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• Before Vision 2040, Montgomery Must Make Public Safety the Priority

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Montgomery has every right to dream big about its future. We should want a stronger downtown, thriving neighborhoods, new businesses, better schools, more young families choosing to stay, and a capital city worthy of leading Alabama into the next generation. But before Montgomery asks its citizens to embrace an ambitious vision for 2040, city leaders must confront a much more immediate question:...
  
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• Will America's soccer boom last? What Google Trends says

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Will America's soccer boom last? What Google Trends says Google Trends, which measures relative search interest, hit an all-time high for the term “soccer” during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The upward climb had been building for nearly six months before kickoff and, so far, has shown little sign of slowing down. The question now is how long that momentum can last. Are people finally watching so...
  
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• Wildfires are no longer just a Western US problem. Here's what every American should know.

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Wildfires are no longer just a Western US problem. Here's what every American should know. Wildfires are evolving in the United States, becoming increasingly intense, frequent, and destructive in the built environment. For those who live outside wildfire-prone states, understanding the origins and impact of these blazes can be difficult. Yet, wildfire awareness is increasingly a national...
  
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• Why kids refuse to go to school, and how to help them feel ready to return

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Why kids refuse to go to school, and how to help them feel ready to return It can be stressful when kids flat-out refuse to go to school. Your child might be complaining about stomachaches every day, begging to stay home. Or they may become increasingly emotional as the school day approaches. You may find yourself wondering: Why is this happening? What if they’re never willing to go back to school...
  
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• Why independent truck owners are feeling the pressure of rising repair costs

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Why independent truck owners are feeling the pressure of rising repair costs Independent drivers and fleet owners alike are feeling the squeeze of rising truck repair costs in 2026. Inflation and supply chain disruptions are making both buying a new diesel truck and keeping an old one on the road increasingly more expensive. Without rates rising to match costs, small operators are being left with...
  
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• Why are so many Senate battlegrounds running on out-of-state money?

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Why are so many Senate battlegrounds running on out-of-state money? Campaign fundraising in the 2026 Senate battlegrounds has become overwhelmingly nationalized, leaving most high-stakes candidates far more reliant on out-of-state donors than the voters they hope to represent. Continuing a decades-long retreat from locally sourced campaign money, an OpenSecrets analysis of 17 candidates across...
  
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• What time of day is the sun most dangerous? UV exposure hour by hour

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  What time of day is the sun most dangerous? UV exposure hour by hour Not all hours of sunlight carry equal risk. The angle of the sun relative to Earth's surface determines how much atmosphere UV rays must travel through before reaching the skin. Early morning and late afternoon sun travel a longer path through the atmosphere, with more atmospheric particles absorbing and scattering...
  
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• What the strongest 401(k) plans get right: 3 strategies for employers

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  What the strongest 401(k) plans get right: 3 strategies for employers Most business owners don’t spend their days thinking about their 401(k) plan, and that’s reasonable. Leaders are busy making time-sensitive decisions while trying to attract and retain talent, allocate capital, and manage competitive threats to their business. Against those demands, retirement benefits can feel secondary. But th...
  
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• UAH enrollment grows for first time in six years, driven by gains in new students

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  August 25, 2026 - HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – There is new momentum at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) as more students choose to become Chargers. While official fall enrollment numbers will be announced later this fall, early indicators are encouraging, with strong gains among new undergraduate and graduate students. New first-year undergraduate enrollment is currently up 5%, while new gradu...
  
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• UAH Director of CSPAR, Dr. Gary Zank, receives international COSPAR Space Science Award; minor planet named in his honor

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AUG. 26, 2026) – A lifetime of probing the invisible forces that shape our solar system has earned a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researcher one of the highest honors in international space science, as well as an enduring place among the stars. Dr. Gary Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and a faculty member and former chair...
  
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• Time to check in: How are you doing on your yearly financial goals?

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Time to check in: How are you doing on your yearly financial goals? You probably kicked off 2026 with some big New Year’s Resolutions: Maybe financial goals like saving more, spending less, paying down debt, or improving your credit score. It seems money is top-of-mind for many of us right now: Among 2026 resolutions, nearly everybody — 97% — had financial goals on that list, according to a Wells...
  
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• The Queen of Country, Dolly Parton, Has Passed Away

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Known as "The Queen of Country", Dolly Parton, has passed away at the age of eighty. In a video announcing her passing today August 25th, 2026, her nephew, stated that, "She never saw a door she couldn't open." And that his aunt informed him that she wanted to rest on a "beautiful bed of plush cotton" because after wearing rhinestones all of her life, she wanted...
  
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• Survey: How health tracking is affecting Americans' sleep and mental health

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Survey: How health tracking is affecting Americans' sleep and mental health From step counts and sleep scores to protein intake and microplastic exposure, Americans have more access to personal health data than ever before. But when does healthy self-awareness become unhealthy self-monitoring? To understand what that access is actually doing, Naturepedic partnered with North Star Inbound to...
  
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• Study: An inside look at how college students think about and use AI

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Study: An inside look at how college students think about and use AI There are plenty of hot-button issues on college campuses as students go back to school this fall, but perhaps the biggest of them all is artificial intelligence. Some reports claim that AI usage among undergrads is near-universal, with one study finding that over 80% of students at an elite university used AI during the course...
  
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• "Stone of Destiny" - A Movie Review

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Although, "Stone of Destiny" is a Scottish-Canadian film that was released in 2008, it is resurfacing online as a hidden gem for fans of period dramas. It is based on a true story and part of what makes the film fun to watch is that the historical events related in the film meet with success. It is set in 1950 in Scotland as Ian Hamilton, a college student who is filled with the fervor...
  
