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A man on Alabama's death row wants his execution to go forward this week, saying he believes in an "eye for an eye." James Osgood, 55, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday at his south Alabama prison. -
With Earth Day being observed today, several cities across Alabama, including Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville, are taking part in events that focus on the environment and how to protect it. -
Donald Trump says he’s coming to Tuscaloosa, again. The President announced on his social media site that he’ll be delivering the commencement address at the University of Alabama in early May, as well as at West Point. -
Drivers licenses from out of state may be rendered invalid in Alabama, if they’re held by illegal immigrants. In addition to Wyoming and Tennessee, at least a half-dozen other Republican-led states have considered legislation this year to invalidate certain types of out-of-state driver's licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the U.S. -
Budget cuts in Washington are raising concerns for beach safety along the Alabama Gulf coast. The Associated Press is reported staff vacancies as bad as twenty percent at some National Weather Service offices. These are the people who provide forecasts, including beach safety information for both Alabama beach goers and lifeguards. -
The Blount County Extension is holding an educational session focusing a specific audience in agriculture. The 2025 Women in AG workshop will include speakers on handling cattle, estate planning, and driving a tractor aimed at female farmers working in the state. -
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt. Oil company BP has paid billions of dollars in damages, propelling ambitious coastal restoration projects. APR news was recognized with a national Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists for our documentary on the tenth anniversary of the Gulf oil spill. -
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow local law enforcement to enforce immigration law, as conservative legislators push for increased alignment with the federal government's crackdown on immigration. The bill was dubbed "Laken Riley Act," named after the 22-year-old Augusta University student who was killed last year in Georgia by an undocumented immigrant. -
School material could look very different if two bills before the Alabama legislature become law. One measure would mandate the displaying of the Ten Commandments in an expansion of Christian texts in public schools, while deleting references to drag shows and the displaying of pride flags. Another bill would require schools to change their maps and materials to say “Gulf of America.” -
Alabamians may find themselves quoting Longfellow today. Governor Key Ivey says the state will join the nation in a commemoration known as “two lights for the future.” The day remembers the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride during the Revolutionary War. -
The Alabama legislature is working to make Hollywood feel more at home in our state. A bill is making its way through the Senate in Montgomery to add incentives for people who make movies or commercials here in Alabama. APR student reporter Barry Carmichael spoke to one Mobile resident whose movie making experience including meeting the actor who played Luke Skywalker. -
A growing number of conservative leaders are pushing states to upend the long-standing U.S. constitutional right to free public education for children, regardless of immigration status. Alabama tried to enforce a state law to keep undocumented migrant children from public schooling, but agreed to a legal settlement on the matter and the law was blocked.
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A federal judge is hearing competing testimony over a request to block the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demetrius Terrence Frazier is scheduled to be executed Feb. 6 in Alabama for a woman's 1991 rape and murder in Birmingham. -
Over a million people in Alabama may be impacted by President Donald Trump’s latest budget action in less than a week. A federal judge stopped the White House Budget Office temporarily blocking all grants and loans that aren’t in line with Trump’s priorities. That order expires this coming Monday. The details are still being worked out, but apparently Medicaid, the Head Start Program, Section eight housing subsidies are included. Over one million Alabamians reportedly use these services. -
A federal grand jury indicted a former jail administrator for allegedly beating a handcuffed incarcerated person in an Alabama jail and then lying about it to law enforcement, the Justice Department said. Christian Alexander Porter, 33, is accused of punching an unnamed handcuffed man who was incarcerated at the Crenshaw County Jail in October 2021. -
In an effort to cut down on one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the country, an Alabama agency is taking action through home test kits. Radon gas is the leading cause of the disease among non-smokers, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. -
Artists are being invited to showcase their talent in Auburn. Registration is currently open for the Inaugural Juried Ceramics Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center. Applications close on Feb. 14. -
The City of Huntsville has seen a record setting economic impact following the end of 2024. The Rocket City's sports tourism team hosted 68 events which resulted in Huntsville seeing a $50 million economic impact. -
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is releasing a new report concerning traffic crashes and motor assists from the winter storm that hit Alabama between Jan. 21 and Jan. 23. Troopers responded to more than 200 of these accidents in across a majority of the counties in the Yellowhammer State. -
Gov. Kay Ivey is announcing three appointments to fill vacancies in district judgeship and district attorney positions across the state of Alabama. This includes roles in Baldwin County, Jackson County and Greene, Marengo and Sumter Counties. -
Alabama guard Mark Sears is getting family support on social media after spending the entire second half of the Crimson Tide's 80-73 win against LSU on the bench. His mom took to Facebook with two different posts. -
LSU hosts the No. 1 Auburn Tigers after Jordan Sears scored 21 points in LSU's 80-73 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season. LSU is 1-5 against the SEC, and Auburn is 6-0 against conference opponents. -
Seven former members of the Alabama Crimson Tide will be hunting for some new jewelry a week from this Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, where the winning players later collect commemorative rings. -
The U.S. Air Force is announcing the reinstatement of training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen. This follows outcry of the military's removal of the materials to comply with the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI).
