Alaina Bookman
Violence Prevention Reporter at AL.com
Reporter at Report For America
UT Austin Alumna Report for America Corps Member @Report4America Violence Prevention Reporter @aldotcom | [email protected] Solutions Journalism Fellow @soljourno
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1 week ago |
al.com | Alaina Bookman
If you are applying to college soon or looking to change your major, you may want to think twice before committing to this popular STEM major. Computer science ranked seventh amongst undergraduate majors with the highest unemployment at 6.1%, one of the highest unemployment rates across all areas of study, . Scroll to see the list of top 10 unemployment rates among college majors. “Seeing such a high unemployment rate for majors like computer science may stun many Americans.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Alaina Bookman
Visitors to a certain brick building on an Ensley corner open the door to smooth melodies of old-school R&B and the smell of freshly baked cookies. Framed photos of smiling snaggletooth children in shotgun houses, proud young adults in grad caps and neighborhood faces line the walls, guiding visitors into a cozy living room, where they can sit in a worn, velvet armchair. Beside a vintage TV, a record player perches on a wooden shelf, a rotary phone nearby.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Alaina Bookman
After more than 36 hours of searching, Regina Smith, the 51-year-old woman who went missing at Noccalula Falls, was found dead Tuesday morning, according to the city of Gadsden. “The fire chief contacted me, let me know we had a body in the water. It’s something as a father, you wish you never have to experience. So we just notified the family. Very tough situation,” Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford saidat a press conference.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Alaina Bookman
Emergency crews are searching for a missing 51-year-old woman who was camping and last seen at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden on Sunday, according to reports from ABC 33/40. The woman, Regina Smith of Lincoln, Alabama, was last seen on a raft near the fall’s beach area, according to reports from WVTM 13. “She’s a loving person. She loves nature. She’s a free-spirited person, and I just want to find her,” her husband, Jerry Smith told WVTM 13. The family called first responders around 8 p.m. Sunday.
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al.com | Alaina Bookman
On Thursday, May 29 aT 6:30 p.m. Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School in Bessemer will host its first graduation ceremony since opening its doors in 2022. CEO and founder Ruben Morris said the school was created to expand access to careers in aviation and aerospace through hands-on opportunities in science, technology, engineering and aviation. It is the first school of its kind in Alabama.
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