Featured Opinion Opinion | Save us, Nick Saban As his state continues one of the worst and most deadly COVID responses in the nation, Nick Saban has done the opposite. Josh MoonDecember 29, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | The lumps of coal Mo Brooks got in his stocking Three lumps of political coal. Not the best holiday gift for Mo. David PersonDecember 29, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | We lost some good ones in 2021 I like for my year end column to be a remembrance of Alabama political figures who have passed away during the year. Steve FlowersDecember 29, 2021
Health COVID rising across Alabama The percentage of COVID tests in Alabama that are positive reached 18.2 percent on Sunday. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 28, 2021
Elections Mike Durant: possibly 80 employees could be fired over vaccine Durant said a survey at his 600-plus employee company found that between 10-20 percent would refuse the vaccine. Josh MoonDecember 28, 2021
Elections Alabama’s administrator of elections announces secretary of state candidacy Ed Packard, a Republican, calls for post-election audits after every election in Alabama. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 28, 2021
State 2022 World Games in Birmingham one of “22 great things” in upcoming year This is the first time the U.S. has hosted the World Games since the first World Games in Santa Clara, California in 1981. StaffDecember 28, 2021
Elections Many Democrats want to end the filibuster. Mo Brooks agrees Republican Senate candidate Mo Brooks recently renewed his longtime call to end the filibuster, a move that would be welcomed by many Democrats. Bill BrittDecember 27, 2021
Prisons APR’s 2021 coverage of Alabama’s deadly prison crisis Alabama's years-long deadly prison crisis continued throughout 2021. APR looks back on the year's coverage. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 27, 2021
Health Alabama’s positivity rate rising sharply as cases begin to increase Alabama's percent of tests that are positive increased by 76 percent over two weeks. New cases and hospitalizations are rising as well. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021