23 seconds
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Q&A: Why New Orleans’ unhoused people face increased danger from relentless heat

1/1/15 minutes, 39 seconds
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Q&A: Author of ‘Rocket Men’ details how Black quarterbacks helped move the NFL forward

1/1/15 minutes, 37 seconds
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After 12 years and a pandemic, Jefferson County’s health officer steps down

1/1/14 minutes, 53 seconds
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6 months later, Mississippi communities hit by March tornado fear they’ve been abandoned

1/1/13 minutes, 52 seconds
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In Alabama’s Paint Rock Valley, researchers count every tree thicker than a pencil

1/1/14 minutes, 39 seconds
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Book bans are on the rise in the Gulf South. Here’s what’s being challenged in Alabama

1/1/14 minutes, 39 seconds
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How Gulf South outdoor workers dealt with the hottest August on record

1/1/13 minutes, 32 seconds
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The Gulf South’s record heat brought another pain for residents — higher power bills

1/1/15 minutes, 6 seconds
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Ukrainian baker reconnects to Birmingham by sharing her sweet treat

1/1/14 minutes, 22 seconds
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At Huntingdon College, Alabama’s 1st NCAA women’s wrestling team is ready to roll

1/1/15 minutes
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Runoff Tuesday in race for House District 55

1/1/11 minute, 40 seconds
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Paws and prayers: Hoover church’s furry congregation gets blessed

1/1/13 minutes, 49 seconds
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The Gulf South looks to ‘charge up’ its economy with electric vehicles

1/1/14 minutes, 49 seconds
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At the Magic City Classic, what you wear is just as important as who you cheer for

1/1/15 minutes, 13 seconds
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Place, Erased: How a drowned Alabama town still holds lessons 60 years later

1/1/16 minutes, 49 seconds
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Birmingham-Southern hoped to borrow money. Now the school is on borrowed time

1/1/13 minutes, 52 seconds
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Place, Erased: Is this Mississippi community really a ghost town? It depends on who you ask

1/1/16 minutes, 57 seconds
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Place, Erased: The fight for the remains of a Louisiana town

1/1/16 minutes, 39 seconds
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Remembering Margaret Walker 50 years later, as her groundbreaking poetry festival returns to Jackson

1/1/14 minutes, 55 seconds
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Community connects Dia De Los Muertos artwork

1/1/11 minute, 53 seconds
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Birmingham’s first Black police officer has died

1/1/155 seconds
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Vincent coffee shop becomes community hub

1/1/13 minutes, 25 seconds
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LGBTQ doctors are leaving the Gulf South due to discrimination: ‘We weren’t welcome anymore’

1/1/15 minutes, 23 seconds
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A pro jiu-jitsu league is bringing grapplers from across the globe to a small city in Alabama

1/1/15 minutes, 33 seconds
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Why trees are an environmental and health Swiss army knife

1/1/14 minutes, 48 seconds
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A year after the Moody landfill fire: “We need just as much help now”

1/1/14 minutes, 10 seconds
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She owed $7K due to a water leak. Her utility saw the signs but didn’t tell her

1/1/15 minutes, 4 seconds
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LGBTQ community finds a home in Birmingham’s punk scene

1/1/14 minutes, 6 seconds
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How a pianist is using classical music to bridge divides in Alabama

1/1/15 minutes, 38 seconds
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How making Jackson’s famed Farish Street more green could also help cool it off

1/1/15 minutes, 27 seconds
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Meet the tiny fish that only call Jefferson County home

1/1/13 minutes, 58 seconds
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Alabama Power partners with a company accused of misleading customers

1/1/13 minutes, 36 seconds
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Place, Erased: How a drowned Alabama town still holds lessons 60 years later

1/1/17 minutes, 16 seconds
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A books-to-prisons program creates connection behind bars

1/1/13 minutes, 33 seconds
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Pajamas, movies, relish: hear some of our favorite holiday traditions

1/1/13 minutes, 56 seconds
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Despite strong economic signs, food pantry lines are still growing in the Gulf South

1/1/14 minutes, 32 seconds
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This New Orleans restaurant made it through the pandemic. Can it survive water billing issues?

