End of Year Slideshow
This year, our team spent a lot of time outside the confines of the station, visiting communities across the heart of Alabama with our News & Brews events. Our team showed up. We traveled to cities and towns where WBHM has likely never set foot in the past 48 years. Getting out from behind the microphone and discussing the news with our listeners has been a powerful reminder that public media–and WBHM’s work right here in our community–must remain invested in local reporting on issues that affect us all, as well as the art, culture, and events that inspire us.
We hope you’ll enjoy this small sampling of highlights from your local team at WBHM and the Gulf States Newsroom:
WBHM Slide show by Tameesha
President Trump fires a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Christopher Hanson was appointed to serve on the commission overseeing the nation's nuclear reactors by President Biden in 2020.
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach new $7.4 billion opioid settlement
A new $7.4 billion opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has been approved by all U.S. states and territories
Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal
A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.
Sean Combs trial: Judge dismisses juror
Judge Arun Subramanian said that the juror's conflicting statements about which state he currently resides in may have been an attempt to get on and stay on the federal trial of the hip-hop mogul.
The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers has been captured and charged
Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. His first court appearance is scheduled for Monday.
This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she’s bracing for cuts
Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.