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• 'Southern Gospel" – A Movie Based On An Alabama Native Now Available On Streaming

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  A redemption story, "Southern Gospel", is a PG – 13 film that is available now on streaming via Angel.com or also for free via Youtube. It is based on true events with those true events centering around the life of the director's father, Dr. Gary Smith, who was raised in Sayre, Alabama. With Sayre being a small community in Jefferson County. In the film, the lead character's na...
  
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• Slain Alabama State Student's Boyfriend Charged With Murder After Off‑Campus Death

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  August 25, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The death of 20‑year‑old Alabama State University student Ava Walters has shaken the Montgomery community and prompted a swift criminal investigation that now centers on her boyfriend, 22‑year‑old Jalil Bivens, who has been charged with murder. Walters, a second‑year Health Information Management major from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was found dead Sunday at an...
  
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• Second Superseding Indictment Adds Defendant and Charges in Southern Poverty Law Center Case

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On August 11, 2026, a federal grand jury in Montgomery returned a second superseding indictment adding a defendant and additional charges in the case involving the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The second superseding indictment, which was unsealed today, charges Heidi L. Beirich, 59, of Palm Springs, California, along with the SPLC, with new...
  
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• Same flight, different logbook: Why a private jet crew's experience looks bigger on paper in the US than in Europe

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Same flight, different logbook: Why a private jet crew's experience looks bigger on paper in the US than in Europe Imagine for a moment two first officers who just finished identical careers. Exact same aircraft. Exact same number of years. Exact same routes. One trained and flew under the Federal Aviation Administration and the other under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. When...
  
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• Rural America's healthcare crisis: The 10 most vulnerable states

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Rural America's healthcare crisis: The 10 most vulnerable states In Texas, fifty rural hospitals are at risk of closure. That is more than any other state in the country. Behind Texas, in descending order: Kansas (44), Tennessee (27), Georgia (25), and Mississippi (24). Behind those numbers is a typical Friday afternoon at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) that takes patients from those...
  
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• Ringleader of a Multi-State Bank Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  August 24, 2026 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Sumter County man has been sentenced for his role in a multi-state bank fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Eddarrius Tyjuan Wallace, 37, of York, Alabama, to 60 months in prison and a $25,000 fine. In May, Wallace pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. "Th...
  
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• Paris Liberated: How August 25, 1944 Became One of World War II's Defining Victories

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  On August 25, 1944, the world witnessed one of the most stirring moments of World War II: the liberation of Paris. After four years under German occupation, the French capital-long a symbol of European culture, democracy, and resistance-was freed when Free French forces, backed by the Allies, entered the city and forced the German garrison to surrender. The event marked not only a military...
  
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• NAACP Mobile Branch #5044 to Unveil the Major General J. Gary Cooper Legacy Award Plaque

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  MOBILE, Ala. - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Mobile Branch #5044, will unveil the NAACP Major General J. Gary Cooper Legacy Award plaque on Friday, August 28, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. at Commonwealth National Bank, located at 2214 St. Stephens Road in Mobile, Alabama. The award honors the life, legacy, and enduring values of the late Major General J. Gary...
  
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• Most Canadians want a pipeline. Nobody wants to pay for it

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Most Canadians want a pipeline. Nobody wants to pay for it Pipelines, pipelines, pipelines. No matter how you feel about them, it’s hard to escape news of them lately. In July, the Alberta government announced it is formally proposing another pipeline to the West Coast. On the weekend, the federal government took another step towards designating the pipeline as a project in the national interest,...
  
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• More than 1 in 3 Americans went into debt to pay for their latest move

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  More than 1 in 3 Americans went into debt to pay for their latest move Moving can mean a fresh start, but for many Americans, it comes with a financial hangover. A July 2026 survey from Intuit Credit Karma of 1,029 American adults found that more than a third of American adults (35%) who’ve moved in the past five years took on debt to do so. The figure climbs to half of millennials (50%). Key take...
  
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• Meta to pay out $17 billion in settlement with states over children becoming addicted to social media

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Meta has reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of 52 U.S. attorneys general to implement new, stricter, and standardized safety measures for teenage users regarding time limits, night modes, and school-hour usage. While highlighting these new protections, Meta is calling on industry peers, specifically TikTok and YouTube, to adopt the same framework to ensure effectiveness across the...
  
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• Meeting A Witch In The City Of Judson

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  I visited Salem, Massachusetts, in 2011 when the college sent me to a conference at Harvard. I had a more extended visit lately when attending a hobby convention in nearby Danvers, north of Boston. Congregationalist preacher Adoniram Judson married Ann Hasseltine in Salem in 1812 and then sailed with her and the gospel to India. They were convinced en route of the propriety of immersion baptism...
  
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• Major Improvements Coming to Walker County Public Fishing Lake

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will temporarily close Walker County Public Fishing Lake for a major improvement project starting Monday, September 7, 2026. The last day to fish at the lake before the project begins will be Sunday, September 6. The improvements will include upgrades to the entrance road...
  
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• Keelon Russell Named Alabama's Starting Quarterback for 2026 Season

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  Alabama has made its decision at the most scrutinized position in college football: sophomore Keelon Russell has been named the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback, signaling a new era in Tuscaloosa and a major vote of confidence in one of the nation’s most gifted young passers. For months, the battle between Russell and fellow sophomore Austin Mack dominated offseason conversation. Both were elit...
  
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• Jefferson County Man Charged with Preparing False Tax Returns and Filing False Tax Returns

  23-08-2026 14:01 via Alabama Gazette - RSS Feed
  
  August 19, 2026 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment today charging a Jefferson County man with preparing false and fraudulent tax returns for others and filing false and fraudulent tax returns for himself. "As alleged, Mr. Shine orchestrated a sweeping tax fraud scheme that exploited federal energy‑credit programs and siphoned tens of millions of dollars from...
  
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