The Tuscaloosa Tornado--One year later
This week marks one year since the tornadoes that tore through Alabama, killing over two hundred people and disrupting the lives of thousands of families. All week long on Alabama Public Radio, well...
View ArticleTuscaloosa's Tornado--Lessons from Greensburg
All week long on Alabama Public Radio, the news department is revisiting the people we heard from in the hours and days following the April 27th tornadoes that struck the state a year ago. Last night,...
View ArticleDr. Guy Bailey named President of UA
Alabama Public radio news director Pat Duggins reports on todays vote by the University of Alabama board of trustees to name Dr. Guy Bailey, of Texas Tech, as UAs new president. The appointment is a...
View ArticleGoogle Wants To Get Your Small Business Online
Robert Robinson owns Sundries and Specialties. It’s a brand new business, and he wants a brand new website to go with it. “Well the front page I wanted to show various items like what we may sell,”...
View ArticleSaving Mobile's Historic Barton Academy
Government Street in Mobile is a bustling center of activity—kind of like what you’d see in a lot of big U.S. cities. The only thing that might seem out of place is the school. But that’s where Barton...
View ArticlePeople March Against Greek Segregation at Alabama
Several hundred people were marching at the University of Alabama to oppose racial segregation among the school's Greek-letter social organizations. The marchers headed from the university library...
View Article"Alabama, Inc" premieres statewide on Alabama Public Television
Beginning Wednesday, the television program about business called Alabama, Inc. premieres statewide on Alabama Public Television. The Alabama Public Radio newsroom is collaborating on the program which...
View ArticleHard Times at the Mill: International Paper to Close Courtland Facility
A north Alabama county is about it lose its biggest employer. International Paper says it’s closing the paper mill in Lawrence County after forty three years of operation. After the first round of...
View ArticleSpring Break for Some UA Students an Opportunity to Give Back
University of Alabama students are on spring break this week. But they’re not all partying at the beach. Some of them are using the break as an opportunity to do some good. About 16 students are in...
View ArticleSchool Test Results, EMS Training and The Alabama Rural Caucus
The results are in for the standardized tests high school students take in Alabama. APR’s Pat Duggins the scores for eighth graders are a concern… New standardized tests show that half of Alabama...
View ArticleState Graduation Numbers, Florida Flag Battle and NW Alabama Job Fair
Alabama Education system is still basking in the news that the state's high school graduation rate increased to eighty six percent for the class of 2014. That figure is up from 80 percent the prior...
View ArticleBentley's New Business Strategy, Tax Help and Obama to Visit Selma
Bringing new industry into your state is often an expensive undertaking, full of tax breaks and other financial incentives. But as APR’s Alex AuBuchon reports, Alabama may start looking for results...
View ArticleAlabama Goes International and State Tries to Move Forward with Arthur Execution
Business owners and economic developers in the Mobile area will gather today to talk about trade with Europe. A town hall meeting will discuss a pending trade deal called the Transatlantic Trade and...
View ArticleAlabama and Chinese Trade, BabyPalooza and Gambling at Greenetrack
China is Alabama’s second biggest trading partner. That economic relationship is the focus of a new series of events at the Birmingham International Center. The Center will host various cultural,...
View ArticleHuntsville City Schools Desegregation Case, Commercial Space Flight and BP...
A federal judge will review an agreement to settle a desegregation case involving Huntsville city schools. The school system and the Justice Department released the agreement on Monday. It's aimed at...
View ArticleJefferson County school cuts, Alabama diabetes figures and Baldwin County tax...
The Jefferson County School Board recently announced sweeping cuts for the school system, which will include substantial layoffs. The Board plans to cut $12.6 million from the system budget and to...
View ArticleAlabama Charter School Legislation is Here... Now What?
The voting is over regarding charter schools in Alabama. Now, the big question is how to implement these non-traditional schools and what happens next. Governor Robert Bentley put Alabama in line with...
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