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Friday’s no vote from Mercedes Benz workers on joining the United Auto Workers may not be the end of the matter. The UAW appears ready to follow up on complaints that Mercedes managers allegedly used anti-labor consultants to try to intimidate workers. Mercedes denies any interference.
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On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam has seen much more of the healthcare world than he would like these days. His advice: Stay well. -
The website onlyinyourstate.com lists the white sauce at Big Bob Gibson BBQ among its “twelve things you have to eat in Alabama before you die.” The dish ranks along the fried green tomatoes at Irondale café and the oyster sampler at Wintzell’s Oyster House. Mayonnaise is considered the base for Alabama white sauce. -
Deep in the backwoods of Greenville, dirt roads open to reveal an unexpected treasure. Sprawled over several rolling acres is where the annual Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival takes place. Patrons from far and wide recount their adventures with live history demonstrations and a step back in time. -
It's called Birmingham’s longest running event, and it's returning this Saturday for another year of celebration. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. Louisiana would join Alabama, where voters will choose a new U.S. House member following a similar SCOTUS ruling. -
NASA, Boeing, and a rocket builder in Alabama are facing another delay in the liftoff of a new kind of spacecraft. Engineers found a helium leak on part of the Starliner capsule. -
Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The chain says that includes two in Alabama. -
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall signed on with dozens of other States that are suing the Biden Administration and California over new limits on truck emissions.
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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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Alabama lawmakers gave final approval to legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare. The Alabama Senate voted 31-0 for the bill that now goes to Governor Kay Ivey for her signature. -
A federal judge said abortion rights advocates can proceed with lawsuits against Alabama's attorney general over threats to prosecute people who help women travel to another state to terminate pregnancies. -
A brand new event will make its debut in Tuscumbia, AL this year. The Shoals Cottagecore Festival is a festival based on the popular aesthetic. It's originally based on rural European life and was later coined as cottagecore in 2018 on the social media blog website Tumblr. -
Two NASA astronauts may have to wait ten days before blasting off aboard a rocket built in Decatur. NASA and Boeing say they’re are rolling the Atlas five carrying the new Starliner space capsule off the launch pad for repairs. A faulty valve prompted launch managers to cancel Monday night’s liftoff. The part will need to be replaced. -
Fans of University of Alabama football are mourning the loss of former star player Hootie Ingram. It’s what he did off the field that may be his greatest accomplishment. As Athletic Director, Ingram hired coach Gene Stallings who led Alabama to the 1992 national championship. -
A new survey from Real Estate Witch found homeowners spend an average of $17,958 annually on home expenses such as maintenance, taxes, utilities, and other costs — in addition to payments toward mortgage principal and interest. Homeowners in Alabama appear to pay less when it comes to property taxes. -
In last week’s segment of StoryCorps, siblings Jim and Bridget Mulroy discussed their childhood and the dynamic of growing up with multiple brothers and sisters. And in today’s episode, Jim talks about his substance abuse issues and how they’ve impacted his relationships. -
Launch managers called off the first astronaut launch of Boeing’s new space capsule because of a valve problem on the Alabama built Atlas-V. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing's Starliner capsule for a flight to the International Space Station when the countdown was halted. -
The labor and employment law firm Duddy, Goodwin & Pollard studied workplace racism over fourteen years. The results ranked Alabama worst in the U.S. -
