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Federal regulators waited 7 months to investigate a deadly home explosion above a gassy coal mine. Coalfield residents across the country feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In Alabama, U.S. regulators dragged their feet until a former top official called them out for failure to protect the public.
Alabama voting FAQ: How to register, cast your ballot for Nov. 5
Oct 4, 2024 · Print, complete, sign and mail it to the local Board of Registrars office in your county. Submit a request to have a voter registration application form mailed to you. The application must be postmarked by October 21 or completed online by 11:59 p.m. Contact the Elections Division at 1-800-274-8683 or write a request to the address listed below.
New Book Chronicles History of Ruffner Mountain | WBHM 90.3
Sep 17, 2019 · Mining took place there from the late 1880s until the Great Depression in 1929. Another attempt at mining Ruffner took place around 1950, but only for a few years. The mountain lay mostly untouched except for outdoor types quietly venturing over the rocks on their own. Birmingham received a sudden reminder of Ruffner’s past in 1971.
Alabama’s construction industry is in dire need of workers. Here’s …
Oct 9, 2024 · Jason Phelps, executive director of the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute, which the state Legislature established in 2009, said building the industry’s workforce requires clearing a multi-layered hurdle.
MAP: Where Are Birmingham’s Vacant School Buildings? - WBHM …
May 6, 2016 · Vacant schools are a common sight throughout Birmingham. WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin recently reported on surplus property owned by Birmingham City Schools. The buildings symbolize decades of population decline and budget cuts. As Birmingham’s city center and interest in historic properties grows, many hope these large structures will be ...
A 'gassy' Alabama coal mine sparks a home explosion - WBHM 90.3
Mar 22, 2024 · “A distant boom,” then the ground moved. An Inside Climate News review of state and federal mining records confirms that Griffice’s home is located over a proposed expansion of an underground longwall mine—in which bladed machines shear off slices of coal along vast expanses—operated by Crimson Oak Grove Resources, LLC, …
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The Pizitz Then and Now - WBHM 90.3
Mar 9, 2017 · The Pizitz Then and Now. Pizitz department store used to be a shopping destination downtown, but now this building at the corner of 19th Street and Second Avenue North has a new body, and it’s creating buzz in Birmingham. WBHM’s Sherrel Wheeler Stewart takes us to Pizitz then and now. In the mid 1960s at Christmas time, nothing was more ...
Alabama coal mine keeps digging after a fatal explosion
Apr 27, 2024 · They knew there’d been a water well at the home of their neighbor, W.M. Griffice, who died several weeks after his home above a longwall coal mine the company owned exploded on March 8. His grandson was critically injured in what was a devastating blast that left little in its wake but the scorched Alabama clay.
A federal judge halts an Alabama program that purged thousands …
Oct 16, 2024 · BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday halted a program that made thousands of legal voters in Alabama inactive, restoring active registration status for both American-born and naturalized citizens ahead of the November elections. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ruled in favor of the Department of Justice and civil rights ...