1/1/15 minutes, 22 seconds
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The 2023 moments that will stick with us: Reflections from the Gulf States Newsroom

1/1/14 minutes, 24 seconds
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Inflation is slowing, unless you’re ‘makin’ groceries’ for New Orleans gumbo. Here’s why

1/1/15 minutes, 53 seconds
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What’s your favorite thing about Alabama?

1/1/13 minutes, 38 seconds
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Mercedes-Benz autoworkers in Alabama want to join the UAW. Here’s what the past could teach them

1/1/15 minutes, 44 seconds
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New opera delves into less familiar part of Helen Keller’s story

1/1/15 minutes, 23 seconds
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Jackson estimated his water bill and overcharged him by thousands. He fought back and won

1/1/15 minutes, 20 seconds
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Why Birmingham is overlooked when it comes to jazz

1/1/15 minutes, 25 seconds
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How an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news

1/1/15 minutes, 3 seconds
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Opioid overdoses are on the rise. A Louisiana medical student believes Narcan training can help

1/1/14 minutes, 47 seconds
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What’s special about historically Black colleges and universities

1/1/15 minutes, 24 seconds
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What the Lost Cause narrative masks about Alabama history

1/1/14 minutes, 55 seconds
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The Gulf South’s rejection of the Summer EBT program puts further strain on child hunger issues

1/1/14 minutes, 1 second
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What to expect in this year’s legislative session

1/1/15 minutes, 21 seconds
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A South Asian krewe in New Orleans wants to ‘put the masala in Mardi Gras’

1/1/14 minutes, 27 seconds
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Gambling becomes the first big issue of the legislative session

1/1/15 minutes, 7 seconds
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‘Living in fear’: Small-town Mississippi residents are skeptical of DOJ’s police investigation

1/1/15 minutes, 24 seconds
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Meet the Alabama woman who is turning her farm into an indigenous food forest

1/1/14 minutes, 58 seconds
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Gambling bill overcomes first big test of the legislative session

1/1/14 minutes, 53 seconds
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How Birmingham reflects an entwined struggle for civil and labor rights

1/1/15 minutes, 57 seconds
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‘Sick!’ New kids book by Alabama author explores how animals fight germs

1/1/12 minutes, 16 seconds
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This shop is bringing gender-fluid clothing to Birmingham

1/1/13 minutes, 51 seconds
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Alabama fertility care in limbo as lawmakers discuss legislation

1/1/13 minutes, 11 seconds
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Lawmakers promise action after Alabama IVF ruling

1/1/14 minutes, 13 seconds
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4 factors besides cold weather that explain expensive winter power bills

1/1/14 minutes, 48 seconds
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Here are the details on Tuesday’s proposed constitutional amendment

1/1/11 minute, 32 seconds
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From sea to table to sea: How recycled oyster shells are restoring the Alabama coast

1/1/14 minutes, 2 seconds
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Alabama lawmakers pass protections for IVF clinics

1/1/15 minutes, 30 seconds
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Thousands honor Selma Jubilee, voting rights ahead of March 5 election

1/1/13 minutes, 30 seconds
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The HBCU Legacy Bowl is more than a game. It also prepares students for life after sports

1/1/13 minutes, 46 seconds
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IVF, school choice and gambling dominate the week in Montgomery

1/1/15 minutes
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Clothing makes the character: Disney costumes come to the Birmingham Museum of Art

1/1/14 minutes, 8 seconds
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What architects learned from 30 years of building affordable homes in Alabama’s Black Belt

1/1/15 minutes, 4 seconds
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As Alabama tries to legalize sports betting, advocates point to neighboring states’ success

1/1/14 minutes, 18 seconds
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What do you want state lawmakers to know?

