For those football fans in the area that want to see if the New England Patriots can make NFL history this Saturday, well now you can. The game, which was originally only going to be broadcast on the NFL Network, will now also be simulcast on both CBS and NBC as the result of an [...]

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WBRC neon sign. Photo credit: André Natta
In a follow-up to a story that we first posted about in June, News Corporation announced on Saturday that eight of those stations, including Birmingham’s own WBRC-TV, will be sold to Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity company with offices in Menlo Park, CA, New York, NY and [...]

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Photo credit: André Natta
With the nation prepared to take a moment to remember those that perished on the day of infamy in 1941, those in Birmingham took a moment to remember those that suffered on 9/11. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum’s traveling exhibit stopped in The Magic City on December 6. Here bagpipers [...]

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As locals prepare to cheer on the Crimson Tide or the Tigers to bowl victories, some of us who are transplants (or those that are just a little crazy for American football) may want to get a handle on all the other games that are about to be played, whether for bragging rights or just [...]

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While many may believe that the Butterball Turkey Hotline is an urban legend, it’s actually true. It’s reallly called the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line and it was ready to go as usual beginning at 6 a.m. local time this morning. If you need to talk with them and get help for cooking that bird today, you’ll [...]

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…and nothing says the holidays (at least to most of the nation - and a few displaced New Yorkers) than the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. When the telecast begins here at 9 a.m. local time on NBC13, the parade will have already been winding down from 77th Street on New York’s West Side for [...]

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Screenshot of National Recycling Coalition website
It’s the 10th anniversary of the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. The section of the National Recycling Coalition website focused on the event provides information about its history, area events by state (the only one listed for Alabama is [...]

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