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Supporters of an Iranian University of Alabama student are speaking out with their dollars. A now closed GoFundMe site includes close to twenty six thousand dollars for the legal defense of Alireza Doroudi. Donors sent amounts ranging from five to three hundred dollars. It’s been just over a week since ICE agents arrested the engineering doctoral candidate.
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Misty Chaviers is back with StoryCorps to share how she became an advocate against domestic violence and how she tries to help others get out of bad situations. -
At least half of U.S. states now outlaw devices that can convert pistols into machine guns. Alabama and New Mexico are the latest to take a stand against so-called Glock switches. The small parts can be attached to handguns to make them fire like machine guns. -
The 24th annual Auburn CityFest returns to Kiesel Park on Saturday, April 26. The free, family-friendly festival is Auburn’s largest outdoor event. This years celebration will feature circus performers, acrobatics and balancing acts. -
The National Weather Service is predicting a wave of severe weather for this morning through the afternoon. All modes of severe weather will be possible, including tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts up to 70 mph, and large hail up to golf ball size. -
This week, Don reviews "A Town Without Time: Gay Talese’s New York" by Gay Talese. -
Florida came back to beat Texas Tech eighty four to seventy nine after trailing the Red Raiders in the final six minutes of their western regional game. This will be the first Final Four appearance for the Gators since 2014. Number one Duke beat number two seed Alabama eighty five to sixty five -
Changing seasons is a time to consider what will change for your furry friend and how to keep your buddy safe and comfortable! -
Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants, an Iranian doctoral student from The University of Alabama. More than half a dozen people are known to have been taken into custody or deported in recent weeks. -
Alabama meteorologists are warning about severe storms coming to the Yellowhammer State this weekend and into early next week. Damaging winds, hail and frequent lighting are being identified as the main threats during around midnight on Sunday into Monday morning. Weather experts say an isolated tornado is also possible.
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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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Miles Kelly made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, All-American Johni Broome added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Auburn beat 16th-seeded Alabama State 83-63 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. -
On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam Marston shares what exhausts him and how a good conversation is hard to find. -
The No. 4 Auburn Tigers and Alabama State Hornets play in the NCAA Tournament first round. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season. Auburn is 16-4 against the SEC, and Alabama State is 15-6 against the SWAC. -
Grocery shoppers would get a slight tax cut under an Alabama bill. State representatives who passed the bill Tuesday said families are being hurt by soaring grocery prices. The largest proposed tax cut would reduce the state sales tax on food from 3% to 2%. -
Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns. A bipartisan coalition pushed the Alabama legislation after several multiple mass shootings last year. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. -
A Republican-led bill that would allow resentencing for prisoners serving life sentences for nonviolent offenses has narrowly advanced in the Alabama Senate. The 17-8 vote Tuesday was a rare demonstration of bipartisanship as nationally both Democrats and Republicans push for tough-on-crime policies. -
Last week on StoryCorps, Myra and Barabara discussed suffrage activist Eugenia Marx. They're back today to talk about the League of Women Voters in Mobile and what they have accomplished since the chapter's conception in 1955.Note: No image available -
If a doctor has ever told you to change your diet, chances are they handed you a piece of paper with a list of foods. And most likely none of it looked appealing. But doctors in coastal Alabama are on the forefront of a delicious health trend hoping to change that. -
Investigators with the National Weather Service is establishing the intensity of tornadoes reported in Alabama. Three people were killed during the weekend weather that included at least five confirmed twisters. -
It’s time for March Madness and number two seed Alabama will face its first opponent this Friday. The Crimson Tide’s entry into the NCAA tournament comes after the team lost its shot at the SEC Championship after falling to Florida in the semifinals.
