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A crackdown on foreign students is alarming colleges, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country. College officials worry the new approach will keep foreigners from wanting to study in the U.S. This Tuesday marks two weeks since the arrest of an University of Alabama doctoral candidate. -
The Tiger’s season began with some real turbulence on its first trip. While it is unclear exactly what happened in the air on November eighth, other than there was some kind of in-flight disturbance between players, the plane carrying the Tigers returned home and left two players there. -
As Distracted Driving Awareness month kicks off, the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) works to promote the national “Put the Phone Away or Pay" initiative. Officers continue to remind drivers across Alabama that even a moment’s distraction behind the wheel can have life-altering consequences. -
An aerospace contractor that builds rockets here in Alabama is gearing up for a historic blastoff maybe next month. United Launch Alliance is working with another company that wants to send a small version of NASA’s space shuttle on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. -
Alabama may have more to worry about than retaliation over Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. Europe is talking about beefing it military without U.S. weapons. France makes its own version of the javelin anti-tank missile made here in Alabama. It’s called the AKERON-MP. The U.S. Defense Department says Alabama made four billion dollars selling military hardware to Ukraine. -
Auburn, Houston, Duke, and Florida are gearing up for the Final Four in college men’s basketball’s March Madness this weekend. Alabama is out after falling to Duke during the round of the championship known as the Elite Eight. The Crimson Tide is still in the running for a consolation prize in the form of the John R. Wooden Award for outstanding player -
Severe weather continues in Alabama this week and into the weekend. As locals prepare for the strong storms, U.S. government forecasters are heavily warning of catastrophic weather northwest of the Yellowhammer State that will bring major tornado outbreaks. -
Starting July 1, paid parental leave for eligible public employees, including teachers and state workers, will go into effect. This comes as Gov. Kay Ivey signs SB199, also known as the Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Act of 2025, into law. -
Alabama lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at creating a path for people who experience suicidal thoughts to voluntarily store their weapons with licensed gun dealers. The bill would provide lawsuit immunity to licensed firearm dealers who agree to hold someone’s weapon for a period of time. -
A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama attorney general can't prosecute groups who help Alabama women obtain abortions in another state. The ruling sides with an abortion fund and medical providers who sued the state attorney general. -
A plea deal reveals that an Alabama sheriff’s deputy will plead guilty to assaulting a man suffering from a mental health crisis. In 2023, Tony Mitchell died in the local jail just two weeks later after he was detained in a concrete cell covered in feces with no toilet or access to medical attention. -
An Alabama judge is ruling that a police officer was not acting in self-defense when he shot an armed Black man who was standing in his own front yard. Body camera footage shows the officer shooting 18 bullets less than two seconds after identifying himself as law enforcement.
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The City of Huntsville has announced registration is officially open for the inaugural Teen Career Summit. The event will allow teens to explore various career options, get advice from career professionals and learn essential skills such as job interviews and paying bills. -
The world continues mourning the loss of two time Oscar winner Gene Hackman. Rolling Stone magazine is out with its list of his twenty most memorable films. Along with the French Connection and Superman, fans of University of Alabama sports may see one movie with a familiar name. -
The City of Montgomery has been selected to host the Sun Belt Baseball Championships yet again. The city will now be hosting the championship games until 2030. Montgomery's contract for hosting the tournament was originally set to expire this year. -
Mobile’s 2025 Mardi Gras ship is set to dock in the Port City! The Mobile Council of the Navy League of the United States, the City of Mobile and the Alabama Port Authority have chosen USS McFAUL (DDG 74) for the honor on Feb. 28. -
Measles outbreaks are sparking concern among parents and public health and healthcare professionals, including here in Alabama. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris is sending the message out that measles is serious and surging, vaccination coverage is declining and there is a present need for action to protect others. -
Alabama lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make it harder to sue police who use excessive or lethal force. Sponsors of the bill said the legislation will increase officer recruitment and improve officer safety. -
2025 includes three key anniversaries in Alabama’s fight for civil rights. This December is the seventieth anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This year also marks sixty years since two events in and around Selma. Next week marks the sixtieth anniversary of the civil rights incident known as “bloody Sunday,” and the shooting that inspired it. An Alabama State Trooper shot activist Jimmie Lee Jackson, who died eight days later. APR news collaborated with the University of Alabama’s Center for Public Television to bring you this account from someone who was there… -
The newest report from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, also called the Poarch Creek Indians (PCI), shows the tribe has generated over $4 billion in economic impact for Alabama in 2023. PCI stated in a press release that the tribe employs over 21,000 people through more than 40 companies. -
Core Scientific is expanding operations into Auburn. The tech company, known for providing digital infrastructure for high-performance computing, plans to invest over $130 million to establish operating in the pre-established AUBix data center. -
For an eighth year, the University of North Alabama is preparing to celebrate French film through the university's French Film Festival next week. This year's festival will feature six movies and is set to begin March 3 and conclude March 19. -
The Alabama Writers Hall of Fame is set to induct eight authors on March 7. The Hall of Fame was created in 2014 through a partnership between the Alabama Center for the Book and the Alabama Writers' Forum. -
The No. 20 Alabama women's basketball team is set to host the No. 7 LSU Tigers. The teams face off on Thursday for the first time this season following the Tide's win over Auburn.
