Education 22 Alabama schools on SPLC’s list of U.S. schools honoring Confederate leaders The civil rights organization renewed its call for schools to rename after the fourth anniversary of Charlottesville. Micah DanneyAugust 16, 2021
Education Alabama state school board passes resolution banning Critical Race Theory Ivey claimed that CRT currently isn’t being taught in Alabama classrooms, but voted in favor of a State Board of Education ban it. Brandon MoseleyAugust 16, 2021
State The 20 Alabama cities that grew the most in the last decade The Alabama cities with the biggest population increases, according to the 2020 Census, gained between 34,901and 3,821 people each. Brandon MoseleyAugust 16, 2021
National Rogers: Biden administration turned its back on women, children in Afghanistan The Taliban took Kandahar on Friday and the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sunday. Brandon MoseleyAugust 16, 2021
Health Gov. Kay Ivey issues COVID state of emergency, but no mandates or closures Alabama hospital ICUs were at 95 percent capacity on Thursday, with a surge in COVID-19 patients that is alarming state health providers. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 13, 2021
Economy Alabama’s corporate subsidies cost $4 billion over three decades, report says Officials exchange tax breaks for long-term benefits, but the state does so without letting taxpayers know as much as other states do. Micah DanneyAugust 13, 2021
State 2020 Census data is released The release of the Census data will allow the state Legislature to begin working on redistricting and reapportionment. Brandon MoseleyAugust 13, 2021
State Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission meets for the first time A Dothan area oncologist was elected as the chairman of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. Brandon MoseleyAugust 13, 2021
Health Alabama could surpass all-time COVID hospitalization high by Sunday Talks are underway to decide whether federal medical teams are needed to assist in state hospitals. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 12, 2021
Health Alabama ICUs at 95 percent capacity, hospitalizations double in two weeks In the city of Dothan and in Baldwin County, there were more patients in ICUs than those hospitals had formal ICU beds for. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 12, 2021