1/1/13 minutes, 57 seconds
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Anti-DEI bill faces opposition from students across Alabama

1/1/12 minutes, 25 seconds
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Alabama pharmacists urge lawmakers to pass HB 238

1/1/13 minutes, 17 seconds
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Some Jackson residents still face water billing issues despite new systems in place

1/1/15 minutes, 1 second
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A ‘gassy’ Alabama coal mine was expanding under a home. After an explosion, two were left critically injured

1/1/14 minutes, 56 seconds
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Anti-DEI bill becomes law as lawmakers return for the second half of the session

1/1/17 minutes, 14 seconds
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What happens when a rural hospital shuts its doors? Look to Pickens County

1/1/14 minutes, 1 second
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BSC’s Daniel Coleman talks about his years-long effort to save the school and what happens next.

1/1/14 minutes, 56 seconds
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Broken sticks and lots of laundry: what it takes to keep the Birmingham Bulls on the ice

1/1/14 minutes, 31 seconds
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IVF could help her start the family she wants. Will Alabama’s personhood law derail it?

1/1/14 minutes, 46 seconds
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Q&A: A bad deal made Jackson’s water problems worse. It wasn’t the only Mississippi city harmed

1/1/15 minutes, 26 seconds
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1 year after devastating tornado, Rolling Fork mobile home park residents fight to return home

1/1/15 minutes, 25 seconds
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‘Anybody can be a lobbyist’: In Mississippi, incarceration fuels legislative advocacy training

1/1/15 minutes, 27 seconds
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‘A bad day to be a panther’: Students react to BSC’s closure

1/1/14 minutes, 21 seconds
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For some Gulf South schools, a March Madness loss can still be a win off the court

1/1/14 minutes, 44 seconds
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Bill revamping ethics law advances in the legislature

1/1/15 minutes, 15 seconds
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Lawmakers consider medical cannabis revamp

1/1/14 minutes, 56 seconds
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Crawfish prices are finally dropping, but farmers and fishers are still struggling

1/1/15 minutes, 15 seconds
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Gambling bills face uncertain future in the Alabama legislature

1/1/14 minutes, 27 seconds
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How food stamps could play a key role in fixing Jackson’s broken water system

1/1/14 minutes, 34 seconds
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Q&A: A former New Orleans police chief says it’s time the U.S. changes its marijuana policy

1/1/14 minutes, 50 seconds
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Q&A: How harm reduction can help mitigate the opioid crisis

1/1/15 minutes, 30 seconds
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Attitudes among Alabama lawmakers softening on Medicaid expansion

1/1/15 minutes, 5 seconds
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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban will have a ‘snowball effect’ on residents across the South

1/1/13 minutes, 46 seconds
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Gambling bill in doubt with three days left in the legislative session

1/1/15 minutes, 55 seconds
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Pro-Palestinian demonstration draws counter-protest at University of Alabama

1/1/11 minute, 54 seconds
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A New Orleans garden paid hundreds of dollars in fees for a sewer that doesn’t exist

1/1/14 minutes, 6 seconds
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‘Stupidity of politics’: Medicaid expansion effort dies in Mississippi

1/1/14 minutes, 32 seconds
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This spiky-stemmed invasive grass is taking over Alabama

1/1/13 minutes, 46 seconds
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Alabama to begin working with a consulting company that’s under criminal investigation 

1/1/15 minutes, 10 seconds
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Q&A: Bobby Carter on leading Tiny Desk, his time at Jackson State, early career advice

1/1/15 minutes, 6 seconds
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Gambling, ethics bills fall short as legislative session ends

1/1/14 minutes, 51 seconds
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UAB building among Alabama’s first to feature ‘bird safe’ glass

1/1/12 minutes, 27 seconds
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Taylor Hunnicutt is championing her home state with debut album ‘Alabama Sound’

