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Several Alabama museums to offer free summer admission for military families

Several Alabama museums to offer free summer admission for military families

| May 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Museums across Alabama are taking part in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to U.S. military personnel and their families this summer.

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Sunday Weather Briefing — Only a Few Isolated Showers Today; Dry & Mild for Memorial Day

Sunday Weather Briefing — Only a Few Isolated Showers Today; Dry & Mild for Memorial Day

| May 28, 2023 @ 7:00 am

Memorial Day is still going to be very nice and mild. We get into a summer-type pattern as we hit midweek.

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VT MAE adding 200 workers at Mobile aircraft overhaul facility

VT MAE adding 200 workers at Mobile aircraft overhaul facility

| May 27, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc. plans to add 200 jobs as it equips its Mobile facility to convert and modify Airbus A320 Family passenger jets as cargo aircraft, providing another boost to the region’s aerospace/aviation sector.

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The Midday Report — A Few Rogue Showers Out There

The Midday Report — A Few Rogue Showers Out There

| May 27, 2023 @ 11:31 am

As of 11:13 am, there is a small batch of showers moving westward over portions of Winston and Walker counties, while the rest of Central Alabama is dry at this point.

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Experiencing Alabama is as easy as A, B, C

Experiencing Alabama is as easy as A, B, C

| May 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Whether you’re new to the state or have lived here for a lifetime, there are many uniquely Alabama experiences, places and events that are worth exploring.

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Saturday Weather Briefing Video — Only a Few Isolated Showers & Storms Possible Through the Holiday Weekend

Saturday Weather Briefing Video — Only a Few Isolated Showers & Storms Possible Through the Holiday Weekend

| May 27, 2023 @ 6:49 am

While temperatures will remain lower than what we are used to for this time of the year, the heat returns by the end of the work week ahead.

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Attention Alabama water lovers: Cruise safely into summer boating season with these tips

Attention Alabama water lovers: Cruise safely into summer boating season with these tips

| May 26, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff to summer. Time to get out on the water, bask in the sunshine, float with friends, fish, tube, you name it … It’s boating season.

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Generally Dry Pattern For Alabama Through The Holiday Weekend

Generally Dry Pattern For Alabama Through The Holiday Weekend

| May 26, 2023 @ 2:20 pm

RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry at mid-afternoon…we note just a few isolated showers south of Montgomery. Temperatures are mostly in the low 80s… the average high for Birmingham on May 26 is 84. Tonight will be mostly fair and pleasant with a low in the 55-62 degree range.

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Midday Nowcast: A Great May Friday

Midday Nowcast: A Great May Friday

| May 26, 2023 @ 10:15 am

We continue to have haze in the air due to wildfires in Canada. Rain chances are near zero for most of us, but we can’t rule out an isolated shower somewhere across the northern third of Alabama later today.

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Irritable Bao is home to one of 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama

Irritable Bao is home to one of 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama

| May 26, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Sure, the restaurant’s name may make you giggle, but the food at Irritable Bao is no joke. The Auburn restaurant has fast become a fan favorite.

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Quiet Weather Pattern For Alabama Through Next Week

Quiet Weather Pattern For Alabama Through Next Week

| May 26, 2023 @ 5:30 am

ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY: Alabama’s weather will stay quiet today and over the holiday weekend with temperatures below average. We will mention a risk of isolated showers on daily basis through Sunday, but the chance of any one spot seeing rain is in the 10-20 percent range. The high today will be in the low 80s, but a surface low to the east near the coast of the Carolinas will help to pull down cooler air into the region over the weekend.

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First Black woman to lead University of Alabama newspaper working to ensure ‘all perspectives are shared’

First Black woman to lead University of Alabama newspaper working to ensure ‘all perspectives are shared’

| May 25, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

Earlier this month, Ashlee Woods became the first Black woman to ascend to editor-in-chief of the school’s 129-year-old newspaper, the Crimson White (CW).

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Warm, Hazy Afternoon Across Alabama; Quiet Pattern Through The Weekend

Warm, Hazy Afternoon Across Alabama; Quiet Pattern Through The Weekend

| May 25, 2023 @ 2:56 pm

WARM MAY DAY: Temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 80s across Alabama this afternoon with hazy sunshine. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has moved into the Deep South in the higher levels of the atmosphere, making for the hazy appearance today. There is nothing on radar, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 58-62 degree range.

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Alabama chef, son put a New Orleans spin on classic fare at JP & Son Café

Alabama chef, son put a New Orleans spin on classic fare at JP & Son Café

| May 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am

“I like playing with my food; I love trying new things and putting a new spin on classic dishes,” says J.P. Pendergrass, chef and owner of Gadsden’s JP & Son Café.

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