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A Colorado-based company is proposing what could be one of the largest mining operations in Alabama, causing concerns among environmentalists.
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WBHM has produced a special featuring the live recording of the 2026 Birmingham Folk Fest, held at the Avondale Park Amphitheater on May 16, 2026. Experience performances from local and regional artists as they celebrate the music, stories and community that make Birmingham’s folk scene unique.
We've made changes to our program schedules. Your favorite show is still waiting for you, but it may be at a different time or perhaps a different day.
Gulf States Newsroom
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Gerald Herbert/APThe parents of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi, held a funeral for the 18-year-old on Monday. Wells was with friends for the Fourth of July and did not return home. -
Aubri Juhasz/Gulf States NewsroomNearly everything costs more this summer, from groceries to gas. But families still need childcare or just want to send their kids to camp.
News from NPR
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The announcement effectively canceled Nicaragua's next elections, originally scheduled for November 2027. -
A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably not getting what they think they're buying. -
Titans like Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert dominated in the first half of the gaming year, with early-access sequels like Slay the Spire 2 and Subnautica 2 not far behind. -
The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. -
Catch the Devil by journalist Pamela Colloff highlights the potentially fatal consequences of a system more concerned with securing convictions than determining the truth and delivering justice.
