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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 is one of America’s unhealthiest states, Forbes finds: Here’s why

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The “Heart of Dixie” might need a bypass. That’s according to a new survey from Forbes Advisor, which ranked the states according to overall health, chronic disease, substance abuse and other factors. Alabama ranked as […]

Medicare won’t pay for new weight loss drugs because of decades-old law

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press As obesity rates rise among older adults, some lawmakers say the United States cannot afford to keep a decades-old law that prohibits Medicare from paying for new weight loss drugs, […]

Alabama among multiple state capitols receiving threats that sparked evacuations, lockdowns

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Alabama’s State Capitol was included among a swath of other states that on Wednesday received a bomb threat. A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government […]

Kim Kardashian: Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson ‘in prison for a crime he did not commit’

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw An Alabama Death Row inmate has a new ally in his fight for a new trial: Kim Kardashian. Kardashian, who is studying to be a lawyer, posted on social media Thursday morning about […]

Tommy Tuberville reportedly targeted in swatting call at Auburn home

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mary Helene Hall U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, was the target of a swatting call that sent the Lee County SWAT team to a family residence on Christmas evening, reports WRBL, a Chattahoochee Valley TV […]

Alabama boating laws: Changes coming in 2024

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin A new law that takes effect Jan. 1 will switch many boating infractions in Alabama from misdemeanors and felonies to boating violations as part of an effort to create a system that resembles traffic enforcement. […]

‘Desperate situation’: Birmingham to begin sending misdemeanor inmates to county jail

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Joseph D. Bryant People arrested for misdemeanor offenses in Birmingham will be taken to the Jefferson County jail, rather than city jail beginning Monday. That’s according to an agreement the city reached with Jefferson County Sheriff […]

Alabama saw a surge in mass layoffs in 2023, especially in manufacturing

December 26, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Hannah Denham Mass layoffs soared this year in Alabama, impacting thousands of workers and inching toward the number of large-scale job losses the state saw during the first year of the pandemic, as cuts […]

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: BOB JONES GIRLS WIN TITLE IN NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

December 26, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Perrin The top-ranked Class 7A Patriots of Bob Jones flexed their muscles in Arizona this week to roll through their 16-team bracket in the Nike Tournament of Champions. Bob Jones won the John Anderson […]

Alabama Senator Merika Coleman defends body cam bill facing uphill political reality: ‘got to introduce legislation’

December 26, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Alabama State Senator Merika Coleman, criticized on Wednesday for playing congressional politics for rolling out a body cam bill, said Thursday that she wants to “put more teeth” into a proposal requiring public […]