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COVID-19 Face Mask Requirement Expiring in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s largest city will let its COVID-19 face mask requirement expire in what officials say is a step toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. The city of Birmingham says the rule will end after Monday. The change comes at a time when fewer patients are hospitalized statewide with the illness caused by the new coronavirus than since…

Child at Alabama Party is Shot in Chest with Errant Arrow

SILVERHILL, Ala. (AP) – Police say an Alabama man is charged with assault and a 3-year-old girl is recovering after she was shot with an arrow while attending a graduation party. Silverhill police say a blunt-tipped arrow skipped off dirt and sailed over a fence near the party site Sunday night in Baldwin County. It stuck into the child’s chest,…

Hot and Dry Weather Continues

The upper-ridge remains in control of our weather, and will hold in place across the Deep South the next few days, causing afternoon highs to climb into the mid-90s for many locations. We are seeing more sun than clouds, and we are also looking for heat relief in the form of showers and storms, but with sinking air due to…

Annual Gathering of Eagles Event Underway at Air University

Monday was day one of the annual Gathering of Eagles capstone event at Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base. The event is held each year with different ‘Eagles’ giving presentation to students at Air Command and Staff College. The goal of the event is for current Air Force leaders to gain valuable insight and learn from the experiences of…

AHSAA names Briggs new Executive Director

MONTGOMERY – Current Associate Executive Director Alvin Briggs has been selected to become the fifth Executive Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The unanimously approved the hiring of Briggs at a special Central Board meeting Monday morning and the announcement was made by current AHSAA Central Board of Control president Van Phillips Monday at a press conference held at…