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Pastor Ed Hurley is an Alabama Bright Light leading interfaith Thanksgiving service
If Thanksgiving is a time of love, charity and removing what separates us, then South Highland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham is living out that...
Alabama’s Cook Museum of Natural Science educates and entertains all ages
Fifty years ago, it was a humble bug collection. Today, it’s a multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art, hands-on, fully immersive museum, with more than 62,000 square feet...
Alabama Power Foundation shares strategies for securing best investments to support communities, workforce growth
As the state’s largest corporate foundation, the Alabama Power Foundation is a force for good, investing nearly $13 million in communities in 2018.
As the...
Aniah Blanchard an ‘angel now’: Stepfather shares powerful tribute
Forensic testing has concluded that remains found in Macon County earlier this week are indeed those of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. However, while the Homewood...
Big boss bass or big fish tale?
In the heart of lovely Eufaula, Alabama, stands a statue like no other. About waist high, under shady trees, it is a testament to...
Former Tide star Mark Barron named NFL community MVP for giving away 1,500 turkeys in south Alabama
Former University of Alabama football star Mark Barron, now playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was honored as this week's NFL Players Association "Community MVP"...
UA Athletics play-by-play announcer Chris Stewart released from hospital day before Thanksgiving
It's a heartwarming story that will bring tears to your eyes, and I bring it to you just in time for Thanksgiving. Chris Stewart...
Thanksgiving to God is profoundly American
Aside from Independence Day, no other holiday is as profoundly American as Thanksgiving. With its historical roots in the first English settlers to these...
Rick Karle: We could sure use more Aniah Blanchards in this world
I want to bring you a story that you have never heard -- a beautiful story sent to me by Jeff Cantrell, the Ramsay...
USS Alabama gears up for ‘Living History Crew Drill’ WWII battle reenactment on Dec. 7
MOBILE -- The USS Alabama has firmly cemented its place as one of the state's most iconic symbols from its spot at Battleship Memorial...
Alabama Legacy Moment: Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama Public Television is producing a series of videos titled “Alabama Legacy Moments” that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories...
Tua in first interview since injury: ‘First off, I just want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ’
In his first interview since injuring his right hip and subsequently having surgery, University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa once again gave his testimony...
Galu, Diane Tagovailoa: ‘Total faith in God’s plan for Tua, and we know his plan is never wrong’
Following University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's "successful" right hip surgery on Monday, his parents have released a statement expressing heartfelt appreciation for...
Amazon selects book on ‘Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee as best nonfiction work of 2019
The book editors at Amazon.com identified "Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" as the best nonfiction book published in...
Shaun Alexander’s moving message to Tua Tagovailoa speaks to all of us
He will go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks in Alabama Crimson Tide football history, yet he came and went in a flash.
A...
Tua Tagovailoa scheduled for hip surgery on Monday — ‘God always has a plan’
University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is now set to have hip surgery on Monday, with "a full recovery" still projected.
Dr. Lyle Cain,...
Sherry Webb is an Alabama Bright Light at First Light Women’s Shelter
n 1983, in the basement of First Presbyterian Church in downtown Birmingham, a group of humanitarians began to take in homeless women and children.
Now two blocks...
Local ‘elves’ bring Christmas cheer to Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital
Angels are among us, in the form of volunteers.
Such is the case at Children’s of Alabama, where more than 50 “elves” from across Greater Birmingham...
After two combat tours, University of South Alabama student PAVEs way forward for other veterans
“Everybody reacts to trauma differently,” said Zack Aggen. He reacts by helping.
Aggen knows a lot about trauma. As a U.S. Army medic during two...
10 fun family Thanksgiving tradition ideas
This year my mom and I got started talking about traditions. You know, what activities do we want to pass down from generation to...
Former Bama star Jalen Hurts befriends bullied boy — ‘It meant the world to me’
Former University of Alabama star quarterback Jalen Hurts continues to be an exemplary role model.
This past weekend, Hurts' current team -- the University of...
Veteran helped by Alabama deputies could reconnect with son
JASPER, ALA. (AP) — A social media post about a veteran wearing an oxygen mask while walking down a road may help connect the...
Final resting places for Alabama veterans
Like soldiers at attention, battalions of white markers stretch out across the fields in perfect formation.
Below them are soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen. They...
Alabama Power honors military service members
It’s an honor to serve, and every year the men and women who answer that call are honored for their service to their country.
The...