Health Study finds more than 1 in 3 Alabamians face mental health issues A new study has pinpointed Alabama as experiencing the sixth-highest increase in mental health issues from 2022 to 2023. Jacob HolmesNovember 21, 2023
Governor Gov. Ivey awards $2.5 million to fight homelessness in Alabama The funds will assist local governments and nonprofit agencies to provide housing and other related services to homeless people. StaffOctober 25, 2023
Congress Rep. Sewell honors Romay Catherine Johnson Davis on the House floor Davis, at the age of 102, is the oldest living member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the United States Army. StaffJuly 28, 2022
Infrastructure Opinion | COVID relief can be life-changing for thousands of Alabamians Many of the approximately 1,200 water and sewer systems in Alabama have significant repair and upgrade needs. Lance LeFleurJanuary 27, 2022
Health Majority of Alabamians hospitalized with COVID-19 on ventilators are unvaccinated There were 92 more patients needing ICU bed care than the state’s hospitals had formal ICU beds on Sunday. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 6, 2021
Economy AlabamaWorks survey shows concerns of unemployed, underemployed Alabamians The survey, commissioned by AlabamaWorks, gathered responses from 401 unemployed and underemployed Alabamians. StaffApril 2, 2021
Governor Governor awards nearly $19.4 million in block grants for Alabama communities The CDBG funds will be used to repair dangerous roads, provide safe water, build community and senior centers, improve sewer systems and more. StaffNovember 24, 2020
Elections Alabamians request more than 101,000 absentee ballots with 30 days left to apply So far, 35,184 absentee ballots have been successfully returned for the general election. StaffSeptember 29, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | All politics is local. All of Alabama’s mayors races this year With it being a presidential election year and an election for one of our United States Senate Seats and all of the interest that... Steve FlowersSeptember 23, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | A search for the American conscience Our response to the immediate crisis will surely determine our long-term destiny, and the collective conscience of “we the people” can be the moral... Bill BrittJuly 6, 2020