1/1/15 minutes, 49 seconds
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Gulf South states among U.S. leaders for juvenile life without parole sentences, study shows

1/1/11 minute, 53 seconds
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After their son died in a Louisiana jail, a family struggles for answers

1/1/14 minutes, 56 seconds
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Community effort boosts reading scores at BCS

1/1/13 minutes, 24 seconds
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Jon Batiste reflects on the South’s musical history: ‘I’m rooted in something bigger than me’

1/1/14 minutes, 49 seconds
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How a Mississippi canoe company is raising a new generation of river caretakers

1/1/14 minutes, 44 seconds
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Alabama officials hope renovated forensic mental health hospital will reduce backlog in county jails

1/1/13 minutes, 51 seconds
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Birmingham’s poet laureate writes her homecoming

1/1/14 minutes, 22 seconds
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A farewell to WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin

1/1/15 minutes, 27 seconds
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After years of increases, Jefferson County sees a decline in overdose fatalities

1/1/12 minutes, 19 seconds
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Alabama actress finds home at center stage

1/1/14 minutes, 12 seconds
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Here’s what you said were the hidden gems in Walker County

1/1/13 minutes, 48 seconds
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Birmingham-Southern baseball team vies for an NCAA title as the school prepares to close

1/1/12 minutes, 31 seconds
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4 takeaways from a year of investigating nightmare utility bills

1/1/13 minutes, 54 seconds
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A family’s search for their native and formerly enslaved heritage in South Alabama

1/1/14 minutes, 8 seconds
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As dollar stores continue rural expansion, a Louisiana parish found a new way to push back

1/1/14 minutes, 58 seconds
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What does Juneteenth mean to you?

1/1/13 minutes, 34 seconds
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In Northeast Mississippi, Black cowboys celebrated Juneteenth with a horse show

1/1/11 minute, 50 seconds
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‘This ain’t the same sun’: Extreme heat is changing summertime for kids in the South

1/1/14 minutes, 46 seconds
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Q&A: Ruth Leitman on filming The Pink House, the frontline in the fight for abortion rights

1/1/15 minutes, 17 seconds
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What do you have to do each summer?

1/1/12 minutes, 14 seconds
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In the fight against gun violence, this Gulf South city is searching for ways to save lives

1/1/15 minutes, 2 seconds
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Gun violence and incarceration issues go ‘hand in hand’ in this Louisiana city, residents say

1/1/15 minutes, 9 seconds
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Price increases? Job losses? How will UAB’s acquisition of St. Vincent’s impact local health care?

1/1/13 minutes, 35 seconds
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Should heat waves get names like hurricanes? Some believe it could help save lives

1/1/14 minutes, 58 seconds
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Q&A: Prison reform advocate Terrance Winn on gun violence in Shreveport, Louisiana

1/1/15 minutes, 23 seconds
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Thousands of Dollar General stores now sell fresh produce. Could it improve rural food access?

1/1/14 minutes, 55 seconds
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Exhibit shows the ‘real people’ around the Civil Rights Movement

1/1/14 minutes, 51 seconds
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The UAW’s union dreams seemed unstoppable. Then came the realities of the South

1/1/14 minutes, 55 seconds
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Mixed reaction to anti-crime program which blocks some Birmingham streets

1/1/13 minutes, 7 seconds
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Gun violence prevention advocates question ammo machines in Alabama

1/1/14 minutes, 14 seconds
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In Mississippi, student filmmakers tell Emmett Till’s story through their lenses

1/1/14 minutes, 2 seconds
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This free training aims to address the Gulf South’s shortage of sexual assault nurses

1/1/14 minutes, 52 seconds
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‘Southern Rock Opera’ revisited: celebrating two decades of the Drive-By Truckers’ landmark album

1/1/14 minutes, 56 seconds
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In Louisiana, mutual aid networks help residents prepare for the peak of hurricane season

