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HAYDEN, Ala (WIAT) -- For Blount County schools, Friday was the first football game where a prayer was not allowed to be said over the P.A. system, but that didn't stop the community.
If you crave spiritual nourishment rather than fast food on Saturday mornings, you can now drive thru a Hoover church parking lot for a made-to-order helping of prayer.
While we are entering the first official weekend of fall, it isn't going to feel like it outside. It is going to stay unseasonably warm with a chance of seeing showers and thunderstorms.
Fall just started, but one Ohio neighborhood is already decorated for Christmas. The premature celebration is an effort to bring holiday cheer to 2-year-old Brody Allen, who has a rare type of brain cancer with possibly weeks to live.
Next week is National Rail Safety Week and it is a message that safety officials do not want the public to forget. Federal statistics show about every three hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train. Today, the non-profit Rail Safety Education Organization, Alabama Operation Lifesaver, partnered with county mayors to signa proclamation declaring September 21, "Rail Safety Day."
A new mural decorates downtown Birmingham. It is on the Watts building in the 1500 block of 3rd Avenue South. The leadership Academy looked all over the city for months to find the right building.
According to a new study, multi-surface household cleaners could be making children overweight. Health officials found a link between infants living in homes where anti-microbial disinfectants are used at least once a week and elevated levels of a digestive bacteria in their stomachs.
The St. Louis-based coal company Peabody Energy has agreed to purchase Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from Drummond Co. Inc. for $400 million. Peabody said Friday that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.
Authorities in Pickens county are conducting a death investigation after a four year old child died. The young child was taken to the Pickens County Medical center Tuesday and was pronounced dead.
Former Vice President Joe Biden hosted a conference in Washington today, examining issues connected to cancer. Biden has been focused on the illness since his son, Beau, died in 2015 of a brain tumor at the age of 46. The Biden Cancer Summit coincides with hundreds of community meetings taking place around the country, including right here in Birmingham.
CBS 42 Sports Director Chris Breece picked Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion, Chris Renkel picked Mississippi State vs. Kentucky and Simone Eli picked Arkansas vs. Auburn!
