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Alabama trying to revive lawsuit over Confederate monument

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama attorney general’s office is trying to revive its lawsuit over the removal of a Confederate monument from outside the county courthouse in the city of Huntsville. The state claims in court documents that a judge shouldn’t have dismissed the suit just because someone anonymously paid a $25,000 fine that was owed by Madison County…

Front Bringing Fall-Like Mornings Ahead

A front is dropping through the state this morning, and will deliver a nice surge of dry air all the way to the Gulf Coast the next few days. Today will feature a clearing sky, falling humidity, and a northerly breeze. Through Sunday, we are forecasting sunny days, with fair pleasant nights. Highs will be in the mid 80s today…

ADVA Announces New Leader for Well-Being Projects

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) is welcoming aboard a new leader that will help the needs of veterans well-being. Sissy Louise Moore will serve as the new Veterans well-being coordinator. Moore will serve as the primary ADVA coordinator for Alabama’s Challenge for Preventing Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) and will coordinate and manage other programs…