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GCM wins 20 Alabama Press Association awards for news, ad coverage

GCM wins 20 Alabama Press Association awards for news, ad coverage

GCM Staff Report Gulf Coast Media's newsroom and graphic design departments won 20 Alabama Press Association Media Awards for work done in 2024. The awards were announced at the 2025 APA Summer Convention banquet held at Perdido Beach Resort in...

Ivey deploys Alabama search and rescue team to Texas

Ivey deploys Alabama search and rescue team to Texas

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama is sending a search and rescue team to Texas to help following the recent devastating flooding. “Search and rescue remains the goal, and Alabama is going to do all we can to lend a helping hand to Texas,” said...

Texas Flooding Death Toll Climbs as Victims Continue Search for Loved Ones

Texas Flooding Death Toll Climbs as Victims Continue Search for Loved Ones

As the search enters its seventh day, communities across Texas are reeling from deadly flash floods that have claimed at least 120 lives and left more than 170 people missing. Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic, bore the brunt of the disaster, with...

Campers & Counselors Among Nearly 90 Dead in Historic Flooding

Campers & Counselors Among Nearly 90 Dead in Historic Flooding

Texas floods kill 27 at girls camp A Camp Mystic sign is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area in Hunt, Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)...

United Way Hands On hosting Back-to-School Drive for central Alabama students

Published 8:18 pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 By Special to The News-Aegis As the new school year approaches, United Way Hands On, the volunteer center of United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA), is launching its annual Back-to-School Drive to help...

Gov. Kay Ivey orders flags lowered to honor Texas flood victims

Gov. Kay Ivey orders flags lowered to honor Texas flood victims

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday authorized flags be flown at half-staff throughout the state to honor people who lost their lives in the recent Texas floods. “I hereby authorize flags be flown at half-staff effective immediately on the grounds of the...

Police officer who joined his hometown department is among those killed in Texas floods

Police officer who joined his hometown department is among those killed in Texas floods

Mollie Sylvester Schaffer had been married to her husband Randy for 57 years when the Houston couple traveled to an annual get-together with friends on the banks of the Gaudalupe River in Hunt, Texas. She was killed in the catastrophic flash...

Alabama environmental groups secure rare win in fight to update water toxicity standards

Alabama environmental groups secure rare win in fight to update water toxicity standards

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Alabama environmental regulators have agreed to update...

Alabama Aviation College hosts 3rd annual aviation camp, introducing kids to career possibilities

Alabama Aviation College hosts 3rd annual aviation camp, introducing kids to career possibilities

OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) -The Alabama Aviation College is hosting rising 5th through 8th graders this week, introducing them to the field of aviation. The college’s third annual aviation camp exposes kids to the history of aviation, offers STEM...

Troopers say at least 12 people died in Alabama over July 4th weekend

Troopers say at least 12 people died in Alabama over July 4th weekend

Twelve traffic fatalities occurred in Alabama during the Fourth of July travel period. ALEA troopers responded to 314 traffic crashes resulting in 155 injuries. One drowning was reported, while there were zero boating fatalities. Law enforcement...

First Alert Weather: Scattered showers likely Thursday, Friday

First Alert Weather: Scattered showers likely Thursday, Friday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Next 24 Hours: We have another active weather day ahead across central Alabama. A system spinning high above us in the atmosphere is helping to stir up showers and storms again today, and we’re expecting more of the...

Wild Firework Show Explosion Seen on Video, Injures Several

Wild Firework Show Explosion Seen on Video, Injures Several

Published July 5, 2025 9:31 AM PDT A 4th of July fireworks show turned into a fiery nightmare when a rogue firework exploded too close to a boat -- setting off a chain reaction that turned the vessel into a floating fireball. LAKE MARTIN: This is...

Alabama DOT urges driver preparedness as hurricane season continues

Alabama DOT urges driver preparedness as hurricane season continues

John R. Cooper, Transportation Director | Alabama Department of TransportationJohn R. Cooper, Transportation Director | Alabama Department of Transportation The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging drivers to prepare for the...

Mobile couple, granddaughter still missing after deadly Texas flood

Mobile couple, granddaughter still missing after deadly Texas flood

A Mobile, Ala. couple and their five-year-old granddaughter remain missing after catastrophic flooding swept through a Texas campground over the early morning hours of July 4. Ileana and Eddie Santana Sr., their son Eddie Santana Jr., his wife...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey appoints new head of the state parole board

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey appoints new head of the state parole board

Video above: Tracking heavy summer storms in Alabama's weather forecast through the weekendAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday appointed a corrections deputy as head of the state parole board, replacing the outgoing chair who led the board during a...

The Weather Authority: Mix of sun and storms continues today

The Weather Authority: Mix of sun and storms continues today

From James Spann and the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: SUN AND STORMS: We actually have a few isolated showers on radar early this morning before sunrise, but most of the showers and thunderstorms across Alabama will come this afternoon from about 1:00...

Young Alabama student, grandparent, camp director among those killed in Texas floods

Young Alabama student, grandparent, camp director among those killed in Texas floods

(AP) — A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas....

23 covered bridges in Alabama that were lost to history

23 covered bridges in Alabama that were lost to history

In the 1800s, builders in the United States began putting roofs on bridges to protect the wooden floors and trusses from the elements. It was easier and less expensive to maintain the covers than the bridge spans. The location of Alabama’s first...

7 Things: Britt calls for unity as Democrats rage over Texas floods; Tuberville wants ICE turned loose; NASA cuts; and more …

7 Things: Britt calls for unity as Democrats rage over Texas floods; Tuberville wants ICE turned loose; NASA cuts; and more …

7. Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor invoked the Fifth Amendment and dodged questions during a House Oversight Committee interview investigating an alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s mental and physical decline, leading to...

Senator Katie Britt discusses Texas floods and child care relief on Fox News

Senator Katie Britt discusses Texas floods and child care relief on Fox News

U.S. Senator Katie Britt from Alabama appeared on Fox News, guest-hosted by Kellyanne Conway, to discuss the recent devastating floods in Texas and her efforts in securing child care relief through President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. During the...

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