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Guy Busby/The story of the last people brought to America as slaves and their descendants is now available to movie viewers around the world. The slave ship known as the Clotilda brought kidnapped Africans to the Mobile area in 1860, just before the start of the U.S. Civil War. APR Gulf Coast Correspondent Guy Busby has more on the new film titled “Descendant,” and what happens next. -
Pixabay/The holiday shopping season is officially underway. Spending in Alabama is projected to increase from last year’s record high by more than fifteen percent. This means almost eighteen billion dollars is expected be spent in November and December.
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Holiday cheer is being spread to senior adults in Alabama. The Home Instead Senior Cares organization is hosting its annual Be a Santa to a Senior program. -
NASA’s Orion space capsule set a personal record. The spacecraft was built and managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
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The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a warning about frozen half shell oysters in Alabama and a dozen other states over the threat of food poisoning. The shellfish were harvested back in February and exported by the Dai One Food company in South Korean, which issued a recall for the suspect oysters.
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A plan to expand electric and conventional car parts, for Montgomery's Hyundai auto factory, could mean new jobs.
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Alabama healthcare providers are looking to make sure tomorrow Thanksgiving is a healthy occasion. The point is to stay safe from COVID-19 and the flu as you visit family and friends.
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Travelers should prepare to spend extra money this holiday season. AAA Alabama is expecting thousands of travelers on the roadways and skies this Thanksgiving weekend.
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A coalition of conservative-leaning states, including Alabama, is making a last-ditch effort to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule. It allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.
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Turkey prices are rising ahead of Thanksgiving, and the Downtown Rescue Mission is looking to help those in need with a food giveaway.
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Food prices are spiking in the holiday season, and the Thanksgiving turkey is not being spared. Experts say overall, grocery prices are up about 13% more compared to this time last year.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is seeking a pause in executions and ordering a "top-to-bottom" review of the state's capital punishment system. The move occurred after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.
