In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

When a mother is unable to care for her newborn, a baby box is available at designated fire departments. Prattville, Alabama Fire Chief Josh Bingham discusses baby boxes in an on-location interview from March of 2024.

Today's In Focus is from 2023, when we visited Tim Emmons at the Alabama Public Library Service's Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled. In college, Tim played trumpet in the University of Alabama's Million Dollar Marching Band!

Although the Civil War remains controversial even today, in 1913, veterans from the North and the South came to Gettysburg for a reunion and reconciliation.

On the Newswrap today, Randy Scott, executive producer of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the legislature's progress working on the state budgets. And the Wildcard is about a candy lover's parting wish!

March is Women's History Month, and Girl Scouts across the U.S. are celebrating the organization's 113th birthday. In Focus delves into how today's Girl Scouts are learning to lead and serve.

The late Congressman John Lewis had roots in Pike County, Alabama, and his photographer friend Danny Lyon visits In Focus to share his memories of the civil rights icon.

Alabama Lions Sight is now serving all sixty-seven Alabama counties with their two large mobile eye-clinic vans. Board member April Pearson talks with In Focus today about the nonprofit.

On the Newswrap, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses paid parental leave for educators and state workers, a bill recently passed by the legislature. And the Wildcard is about a special meeting with the governor!

America's beloved national parks are under threat of cost-cutting by the federal government. So, In Focus checked in with the National Parks Conservation Association to find out how the nonprofit is continuing to preserve history, especially in Alabama.

Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys discusses domestic violence and human trafficking in part two of his interview today on In Focus.