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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 bill would make it illegal to smoke with children in vehicle

April 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason A bill to make it illegal to smoke or vape in a vehicle with children 14 or younger is halfway to becoming law in Alabama. The House of Representatives passed the bill […]

Alabama pays the lowest property taxes in the nation

April 5, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald When it comes to taxes, Alabama is all over the map. The Yellowhammer State leads the United States in local sales tax, but a big driver of that fact is the state’s […]

Muscogee Creek Nation seeks monument at Alabama site of deadliest battle with US troops

April 5, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin Leaders of the Muscogee Creek Nation announced plans Saturday for a memorial at the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend as a counterpoint to a monument honoring Gen. Andrew Jackson, the […]

Many electric vehicles could lose $7,500 tax credit under new federal rules

April 5, 2023 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by […]

Gov. Kay Ivey on Scottsboro Boys: We Will Never forget

March 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Paul Gattis A children’s choir sang and a crowd so large squeezed into the museum that it would have left a fire marshal hyperventilating. This commemoration Friday at the Scottsboro Boys Museum in downtown […]

Bill to ban holding cell phone while driving advances in Alabama Legislature

March 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason A bill to make it illegal to hold a cell phone while driving won approval this morning in the Public Safety Committee in the Alabama House of Representatives. It’s already illegal to […]

Alabama House approves mandatory prison time for fentanyl

March 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason By a vote of 105-0, the Alabama House of Representatives today passed a bill to impose mandatory prison time for possession of one or more grams of pure fentanyl. The strong vote did […]

Which Alabama colleges have tuition freezes? Where is tuition increasing?

March 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach After many schools paused tuition increases during the pandemic, most Alabama colleges are returning to rate increases. About a third of Alabama colleges froze tuition prices through the height of the pandemic, but […]

Alabama governor sends education dollars to water park

March 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Whitmire This is an opinion column. From afar, the Montgomery Whitewater rafting park under construction near Maxwell Air Force Base might look like a tourist attraction, but the county commission president there assures me […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin proposes; she said yes

March 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is getting married. Woodfin said he proposed over the weekend to Kendra Morris, who he has been dating since 2021. “I wanted to do something special, so I […]