Heather Gann

5 days ago | al.com | Heather Gann

Elmore County man Joe Champion claims he recently discovered a rare meteorite in a load of soil and rock he was sorting through. Champion identified the find as a pallasite meteorite, which are believed to form between the silicate mantle, or outer shell, and molten metal core of a differentiated asteroid (asteroids that have been altered by thermal processes and have separated into a core and mantle), according to the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University.

5 days ago | al.com | Heather Gann

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed HB165 into law, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. “Since President Trump observed Juneteenth in June of 2020, we have proclaimed it each year, and I am pleased the Legislature has made it an official state holiday," Ivey said in a release. Juneteenth, or June 19, commemorates the day upon which Black slaves learned of their emancipation in 1865. The bill’s sponsor, Rep.

6 days ago | al.com | Patrick Darrington |Heather Gann

Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani wanted to build a life in America. Now, she grieves as she and her fiancé, Alireza Doroudi, prepare to return to Iran after he was held in a detention facility for 42 days. “I feel relieved for Alireza. He didn’t deserve to stay that long in that facility and be treated like this,” Bajgani said. “I am not happy about the whole thing that happened to us and I need time to grieve for what l am going to put behind and leave.

6 days ago | al.com | Heather Gann

A three-judge court in Alabama’s Northern District has determined that the legislature’s 2023 congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act and cannot be used in future elections. The court also determined that the map violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which requires states to provide equal protection under the law to all persons.

6 days ago | al.com | Heather Gann

Under new income thresholds for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as WIC, more families may qualify for food benefits in Alabama. “WIC is here to help women, infants, and children in Alabama improve their overall health by providing nutritious foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support,” said Alabama WIC Director Pam Galloway.