Childersburg

Remember learning about stalactites and stalagmites on a school field trip? This week on Quick-Fire Quips, we're stepping inside America's most historic cave! Joy Sorensen, President of Majestic Caverns in Childersburg, shares what it was like growing up in a century-long family business. She also claps back at some wild out-of-state stereotypes ("Yes, our teeth come standard!") and recounts a hilarious, real-life cave encounter with her biggest fear: crabs! From local historical preservation and America 250 celebrations, find out why this natural wonder continues to be a crown jewel of Alabama.

Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person's verbal answers.

Hiroshima marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global leaders for nuclear weapons as a deterrence. Alabama produced a crucial component in the development of the first atomic bombs in the 1940’s

A federal appeals court says that the Alabama police officers who arrested a Black pastor while he watered his neighbor’s plants can be sued. Friday's decision by the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals reverses a lower court judge’s decision to dismiss the pastor’s lawsuit.

Mergers for seven of Alabama's community colleges originally planned for this summer are on hold until 2017.Three east Alabama community colleges were…