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Alabama Legislature Returns for Last Day

Alabama legislators are getting ready for the final day of their 2013 session. The Legislature convenes at 9 a.m. Monday. Both chambers will have to decide

Alabama Legislature Returns for Last Day

Alabama legislators are getting ready for the final day of their 2013 session. The Legislature convenes at 9 a.m. Monday. Both chambers will have to decide
Supreme Court Considers Voting Rights Act Challenge

All year long here on Alabama Public Radio, we’re looking at the 50th anniversary of some of the pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Era. Times of have
FBI Agents Killed In Training Accident Worked In Elite Unit

Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, the two FBI agents who died in a training accident on Friday off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., were part of the
99 Bottles of beer on the wall...

Alabama Public Radio continues its collaboration on the new television program about business called “Alabama, Inc.” In the final days of this year’s state

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Dothan Museum Hosts Exhibit of World War II Images

A new exhibit at a southeast Alabama museum includes dozens of photographs from World War II. The exhibit, "Memories of World War II Photographs...

Ala. Community Colleges Expanding Business Courses

Alabama community colleges are expanding their course offerings that prepare students to start and run their own businesses. Al.com reports (http:/...

'Duck Dynasty' Stars to Appear at Auburn Event

Two stars from the popular reality show "Duck Dynasty" are planning to attend an event in Auburn. The Opelika-Auburn News reports (http://bit.ly...

Alabama to Practice Hurricane Traffic Reversal

Motorist traveling along Interstate 65 between Baldwin County and Montgomery on Wednesday afternoon will see plenty of state troopers, National...

Eufaula Restaurant Wins Alabama BBQ Sauce Contest

A restaurant from Eufaula has won Alabama's BBQ Sauce-Off Championship. A panel of judges picked Phil's BBQ as the best sauce during a tasting...

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NBC announced Monday that Deborah Turness, the former editor of the British ITV News, will become president of NBC News beginning in August. Turness...
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One way to know how much soda people drink is to ask them. The problem? We tend to underestimate, lie or forget what we've consumed. And this is a...