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[ November 11, 2026 ] Title games and more on tap Sports
[ November 11, 2026 ] Huntsville Hospital breaks ground on Hampton Cove emergency department Health
[ November 11, 2026 ] Don’t miss the window: what to know about 2027 health insurance open enrollment Health
[ November 11, 2026 ] Glow on a budget: Overlooked drugstore products that can help your skin shine Health
[ November 11, 2026 ] Think you have a sore throat or a frog in your throat? Acid reflux could be the culprit Health

Alabama’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park opens soon: What to know about memorial’s new addition

March 19, 2024 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Visitors to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park wind a serpentine path past art pieces depicting the lives of enslaved people in America and historic exhibits, including two cabins where the enslaved lived, before […]

Autauga-Prattville Library Board fires library director, staff who locked facility in protest

March 19, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The Autauga-Prattville Library Board fired the library’s director during an special meeting on Thursday — a decision the director’s supporters claimed was retaliation for questioning the board’s new book banning policy. The board […]

Alabama mayors support increased penalty for firing guns into homes, buildings, vehicles

March 19, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The mayors Alabama’s 10 largest cities have endorsed a bill to increase the penalty for firing a gun into an occupied home, business, or vehicle. The mayors cited two tragedies that happened in […]

Orange Beach settles lawsuits claiming LGBTQ, disability discrimination for nearly $300k

March 19, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mary Helene Hall The Orange Beach City Council voted to spend nearly $300,000 to settle two lawsuits alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on a sex, sexual orientation and disability. Both lawsuits were filed by […]

Alabama bill wouldn’t recognize drivers licenses held by undocumented immigrants

March 12, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Alabama lawmakers are looking to bar undocumented immigrants with out-of-state licenses from driving legally in Alabama. The new bill targets a class of licenses currently issued in just a few states. Sponsor Sen. Arthur Orr, […]

Longtime Alabama lawmaker to resign, plead guilty in federal corruption case

March 12, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Hannah Denham After serving more than 40 years in the Alabama legislature, Rep. John Rogers will resign and plead guilty to federal felony charges in a kickback scheme that also brought down his longtime assistant and […]

Transparency Test

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama Senate Grapples with Gambling Legislation and Public Meeting Agendas In the Alabama State Senate Tourism Committee, a significant issue has surfaced following a public hearing that occurred without prior inclusion on […]

COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: ATHENS RESIDENTS DEMAND ACTION ON NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTURE

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Residents of a rapidly expanding city in northern Alabama voice their grievances, citing neglect that has plagued their predominantly Black neighborhood for years. In a heartfelt plea, Army veteran Bobby Sledge, 72, […]

IN SELMA, KAMALA HARRIS CALLS FOR ‘IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE’

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Alicia Diaz Bloomberg News (TNS) Tribune Media Services Vice President Kamala Harris called for a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, including a deal in which hostages taken into the Gaza Strip in the […]

ASU’s Chief of Staff, Dr. Kevin A. Rolle, Appointed to SACSCOC Board of Trustees

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

The Chief of Staff of Alabama State University, Dr. Kevin A. Rolle, has been appointed to the Class of 2026 Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges(SACSCOC), the […]