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DCH Hospitals Pays Ransom For Cyber Attack

By David Preston on October 7, 2019

After this week’s ransomware attack, three DCH hospitals are starting to come back online.  On late Tuesday, a variant of the Ryuk Ransomware struck the IT networks of the DCH Hospitals in Tuscaloosa,

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Ransomware Closes DCH Hospitals In Tuscaloosa, Northport, and Fayette

By Brent Wilson on October 1, 2019

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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New FAA Grants Announced For Alabama’s Airports

By David Preston on September 24, 2019

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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Alabama Bill To Prohibit Cities From Banning Plastic Bags Fails Procedural Vote

By Brent Wilson on May 7, 2019

Alabama bill SB 244, sponsored by Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro), which would have prevented any county or city in the state from banning plastic bags, has failed on a procedural vote, 17-13. The…

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