SUMMARY: The St. Luke’s Wildcats are gearing up for the 2025 football season under second-year coach Joe Gilmore. After finishing 4-6 last season and earning a playoff berth in Class 2A Region 1, the Wildcats are focused on improving. Coach Gilmore is committed to building resilience, emphasizing hard work and a positive attitude. Key returners include running back Turner Tilman, who amassed 559 all-purpose yards and 105 tackles, and defensive back Trey Crawford, who had 36 tackles and 2 interceptions. With an extra week of fall practice due to no formal spring practice, the team is excited for the upcoming season.

News 5 Sports previews the 2025 season at St. Luke’s where head coach Joe Gilmore enters his second season.

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SUMMARY: Hoover’s Heroes featured “The Birthday Fairy,” a compassionate volunteer who brings joy to children in need by organizing birthday celebrations for students in Title One schools across Lauderdale and Colbert counties. Starting with one classroom, the project now supports every kindergarten to 6th-grade special needs class, celebrating over 1,000 children in four years with help from 1,500 volunteers, including UNA baseball players. The initiative emphasizes the importance of making each child feel special and valued. For those interested in supporting or nominating local heroes, more information is available at birthdayfairy.org and WHNT.com under Hoover’s Heroes.

This week’s Hoover’s Hero is kind, compassionate, and magical – she is the Birthday Fairy.

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SUMMARY: News 5 Now on May 12 reported several key stories. Alabama state systems were hacked, causing potential website disruptions while investigations continue. A Florida man was caught breaking into his ex’s home through a dog door. Katherine Rol pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run involving an 8-year-old girl, who survived. A suspect was arrested after firing shots on Dolphin Street, and Mobile police identified a man who killed his stepfather on Mother’s Day before barricading himself. Additionally, a SWAT situation on Moffett Road is unfolding. The broadcast also featured viewer stories of kindness and a poll on Mother’s Day travel.

Several Alabama systems hacked, a woman pleads guilty in a 2024 hit-and-run case and the victim of a Mobile homicide is identified.

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