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Show Your House Some TLC This Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2017 by murray

By Katie Bolton Step one: Buy flowers and chocolates for your loved one. Step two: Show your house you care, too, by following these quick fixes to make your home run more efficiently. KITCHEN Because it contains many large and … Continue reading →

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2/13/1866 – On This Day In Alabama History: Mobile Held Its First Fat Tuesday Parade

Posted on February 13, 2017 by murray

By Graydon RustAlabama 200 February 13, 1866 Joseph Stillwell Cain paraded through downtown Mobile on Fat Tuesday in the city’s first carnival celebration since before the Civil War. Dressed as a fictional Chickasaw chief named Slackabamarinico, Cain and six others … Continue reading →

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It’s Here! A New Look and More Content for AlabamaWX

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

The site looks a little different this morning! It’s no longer a test, it’s the real thing. James has prepared a 6 minute orientation video to the new look blog. Please take time to watch it and get familiar with … Continue reading →

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The Maine Event

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

A dynamic storm system, the second major snow storm in less than a week, was battering the Northeast Sunday night. Deepening low pressure was southeast of Nantucket, off the Massachusetts coast late Sunday night. This low is expected to rotate … Continue reading →

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Foundation For Progress In Journalism Honors Curry, Smiley, Logan

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

By Ariel WorthyThe Birmingham Times Growing up in Tuscaloosa, George Curry read newspapers and knew then that African-Americans needed a stronger voice in journalism. “He said he had never seen a black journalist, and the only stories he had read … Continue reading →

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The Day the Nimbus Weather Satellite Exploded: Tonight on WeatherBrains

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

Smithsonian Magazine Assistant Web Editor Maya Wei-Haas only knew her grandfather as being retired. but when her grandmother died a few years ago, he came out of his shell. And had a fascinating story to tell. Maya learned that he … Continue reading →

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Today In Weather History 2/13/1899: Birmingham’s Coldest Ever

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

On February 13, 1899, one of the coldest airmasses ever observed in the U.S. made it all the way to the Gulf Coast. It was 7F in New Orleans and Pensacola. Mobile dropped to a numbing -1F. The reading of … Continue reading →

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Who’s Your Astronomer?

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador and WeatherBrains Contributor Tony Rice will be sharing his weekly astronomy column with us here on Alabama. It will start regularly appearing next Tuesday, February 21st. Welcome Tony to the team! His Twitter account is … Continue reading →

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Line of Showers Is Feeding on Unstable Air, Overcoming Cap

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

UPDATE 423 PM The shower over Smith Lake has grown into a thunderstorm, as have the ones just east of Cullman. They now both are producing lightning. They are on track to affect Cullman and Blount Counties, and clip southwestern … Continue reading →

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UCP Of Greater Birmingham Rebrands To United Ability

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

By Karim Shamsi-Basha They rolled into the room in their wheelchairs calm and quiet, but when the music started, they turned into a rousing and harmonious choir. They sang “We are Family” like they have done it since childhood. Clients … Continue reading →

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