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wbhm. org > local-news > 2026-04-09 > alabamas-largest-water-utility-no-longer-testing-water-quality-in-house

Alabama's largest water utility no longer testing water quality in house

11+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1431+ words) Central Alabama Water's laboratory is no longer testing drinking-water samples for safety, and another lab is now performing those tests, according to public records filed with the state's environmental agency. Added to the utility's operations in the 1990s, CAW's Enviro Lab…...

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wbhm. org > 2025 > care-close-to-home-how-a-rural-doctor-meets-medical-needs-in-alabamas-countryside

Care close to home: how a rural doctor meets medical needs in Alabama's countryside

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (712+ words) Noelle Annonen | September 18, 2025 "Hello friend!" Warwick greeted her patient. "How are you?" "Tired," Her patient said with a sigh." "Did you work last night again?" "No, I didn't work, I just goofed off," Her patient replied and the pair shared…...

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wbhm. org > 2025 > alabama-drops-four-places-in-national-child-well-being-rankings

Alabama drops four places in national child well-being rankings

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (456+ words) Jessica Sims, Reflect Alabama Fellow | June 12, 2025 Alabama ranked 43rd nationally for child well-being in a survey out this week, which is down from last year's 39th place. This is according to the KIDS COUNT data book developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation....

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wbhm. org > 2025 > looking-into-alabamas-blood-money-how-taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-lawsuits-by-prisoners

Looking into Alabama's "Blood Money': how taxpayers foot the bill for lawsuits by prisoners

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (699+ words) Noelle Annonen | June 10, 2025 The sun sets behind Holman Prison in Atmore, Ala. , Jan. , 27, 2022. The following conversation has been edited for clarity. Let's start with Koty Williams. You cover a lot of cases in your series, but you spend an entire…...

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wbhm. org > 2025 > alabama-power-threatened-with-lawsuit-for-contaminating-groundwater-with-coal-ash

Alabama Power threatened with lawsuit for contaminating groundwater with coal ash

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1254+ words) Nine years after the Gadsden Steam Plant stopped burning coal, its unlined coal ash pond is still polluting Alabama groundwater, records show. A covered coal ash pond sits adjacent to the Coosa River in Gadsden, Ala. By Dennis Pillion and…...

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wbhm. org > 2025 > lilly-ledbetters-fight-for-equal-pay-comes-to-the-big-screen

The story of Lilly Ledbetter's fight for equal pay comes to the big screen

11+ mon, 1+ day ago  (879+ words) Kelsey Shelton is the local host of All Things Considered for 90. 3 WBHM. She updates you on local news and presents stories from the WBHM newsroom. As a reporter, she covers stories that focus on how local events and policies impact…...