Heidi Ward

Fifteen of Alabama’s most challenged elementary schools are getting a boost of support from the state.

Summertime means more trips to the pool, and the Mobile area is dealing with a lack of lifeguards to watch over all those swimmers.

A month long effort in Alabama is underway to help you keep your eyes on the road. April is being observed as distracted driving awareness month. Distractions like cell phones and electronic devices have reportedly caused almost ten-thousand crashes in Alabama between 2016 to 2020.

An annual Alabama tradition involving fish and a good pitching arm continues this weekend. The Gulf Coast Mullet Toss includes competitors trying to throw a mullet as far as they can over the border between Alabama and Florida.

It’s time for Alabamians to get their last-minute tax returns filed. Today is the last day to send in their paperwork. The deadline was extended due to the pandemic. The state is now seeing a return to normal tax seasons

Some Alabama counties are observing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. A new kickoff event for this month of awareness is planned for Chilton County. Jana Zuelzke works with the Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy. She says the event features the signing of a proclamation to make April Child Abuse Awareness Month for Chilton County and a parade.

The University of Alabama's biggest film festival of the year has arrived.

All Alabama driver license offices will be closed for a week in April to transition to a new driver's license system.

A Tuscaloosa tradition is returning after two years.

Alabama’s Black Belt region is receiving a helping hand to improve health and safety.