1/1/14 minutes, 29 seconds
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What’s unique about this Gadsden restaurant? It’s more than the food

1/1/14 minutes, 36 seconds
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Understaffed, the Birmingham Police Department is trying to rebuild trust and its ranks

1/1/13 minutes, 8 seconds
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Q&A: Baldwin & Co. bookstore owner on James Baldwin’s impact, carrying on his legacy

1/1/14 minutes, 36 seconds
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New book tries to recapture the narrative on aging

1/1/15 minutes, 18 seconds
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Voting advocates in Alabama’s District 2 are training, gearing up for 2024 election

1/1/12 minutes, 8 seconds
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Nissan workers in Mississippi consider another union campaign: VW ‘proved it can be done’

1/1/14 minutes, 40 seconds
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Meet the people working to protect Southern protesters’ civil rights

1/1/15 minutes, 11 seconds
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Keeping the Coosa safe one bag of river water at a time

1/1/13 minutes, 12 seconds
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Q&A: A New Orleans Dollar General employee discusses $12M settlement, store closures, more

1/1/15 minutes, 6 seconds
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A plan to fix Jackson’s water system could cost all of Mississippi its food stamps

1/1/14 minutes, 41 seconds
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These 3 farms are an example of Mississippi’s growing network of sustainable agriculture

1/1/14 minutes, 19 seconds
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One woman is walking from Chicago to Montgomery to speak out about racial injustice

1/1/14 minutes, 44 seconds
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An art exhibit reckons with Alabama’s death penalty toll

1/1/14 minutes, 58 seconds
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Why some Paralympians’ journeys run through Birmingham

1/1/14 minutes, 14 seconds
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‘A dream come true’: Alabama ‘grandfamilies’ are set to receive opioid settlement funds

1/1/14 minutes, 45 seconds
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High school football is back. How are Gulf South schools keeping players safe from the heat?

1/1/14 minutes, 48 seconds
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Deceptive drug tests ensnare new parents and babies

1/1/14 minutes, 53 seconds
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Birmingham Police: 4 dead, dozens injured in Five Points South mass shooting

1/1/140 seconds
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How Alabama food banks are keeping rural communities fed

1/1/14 minutes, 23 seconds
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Q&A: Is an innocent man on Alabama death row? Here’s the latest on Toforest Johnson’s case

1/1/15 minutes, 4 seconds
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Q&A: Gulf States Newsroom reporters discuss covering Birmingham mass shooting

1/1/14 minutes, 18 seconds
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Death penalty opponents speak out as Alabama preps for next nitrogen gas execution

1/1/14 minutes, 18 seconds
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Q&A: Gulf States Newsroom reporters discuss covering Birmingham mass shooting

1/1/14 minutes, 55 seconds
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One thing about unspeakable tragedy … you have to speak about it.

1/1/17 minutes, 44 seconds
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‘A terrible experience’: LGBTQ+ students face challenges amid Alabama’s Title IX, sports ban debate

1/1/14 minutes, 34 seconds
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Alabama’s construction industry is in dire need of workers. Here’s how companies are responding

1/1/15 minutes, 42 seconds
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Meet Kashus Culpepper, the Alexander City-bred musician on the rise

1/1/15 minutes, 32 seconds
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WBHM welcomes ‘The Lost Child’ to Saturday evening lineup

1/1/14 minutes, 45 seconds
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1 reason people don’t evacuate for hurricanes? Rising costs, and they’re getting pricier

1/1/14 minutes, 26 seconds
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‘Five Points South is so much more than that’: residents reflect one month after mass shooting

1/1/14 minutes, 12 seconds
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From scrap to sculpture: Joe Minter’s art reflects Birmingham’s pain and joy

1/1/14 minutes, 44 seconds
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What’s your favorite thing about fall?

