A Generational Change as Woodfin Wins Birmingham Mayoral Race
Birmingham city attorney and school board member Randall Woodfin has a new title he can add to his resume: mayor-elect. Woodfin defeated Mayor William Bell in a municipal runoff election Tuesday. It represents a generational change as the 36-year-old Woodfin is set to become the city’s youngest mayor in more than 120 years. WBHM’s Andrew Yeager talks about that race and other results from the election with WBHM’s local government reporter Sherrel Wheeler Stewart.
U.S. completes strikes on Iran nuclear sites, Trump says
The U.S. has completed attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.
At least three people dead from a tornado in North Dakota
At least three residents were killed in the Enderlin area by a tornado on Friday night after storms hit North Dakota and Minnesota.
One daughter’s search for a father detained by ICE
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Star bassist Carol Kaye rejects Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honor
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Pilot who died in N.C. plane crash tried to avoid a turtle on airport runway
The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. The pilot and a passenger were killed.
Day after day, Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey in desperate search for food
Israel has begun allowing food into Gaza. Most of the supplies go to GHF, which operates food distribution points. A trickle of aid goes to the U.N. and humanitarian groups. Both systems are mired in chaos.