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Student debt is taxing young people's mental health As the first person in her family to go college, Catherine fought hard to get her bachelor's. After transferring from community college to a four-year university, she worked as a barista and a line cook, trapped in a cycle where she'd take on extra hours to cover her bills, then feel too tired to study. But it still wasn't enough. She regularly felt desperate for money. She put books and necessities, like hygiene supplies and food, on credit...
September 23, 2024 - MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she is appointing Chris Beeker, III, to serve on the Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2. Beeker will finish the unexpired term of his father, Chris "Chip" Beeker, Jr., who announced his decision to step down from his seat on the Public Service Commission due to health challenges. The junior Beeker served for four years as USDA Rural Development Director for the state of Alabama under President Donald J. Trump...
September 23, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Tim Kaine (D-Virginia.), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) introduced the Defending American Property Abroad Act in retaliation to efforts on the part of the Mexican government to seize a port owned by Alabama based Vulcan Materials. The Defending American Property Abroad Act would impose retaliatory prohibitions against the Government...
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before. Stacker compiled a list of cities...
September 24, 2024 – Moody, Alabama – The Moody Police Department (MPD) announced that they have made an arrest of an individual for making threats to Moody Schools. "We are aware of the screenshots being shared about a threat to Moody Middle School and the schools in general," the MPD announced in a statement released to Facebook on Monday. "We want the public to know that we are already investigating these threats currently. We will also have an increased presence at all schools this wee...
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of September 19, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.09%....
September 24, 2024 – Moody, Alabama – the Moody Police Department (MPD) has released a statement announcing the arrest of a juvenile for making terrorist threats targeting the Moody Middle School. The MPD received numerous reports of terroristic threats on Snapchat suggesting that gun violence would be perpetrated against Moody schools as early as today. Moody police and detectives worked throughout Monday night to identify the individual responsible for the threats and alert school off...
Although Hashimoto's is the most common autoimmune disease globally, there's still plenty to uncover about this complex disease. However, thanks to ongoing research on the gut microbiome, genetics, and autoimmunity, great strides are being made toward discerning its root causes and potential treatments. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or healthcare provider, Guava Health's overview will keep your finger on the pulse when it comes to treatments, clinical trials, and progress in Hashimoto's...
More than 32 million businesses in the United States are small—playing an important role in the economy by creating nearly 65% of net new jobs over the past 20 years and making up almost 99% of all businesses in the country. Yet, starting a small business, running it, and staying compliant with ever-changing laws and regulations is challenging. LegalZoom shares what to know to maintain a successful and compliant small business. What is the Corporate Transparency Act? One of those laws that s...
September 24, 2024 – Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) released a rare joint press release to announced that they have joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 41 Republican colleagues from both Houses of Congress in signing a letter urging President Joseph R. Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala D. Harris (D) to work with Congress to root out abuses in the unaccompanied alien children (UAC) program and stop what they called the D...
The Butler County Health Department is now providing most services in a modular facility at 350 Airport Road in Greenville. In addition, a second location at 300 North College St., Greenville, will continue to provide Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Environmental Services. Following a June 30 fire which destroyed the long-standing Health Department building, the county and district staff have worked tirelessly to provide full services to clients. Since the fire, the Jefferson County...
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of September 19, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.09%....
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $362,143 in August, 2.5% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of September 19, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.09%....
UPDATED September 27,2024 at 4:42 a.m. Hurricane Helene tracked further to the east than predicted in this article. It hit Florida at around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday night at a powerful Category 4 storm. The eye of the storm made landfall in Taylor County (to the east of where it was anticipated to hit. The Hurricane is tracking now towards Macon, Georgia. This more easterly track means that Alabama will not be heavily impacted by Helene. September 25,2025 Hurricane Helene developed rapidly in...
September 23, 2024 - Montgomery. – The Alabama House Democratic Caucus issues a statement following a mass shooting incident in Birmingham on Saturday night that left 21 people shot – four of them dead. The lawmakers used this incident to target Alabama's permitless carry bill (passed in 2022 and to promote legislation that would make it a felony to possess a "Glock cap" – a device that converts a semiautomatic handgun to one that functions as an automatic weapon. "Words cannot describe the g...
The numbers are in, and it's another record-breaking event for the State GOP. The Alabama Republican Party announced a historic fundraising success at its annual Summer Dinner, featuring special guest RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump. The event raised a record-breaking combined total of $1.3 million, with over $1 million supporting President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and an additional $300,000 directly benefiting the Alabama Republican Party. This strong fundraising achievement sets a new fundraising...
September 27, 2024 – Florida - Hurricane Helene hit the Florida Gulf Coast in the Big Bend region overnight as a Category 4 storm that was 400 miles wide at its apex. The storm which developed quickly impacted a larger area of the Gulf Coast than anticipated just 48 – and even 24 – hours earlier. It is still dark but there are fears of massive destruction and deaths from the storm. The storm tracked further east than earlier anticipated so has not and will not impact Alabama as severely as ea...
If you're in the market for a car in 2024, you'll have plenty to choose from at a dealership near you—something that couldn't be taken for granted just a few years ago. Nonetheless, while supply of both new and used vehicles on U.S. dealer lots have returned to historically normal levels, the price of driving certainly hasn't. That's especially true once one considers so-called hidden costs like auto insurance, registration fees and, depending on where you live, parking. Moreover, the most i...
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024 election, voters will turn their attention to his record on a variety of issues, including criminal justice. Crime will likely be a key theme on the campaign trail, and conservatives have already been attacking Walz on the issue. A statement from the RNC slammed him for his positions on immigration and policing. Meanwhile, criminal justice reform advocates have praised some of the...
New data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the tide. That's according to an exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest results of the point-in-time count, a federally mandated census that requires counties to tally their unhoused residents over the course of one night or early morning in January. The count is up slightly from last year's tally of...
September 26,2024 – Atmore – the State of Alabama executed triple-murderer Alan Miller by Nitrogen Hypoxia. This is only the second time that someone has been executed using nitrogen hypoxia. Alan Eugene Miller spent decades behind bars awaiting his execution for the senseless murders of Lee Holdbrooks, Christopher Yancy, and Terry Jarvis. The execution was performed at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama after Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) told Corrections Com...
