State News

By William Thornton Last week’s blast of winter already has some Alabamians nervous about what next month’s power bills will look like. A week of freezing temperatures, where people in large parts of Alabama were huddled indoors waiting […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Eleven counties in Alabama have HIV rates considerably higher than the national averages, according to a recent study from the University of Alabama. Researchers looked at Medicaid data to find which parts of the […]

Ivana Hrynkiw Arrested years ago for marijuana, Christopher M. McClinton sleeps in an Alabama prison at night. He spends his days working at a fast food restaurant, slinging fries and milkshakes in a small town […]

By Shauna Stuart Prices for Girl Scout cookieshave increased this year,but not in Alabama. For the 2024 season, many boxes of Girl Scout cookies around the country will cost $6 a piece—increasing from last year’s $5 […]

By Lawrence Specker An encouraging upward trend in Alabama’s wild oyster harvest stalled out this year, with harvesters bringing in almost 32,000 sacks since October. As of Tuesday, the state’s online dashboard for the harvest showed […]

By Mike Cason  A panel of Alabama legislators, law enforcement officials, and others studying how to make schools safer heard presentations from several vendors on Wednesday as part of its work to develop recommendations. Rep. Alan […]

By Carol Robinson “She kept bugging me about it all day yesterday,’’ Williams said. “I told her I was going to church.” He said when he woke Sunday morning, God had put it on his […]

By Mike Cason  Thursday’s virtual meeting of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission was interrupted by pornography. AMCC Communications Director Brittany Peters said someone who had logged onto the Zoom meeting unmuted themselves and displayed the porn. […]