Alabama Local News
Ransomware Closes DCH Hospitals In Tuscaloosa, Northport, and Fayette
All three hospitals of the DCH Health System in West Alabama were closed Tuesday to new patients due to a ransomware attack on their computer system.
The hospitals are located in Tuscaloosa, Northport…
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Birmingham Early Childhood Education Gets A Boost From Bloomberg
The city of Birmingham was selected as one of five American cities to replicate Providence Talks, a free, citywide early childhood program that aims to increase interactive talk with children to foster early brain…
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Mobile Airport Receives An Additional $2 Million Grant From The FAA
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that the Mobile Downtown Airport in Mobile, Alabama, has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant totaling $2 million to support airport infrastructure improvements. The grant,…
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Citizens Plan Rally to Urge Environmental Action by City of Huntsville
Several citizens of Huntsville have organized a rally in front of the City Council Chambers before the beginning of the meeting to raise awareness of environmental issues and urge the city to act. The…
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New FAA Grants Announced For Alabama’s Airports
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that five local airports across the state of Alabama will receive $2.63 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. The federal funding was awarded by the U.S….
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Rebuild Alabama 2020 County Road Projects Announced
The Rebuild Alabama Act requires transparency and accountability from Alabama’s county commissions, who are making their 2020 road and bridge construction plans available for public inspection.
Adopted by each county governing body, the plans…
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Airbus: ‘Hard’ To Invest In Mobile During Trade War
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, Canadian aviation news and information site FliegetFaust reported that government officials from Mobile and Baldwin County toured the Airbus A220 manufacturing facility at Mirabel, Canada. Mobile City Councilman…
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I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project is ‘Dead’
On August 28, 2019, the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met to discuss it’s 2020 through 2023 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The most significant point of discussion was whether to include the Interstate 10…
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Montgomery Mayor Election: Steven Reed, David Woods Head To Runoff Race
Steven Reed and David Woods will head into a runoff to be the next mayor of Montgomery as no candidate received the required 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.
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Huntsville Plans Pilot Electric Scooters Program In Downtown Area
The City of Huntsville has been monitoring the growing use of electric scooters in cities across the country and is proposing a downtown pilot program.
“We are interested in mobility opportunities for our residents…
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