In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

In the Back to Nature series, Dr. Alvin Diamond, director of the Troy University Arboretum, revisits In Focus to talk about some of the unusual features - the pocosin and its gopher tortoises, the moon tree, and insect-eating pitcher plants.

Today on In Focus, Troy University biology professor Dr. Alvin Diamond previews the Southern Exposure Environmental Film Series at the university arboretum this Thursday.

On the Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, previews the last day of the legislative session. And surfers have taken over the Wildcard!

As the stock market fluctuates, investors may be looking at precious metals as a way to diversify their portfolios. Amanda Senn, director of the Alabama Securities Commission, shares some cautionary notes on the In Focus Exchange.

If you'd like to find out more about your ancestors, artificial intelligence (A.I.) can speed up your search. Lynn Schlick, president of the Alabama Genealogical Society, tells us how to use A.I. on In Focus today.

There is increasing concern over rural hospital closings, so Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures and Georgia Congressman Brian Jack have introduced a bipartisan bill to stabilize rural hospitals.

Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, brings news about the state budgets and the tax on groceries to the In Focus Newswrap. And the Wildcard stopped traffic on the interstate!

May brings spring flowers, and Dothan Area Botanical Gardens has blooms in profusion. William Holman, garden director, visits In Focus, as we go back to nature in the Tri-State Travel Series.

Yesterday for the In Focus Storyline book series, clinical psychologist Dr. Ron Raymond examined why some marriages fail. Today, we talk with his co-author, attorney Jeffrey Stephens about "The Road to Splitsville."

Everyone expects love to last a lifetime, but sometimes it doesn't. Today and tomorrow, the In Focus Storyline book series explores the aftermath with the authors of "The Road to Splitsville."

On today's Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the budgets that are moving through the legislature. And his Wildcard is about some unusual runners in a half-marathon!

For the Back to Nature series on In Focus, we visit with Michael Mullen, the Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper during Earth Week.

Outdoor activities in spring can put people in the vicinity of wild animals. Dr. Wes Stubblefield of the Alabama Department of Public Health joins In Focus again this week to discuss two diseases that can infect humans - bird flu and rabies.

Nature has inspired poets for generations, and today Alabama's former Poet Laureate, Jennifer Horne, visits In Focus for Earth Day and National Poetry Month.

On today's Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the progress of the Laken Riley Act through the legislature, and the Wildcard is about a book brigade!

A measles outbreak, with hundreds of cases is in the news, and Dr. Wes Stubblefield of the Alabama Department of Public Health visits In Focus today to share his advice.

Today's In Focus is about the grave of a Revolutionary War soldier who settled in Alabama. Lynn Schlick, president of the Alabama Genealogical society, tells the unusual story of her discovery.

April is financial literacy month and whether a talented individual wishes to launch a small business or invest in a promising one, Amanda Senn, director of the Alabama Securities Commission, visits the In Focus Exchange with her advice.

On the Newswrap today, Jeff Sanders, executive producer of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the legislature's progress in passing the state budgets. And the Wildcard is about a dog that defied gravity!