1/1/13 minutes, 16 seconds
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Efforts to restore voting rights for people with felony convictions lag in the Gulf South

1/1/11 minute, 46 seconds
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In fight to remove divisive New Orleans highway, activists turn to new strategy — an EPA study

5 minutes, 24 seconds
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She looked for help after her power bill doubled. But aid for utilities often falls short

5 minutes, 41 seconds
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From drought to heavy rain, climate change means more of both

4 minutes, 59 seconds
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The connection is growing between climate change and big storms

4 minutes, 22 seconds
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Parents, students deal with record-breaking heat at the start of football season

3 minutes, 14 seconds
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Alabama’s John Christy may be the country’s best known and most criticized climate change skeptic

5 minutes, 11 seconds
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Nature-based education on the rise in Alabama

5 minutes, 46 seconds
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Heat is the top weather-related killer. In Alabama, it may just be getting started

4 minutes, 59 seconds
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Alabama has escaped the worst of climate change. Is our luck about to run out?

4 minutes, 24 seconds
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As the peak of hurricane season nears, Southwest Louisiana is still recovering from 2020 storms

5 minutes, 42 seconds
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Alabama artist Delrico Gibson uses ‘Strings of Gratitude’ to tell his story of recovery

3 minutes, 17 seconds
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EPA wants to reject Alabama’s coal ash program; says it is not protective enough

1 minute, 11 seconds
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An Alabama family’s water bill tripled after moving just outside of city limits. Here’s why

4 minutes, 38 seconds
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Alabama providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion assistance

2 minutes, 11 seconds
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Residents near Louisiana Dow plant are skeptical after explosion: ‘You can’t trust them’

4 minutes, 25 seconds
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How Mississippi historians are preserving Emmett Till’s and Mamie Till-Mobley’s story

5 minutes, 4 seconds
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To meet rising demand, UAB emergency room begins $73 million expansion

1 minute, 36 seconds
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North Birmingham’s Bluestone Coke plant issued warning for Clean Water Act violations

1 minute, 12 seconds
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Elder Black farmers in Mississippi seek a new generation to continue their legacy

5 minutes, 41 seconds
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In rural Mississippi, Baby University is helping parents with ‘more than diapers’

4 minutes, 31 seconds
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The Birmingham Zoo wants to build a new cat exhibit. First they must deal with unmarked graves

3 minutes, 2 seconds
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Alabama student finds home in the comfort of her mind

4 minutes, 32 seconds
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Through social clubs and education, Birmingham woman creates community

4 minutes, 21 seconds
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She thought one call would fix her power bill. A year later, she’s still not satisfied

5 minutes, 48 seconds
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As ‘overwhelming’ heat dome settles over the Gulf South, unhoused residents seek refuge

4 minutes, 58 seconds
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How hard is life after prison? This simulation in Birmingham offers a taste

5 minutes, 4 seconds
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Alabama’s hemlocks face threat from a deadly insect

4 minutes, 43 seconds
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‘Kids will end their lives’: Anti-trans legislation is impacting mental health in the Gulf South

5 minutes, 3 seconds
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As the US invests more in climate-smart ag, these Louisiana farmers could serve as a model

4 minutes, 28 seconds
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Alabama lawmakers close out 2023 legislative session

5 minutes, 3 seconds
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With pandemic-era boost to SNAP over, a Mississippi diaper bank is receiving more calls for help

2 minutes, 18 seconds
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Major bills cross the finish line with one day left in legislative session

5 minutes, 23 seconds
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Birmingham school aims to bring Montessori to Black families

4 minutes, 47 seconds
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How TikTok and the South’s urban legends opened new doors for Alabama’s Joshua Dairen

5 minutes, 32 seconds
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A water leak led to a $20K bill for an Alabama couple. A smart meter could have saved them

5 minutes, 39 seconds
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Former governor says Alabama’s approach to the death penalty should shock the conscience

5 minutes, 11 seconds
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Budgets head to the governor after early morning vote

