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Alabama meteorologists are warning about severe storms expected to last from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Experts stress that Alabamians need to remain "weather aware" as heavy rain, damaging winds and possible tornadoes are in the forecast this weekend. -
Alabama lawmakers are reviewing a bill that expedites Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. This comes as leaders across the South try to address rising death rates for mothers and infants. -
Lawmakers in other southern states, including Alabama, are passing bills aimed at furthering President Donald Trump ’s mass deportation agenda. The Alabama Senate on Thursday swiftly advanced a slate of proposals. Georgia and Florida lawmakers are passing similar legislation. -
While Democrats have been speaking out against President Donald Trump's federal cuts, Republicans are just beginning to stir, including Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama. They are raising targeted objections to the caps on National Institute of Health grants hitting their universities and research institutions. -
Bubba Wallace said he “couldn’t care less” if Donald Trump attends the Daytona 500 on Sunday, nearly five years after the president accused the NASCAR Cup Series’ only Black full-time driver of perpetrating “a hoax” when a crew member found a noose in the team garage stall. -
The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide take on the No. 1 Auburn Tigers. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season. Alabama is 10-1 against the SEC, and Auburn is 10-1 against conference opponents. -
A bipartisan coalition in Alabama has come together to endorse a public safety package that would ban devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns. The group of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement marks a rare consensus on gun restrictions and a departure from years of conflict about how to stem gun violence. -
Alabama lawmakers are advancing a bill that would put oversight on the state’s parole board. The parole board has garnered national attention for low parole rates. State officials are also looking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison. -
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation that would write definitions of male and female into state law that exclude transgender people from being recognized under their gender identity. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey who has vowed to sign it. -
Alabama taxpayers with a qualifying 2024 adjusted gross income can prepare their 2024 state and federal income tax returns online. Residents can do so through using the free tax preparation and e-filing software now available at Alabama Free File or IRS Free File. -
The City of Tuscaloosa is kicking off Arbor Week celebrations this weekend. Arbor Week is a time to celebrate growing trees and is an extension of Arbor Day. The week-long holiday was signed into effect after the Birmingham Beautification Board, the State Garden Club, the Alabama Forestry Commission and the State Board of Education and State Legislature signed an act making Arbor Week the last full week of February. -
The City of Birmingham has announced their partners who will facilitate the safe sleep pilot program. After a nationwide search, Faith Chapel Care Center and Urban Alchemy were selected to assist the city with this new program to assist with the Homes For All initiative which will provide micro-shelters and other services to help homeless people in the city.
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Election Day may be long gone—but a court case on how Alabama wants to handle voting is still being considered. The measure is known as SB-1 and it would regulate how people can help voters with disabilities cast their ballots. Advocates say, no matter how the court case goes, the debate over the new law is focusing the spotlight on voters facing unique challenges. -
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 ruled that the death penalty is not an allowable punishment for child rape or sexual assault. Republican Rep. Matt Simpson said the goal is to get the court to revisit that decision. Florida and Tennessee passed nearly identical bills in the last two years. -
Jarin Stevenson scored 22 points and No. 2 Alabama used a hot-shooting first half and a barrage of 3-pointers to cruise to a 103-80 win over Texas. The Crimson Tide victory sets up Saturdays’ big showdown with rival No. 1 Auburn with a chance to claim sole possession of first place in the SEC. -
Denver Jones scored 21 points as No. 1 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 80-68 Tuesday night to avoid the Tigers’ first losing skid of the season. Now Auburn goes into Saturday’s big showdown for the top of the Southeastern Conference standings along with supremacy in the state of Alabama and the top of the AP Top 25. The Tigers came into Tuesday night tied with No. 2 Alabama in league play. -
An economics expert from Auburn University at Montgomery warns that Alabamians may soon face higher prices at the grocery store and gas pump. This comes as the White House moves to impose tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico, China and, more recently, stricter tariffs on steel and aluminum. -
An Alabama nonprofit is raising concern that possible federal funding cuts could undermine health coverage, nutrition, education and other vital services for residents in the Yellowhammer State. This comes as Congress starts considering budget resolutions that could reduce Medicaid, food assistance and other human services. -
Governor Kay Ivey is announcing appointments to fill vacancies in three district judgeship positions and one sheriff position across the State of Alabama. This covers Lauderdale, Motgomery, Morgan, Butler Counties. -
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is set to display "Selma is Now: Civil Rights Photographs" a series of photos taken by James “Spider” Martin, an Alabama native who captured moments during the Selma to Montgomery March. The photo exhibit will begin Feb. 28 and conclude on June 1. -
February marks the start of Black History Month in America and in Alabama. The month-long holiday created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926 originally began as Negro History Week. It was not recognized as Black History Month until 1976. To commemorate this Black History Month, Birmingham Public Library is hosting 70 different programs. -
An Alabama man has admitted to taking part in a January 2024 hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account designed to manipulate the price of bitcoin. Eric Council Jr. pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge in U.S. District Court in Washington, court records show. -
Auburn is still No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll despite a loss to Florida. The Tigers received 34 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama moved up a spot and received 23 first-place votes. -
The basketball version of the Alabama-Auburn rivalry has heated up as both programs have risen into national prominence. The Tigers and Crimson Tide have become regulars in the AP Top 25 and each has made a trip to the Final Four in the past five years, including Alabama’s first trip last year.
