State News

By Rebecca Griesbach  The worth of a college degree can vary widely across Alabama schools and majors – at least in terms of post-graduate salaries. Auburn University chemical engineering graduates made a median salary of […]

SOURCE: Madison County Sherriff Department As of January 1, 2023, eligible Alabamians are al- lowed to carry firearms without having to purchase a license from the state. Permitless carry, also called constitutional carry, was among […]

By William Thornton Mobile’s GulfQuest museum will present an exhibition of artifacts pertaining to the transatlantic slave trade starting in January, the city announced Thursday. “Spirits of the Passage: The Story of the Transatlantic Slave […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek As COVID-19 case numbers pick up this winter, too few Alabamians are taking advantage of Paxlovid, a medication that can prevent hospitalization and death in almost 90 percent of cases, state health […]

By Trisha Powell Crain An estimated 61,000 Alabamians could lose health care coverage through Medicaid as federal pandemic protections are rolled back this spring. The state will see the numbers of uninsured people rise by […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek An estimated 61,000 Alabamians could lose health care coverage through Medicaid as federal pandemic protections are rolled back this spring. The state will see the numbers of uninsured people rise by over […]

By Ashley Remkus A federal judge in Montgomery denied a request to release body camera video of a police dog biting and killing a man, citing the upcoming civil trial and the “graphic nature and […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Nearly 44,000 children in Alabama have either lost a parent or become orphaned as of 2020, making it the state with the fourth highest rate of childhood bereavement according to a new report. The […]