5 minutes, 7 seconds
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An Alabama program helps residents stormproof their homes. Louisiana wants to copy it

5 minutes, 52 seconds
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‘Were you scared?’: Birmingham family talks about civil rights then and now

5 minutes, 22 seconds
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Cahaba lily season draws crowds, inspires conservation efforts

5 minutes, 37 seconds
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Alabama lawmakers debate legal definition of ‘woman’

5 minutes, 16 seconds
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New biography examines King as a person over the myth

4 minutes, 52 seconds
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To improve birth outcomes for uninsured moms, Birmingham is training more doulas

3 minutes, 29 seconds
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School choice bill advances after spending cap added

5 minutes, 10 seconds
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Tuberville defends hold on defense nominations, says Pentagon wrong to screen out white nationalists

5 minutes, 12 seconds
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60 years later, kids still march in Birmingham

3 minutes, 2 seconds
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‘Unprecedented’ education budget passes Alabama Senate

4 minutes, 51 seconds
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Fentanyl is killing more young people in Alabama

5 minutes, 54 seconds
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At Lovelady Center, women find hope after surviving fentanyl

4 minutes, 23 seconds
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A Ukrainian dressmaker and his family find refuge and a new beginning in Vestavia Hills

5 minutes, 53 seconds
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Families find support during a new wave of the opioid epidemic

4 minutes, 30 seconds
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Increasing popularity of Alabama’s Pinhoti Trail sparks economic opportunity

5 minutes, 4 seconds
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Any school can get you a diploma. This school might get you a house

5 minutes, 57 seconds
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Rocky start for Alabama school choice bill

5 minutes, 23 seconds
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Republicans and Democrats split over response to Sweet 16 party shooting

5 minutes, 7 seconds
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Arms are open again for infant cuddling after pandemic pause

3 minutes, 41 seconds
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Why SCOTUS decision on abortion pill ban won’t change much for Gulf South residents

3 minutes, 43 seconds
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Why preventing flooding in Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater is easier said than done

5 minutes, 44 seconds
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School choice bill now on lawmakers’ agenda

5 minutes, 31 seconds
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With ‘dollar stores in every direction,’ some communities are saying enough

4 minutes, 51 seconds
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How this year’s Selma Bridge Crossing could mark a community renaissance

4 minutes, 48 seconds
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WBRC’s new podcast explores the disappearance of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney

4 minutes, 26 seconds
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Lawmakers wrap up special session on COVID relief funds

5 minutes, 22 seconds
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In rural Mississippi, E.R. staff are being trained to care for moms and deliver babies

4 minutes, 38 seconds
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A local hip-hop education group teaches kids life skills

5 minutes, 14 seconds
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As midwifery evolves, this Mississippi museum is preserving the history of granny midwives

4 minutes, 28 seconds
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In New Orleans, doctors and churches are teaming up to help Black parishioners get needed care

5 minutes, 27 seconds
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Red Mountain Cut features time capsule of Alabama’s robust geologic history

5 minutes, 3 seconds
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With the NCAA Tournament in town, Birmingham is ready for thrilling games, an economic boost

4 minutes, 24 seconds
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Hoover City Schools canceled Derrick Barnes’ visit. He says it’s political

2 minutes, 17 seconds
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An inside look at an AP African American Studies class

5 minutes, 28 seconds
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New exhibition driving bill would stiffen penalties, including fines and jail time

3 minutes, 34 seconds
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In the quest for new cancer treatments, researchers look to outer space

3 minutes, 39 seconds
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Birmingham wants to try micro shelters again. Here’s how they’ll be different this time

2 minutes, 25 seconds
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Tougher penalties on fentanyl trafficking now law

4 minutes, 54 seconds
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Who would put out a landfill fire near Moody? That question consumed officials for weeks

4 minutes, 12 seconds
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After deadliest year on record, families remember loved ones lost in Alabama prisons

