Pat Duggins is a News Director for Alabama Public Radio, with a focus on local news in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His articles cover a wide range of topics, including local politics, crime, sports, and cultural events. Pat's work has also been featured on NPR and WAMU 88.5.
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Pat Duggins' coverage focuses heavily on local government and politics, with a significant portion dedicated to sports. He also covers breaking news, evolving stories, legal policy regulation, and government announcements related to Alabama.
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By: Pat Duggins
If a little stargazing this weekend sound like fun, then a celestial light show is coming. The annual Leonid meteor shower is set to occur in a few days. The shooting stars appear in the night sky as the Earth passes through the debris coming off of comet Temple Tuttle.
By: Pat Duggins
Alabama’s two U.S. Senators are giving very different answers on Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General. Newly resigned Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz was under a House Ethics investigation for alleged sex crimes.
By: Pat Duggins
Alabama apparently didn't make much of an impression on the CFP playoff committee following its pasting of LSU last weekend. The panel that picks teams for the first ever playoffs only ticked the Tide up by one slot to number ten. Alabama's next opportunity to make an impression is tomorrow when Mercer comes to Bryant-Denny Stadium. Head coach Kalen DeBoer says he's trying to keep the team from being complacent after the win over LSU.
By: Pat Duggins
It looks like November is turning into the month for medieval festivals. Last week, we told you about the very first event of this type to take place in Scottsboro. Now, it's the turn of the Gulf coast with the Mobile Renaissance Faire and Pirate Festival starting this Saturday in Robertsdale. Organizer Steven Melei says the closeness to the Gulf of Mexico prompted this event to include pirates along with jousting and jesters…
By: Pat Duggins
After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections — they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo. Republicans will hold onto a thin majority in the House. Democrat Shomari Figures win in Alabama’s new District 2 in the state’s black belt, and a new minority majority seat in Louisiana may help keep the balance of power tighter.
By: Pat Duggins
Fans of the Crimson Tide got to see all four quarterbacks play during Saturday’s game against Mercer. One of Jalen Milroe’s three back-ups will move into the starting QB slot next year, assuming the Tide starter leaves to go pro. Number nine ranked Alabama beat the non-conference Bears fifty two to seven.
By: Pat Duggins, Raven Johnson
The State of Alabama is preparing to conduct its third execution with nitrogen gas tonight. Carey Grayson is within hours of a death sentence for the 1994 killing of a Jefferson County woman. The use of nitrogen hypoxia is still considered controversial and experimental. We got an international view of the situation, and an explanation on how we got here…
By: Pat Duggins
Alabama is attracting international attention following the nitrogen gas execution of Carey Grayson. The UK's Daily Mail is describing the method as controversial while Britain's Daily Star called the method agonizing torture. Grayson was one of four teens convicted of killing a hitch hiker by throwing her off a cliff. It was the third execution in the U.S. using nitrogen gas, all carried out in Alabama this year.
Alabama is heading to Oklahoma to play the Sooners tomorrow. But, that's not the only football related news today. The totals will soon be announced for the annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive. Students at Alabama and Auburn collect for their local food banks with the winner getting the bragging rights between these cross-state football rivals. Kennedi Preston is President of Alabama's food drive. She says along with canned goods, students can use their on-campus meal plan swipe cards to donate…
Retailers in Alabama are bracing themselves for what's expected to be a flat holiday shopping season. The Target store chain operates twenty three outlets in the state.
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