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28-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Mike ‘The Situation' Sorrentino talks Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Jersey Shore star Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino joined CBS 42 News to discuss the new season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. Watch Andrea Lindenberg's full interview with the situation above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
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Lt. Governor Ainsworth not entering 2026 governor's race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced he will not enter the race for governor Wednesday. In a statement released exclusively to CBS 42 News, Ainsworth said he will instead focus on his children for their last years in high school and move into the private sector once his term as lieutenant governor comes to a close. Ainsworth's full statement can be read below: After much prayer and many discussions with my family, friends and supporters, I will not be a candidate for governor during the 2026 election cycle. Kendall and I have decided that focusing on our children during their last years in high school and transitioning to the private sector makes the most sense for all of us at this time in our lives. Serving as Alabama's Lieutenant Governor has been the honor of my lifetime, and in the year-and-a-half remaining in my term, I will continue working night and day to meet the needs, improve the lives, and protect the conservative values of the Alabama citizens I took an oath to serve. When first elected, I promised to the most active, engaged, and hardest working Lieutenant Governor in the history of our state, and I will leave the office secure in the knowledge that I kept my promise. We led the effort to remove the state sales tax on groceries and enacted the largest tax cut in Alabama's history. We championed school choice because we believe parents know what is best for their children. We made our state the nation's friendliest and most welcoming for active service members, veterans, and their dependents. We created a new high school diploma to ensure students are prepared for high-paying, long-lasting 21st Century jobs when they graduate. And we pushed to quickly reopen Alabama and get back to business in the days following the pandemic. My heart is deeply rooted in Alabama, my passion is in helping people, and neither of those truths will ever change. Even when I leave elected office, I will still get up every day with a drive to help Alabama grow. While my name will not be on the ballot for governor in 2026, I will be on the campaign trail working alongside President Trump to help elect a strong, conservative governor and other Republican elected officials who will keep Alabama moving in the right direction. I am grateful for your support and prayers over the years, and I will always remember the trust the people of Alabama put in me. We will continue giving back to this wonderful state that has given us so much. As I have said many times – 'You are given only one life to make a difference, so you better make a difference while you are here.' Lt. Gov. Ainsworth This is a developing story and will be updated. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
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Birmingham Bishop Steven Raica celebrates Mass of Thanksgiving for election of new Pope
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — On Friday, the Diocese of Birmingham's Bishop Steven Raica celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of the new Pope. CBS 42 News attended the service and spoke with those in attendance about their reaction to the news that the conclave had elected an American-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost, to head the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in Vatican City on Friday. Here in Birmingham, we asked Bishop Raica to explain the significance of Friday's mass. 'Today is a Mass of gratitude and thanksgiving for the election of a new Pope for us,' he said. 'We are grateful for the providence that the Cardinals have provided through the action of the Holy Spirit.' After 40 days in ICE detention, Alabama student Alireza Doroudi decides to self-deport back to Iran Some of the parishioners we spoke with at St. Paul's Cathedral said they were surprised to learn a Chicago native had been elected as the 267th pope. 'When I heard the name Roberto, I thought, 'Is it Robert Sarah, the Cardinal from Africa?' And then they said Prevost, and I heard a little bit about him, and I said, 'It's an American.' I was amazed, I think none of us were expecting that,' Brian Christine said. 'We were all excited that Pope Leo chose his name,' said Nino Yutiamco, whose 4-year-old son's name is Leo. Steve Harmon, a former faculty member at Samford's Beeson Divinity School, is in Rome reporting for Good Faith Media. 'There were people overcome with emotion, some laughing, some crying, definitely a very emotional moment with a great crowd of people experiencing the same thing,' he explained. Bishop Raica said he plans to travel to Rome within the next two years with other Bishops from the region to deliver a report on church matters to Pope Leo XIV. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
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Bill that would restructure Birmingham Water Works board passes Alabama Senate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An amended bill that would restructure the Birmingham Water Works board passed in the Alabama Senate Thursday. Under Senate Bill 330, sponsored by Senators Dan Roberts, Jabo Waggoner, and Shay Shelnutt, the board would become a regional board and alter board membership. The current board would be replaced under the proposed structure and reduce the number of board members from nine to seven. In addition to eliminating two board spots, the bill would add new qualifications for board members and change who is tasked with appointing board members. CBS 42 News will have the full story on CBS 42 News at 5. The bill passed by the senate can be read in full below: AMENDED SB330Download Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Politics
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Parents react to passage of House bill banning cell phone use in Alabama public schools
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill banning students from using their cellphones in public schools on Thursday. However, there are three exceptions listed in the measure. Representative Leigh Hulsey of Helena tells CBS 42 News that the teachers were asking for this. Hulsey said that when you look at the data, cell phone use is hurting academic performance and the students' well-being. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in November of 2023 indicated that 72% of U.S. high school teachers say students being distracted by cellphones is a major problem. Busy mother of twins Tayroya Hawthorne is also a substitute teacher at Minor Middle School. She didn't mince words when asked how she feels about the passage of the bill in the house that would ban cell phone use in Alabama public schools during classroom hours. 'If you can just tell them like put your phone away or keep it in your pocket as long as it's not out,' she explained. 'But as far as you're talking about putting it in their locker turning it off, somebody run up in the school and my baby got to run to their locker to get they phone and risk being shot, I don't agree with it,' she said. According to HB166 students would not be allowed to possess a wireless communication device in any public elementary or secondary school building during the instructional day 'unless the wireless communication device is turned off and stored in a locker, backpack, car, or similar storage location.' Homewood Library Foundation hosting block party 'I feel it's necessary for some children and necessary for some cases, very needed, maybe the kids will learn more,' remarked Jameisha Watson. She has a daughter in the 9th grade at Minor High School, and a 7- and 8-year-old at Midfield Elementary. While supportive of the measure in general, she believes there should be exceptions: 'Some kids actually need a cell phone for safety reasons, so I think for some reasons some kids may need to have it.' While mother of three Tiffany Bennett of Roebuck plans to send her kids to private school, she's supportive of the measure: 'I think it's a great idea,' she said. 'Cell phones are very distracting, especially during classroom work, they just distract the kids, there's just so much going on online, and social media, I'm just excited about it actually.' The bill now moves onto a state Senate committee. Right now, Alabama schools have local control, so school systems make their own rules and policies under their local school board and superintendent. Jefferson County Public Schools policy states that the use of personal wireless communication devices such as cell phones, smartwatches or wearable technology, iPads, iPhones, or other electronic communication devices are prohibited during school hours or while being transported on a school bus without specific authorization by school officials. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