4 minutes, 47 seconds
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Health advocates hope Narcan’s over-the-counter status will bypass Alabama’s strict laws

5 minutes, 1 second
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While rebuilding homes, Amish volunteers bond with South Louisiana over faith and food

5 minutes, 37 seconds
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‘Unreformed’ podcast tells the largely untold story of an abusive Alabama reform school

5 minutes, 29 seconds
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Preparing for the ‘experience of a lifetime’: Birmingham students to sing at Carnegie Hall

5 minutes, 15 seconds
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This swampy paradise is Alabama’s winter haven for sandhill cranes

3 minutes, 38 seconds
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In post-Roe Mississippi, pregnancy resource centers are becoming the last hope for maternal care

5 minutes, 16 seconds
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Volunteers are driving in to offer hot meals, necessities to Mississippi tornado survivors

3 minutes, 39 seconds
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A Mississippi community is ‘grateful’ for more air testing, but skeptical of what comes next

4 minutes, 53 seconds
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Bills tackling fentanyl trafficking and ‘good time’ limits in prisons advance

5 minutes, 16 seconds
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‘Injustice, Inc.’ uncovers how some in the legal system use poor families to get rich

5 minutes, 3 seconds
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Public transit in the Gulf South is in need of an overhaul. The solution could lie in the past

4 minutes, 39 seconds
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‘Nobody is getting to you’: How workforce challenges leave Gulf South EMS agencies strapped

5 minutes, 7 seconds
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The 2023 Alabama legislative session starts Tuesday. Here’s your preview

5 minutes, 11 seconds
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Some kids in Birmingham dodge trains and cars walking to school. More buses could help

5 minutes, 1 second
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‘White Lies’ sheds light on a prison takeover in Talladega that led to today’s immigration system

7 minutes, 22 seconds
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Spurred by slow deportation wait times, Louisiana ICE detainees attempted a hunger strike

3 minutes, 38 seconds
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Advocates warn of a ‘dollar store invasion.’ Researchers are still figuring out the consequences

5 minutes, 1 second
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Mississippi updated its solar energy guidelines. Renewable energy advocates want more

5 minutes, 2 seconds
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A months-long landfill fire in Alabama reveals waste regulation gaps

4 minutes, 57 seconds
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‘Ruffed’ up by school? These dogs help Birmingham students with stress

4 minutes, 44 seconds
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An old school in Birmingham’s Bush Hills is now an urban farm. Residents are thinking bigger

3 minutes, 51 seconds
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JeffCo Commission agrees to support Magic City Classic for 1 year, will consider longer contract later

2 minutes, 21 seconds
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Presence of chemicals in landfill fire smoke catalyzes EPA to step in

5 minutes, 20 seconds
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Birmingham-Southern College to stay open — for now

2 minutes, 19 seconds
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Residents worry about unknown health impacts of toxic landfill fumes

4 minutes, 27 seconds
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In the fight for environmental justice, Birmingham tells Jackson to stay loud

4 minutes, 57 seconds
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Birmingham-Southern president says he’ll do everything possible to keep the college open

5 minutes, 13 seconds
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As Alabama coal miners strike nears end, a look at why it started, and how it failed

5 minutes, 30 seconds
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In Rolling Fork, a congregation comes together to save a century-old church

3 minutes, 44 seconds
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After botched executions, Alabama will try lethal injection again

3 minutes, 43 seconds
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Special session underway on spending federal pandemic funds

5 minutes, 26 seconds
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Alabama advocates urge treatment over punishment for pregnant women jailed for substance use

5 minutes, 18 seconds
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A small team works to aid immigrants in Louisiana: ‘Do the best you can with the time you have’

5 minutes, 30 seconds
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Alabama medicinal plants inspire new UAB art exhibit

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Dollar stores are everywhere in the South. These 5 charts explain what’s behind their growth

5 minutes, 32 seconds
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Garrett McQueen: The Sound of 13

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