American Cancer Society

For many Alabamians, school starts next month. As children go outside for recess or physical education, some schools may lack the shade structures needed to protect their students from skin cancer. The Alabama Department of Public Health is offering grants to all Title I public schools in need of such shade structures. The grant program is part of ADPH’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition.

A recent report shows Alabama is lagging behind much of the country when it comes to tobacco use.The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network…

The Alabama House and Senate are set to gather in special session today.Governor Robert Bentley wants lawmakers to consider a constitutional amendment to…

The Republican National Convention is underway in Cleveland Ohio and members of the Alabama GOP are set to cast their ballots.Presidential candidate…

Authorities say a Jefferson County man who had been a longtime suspect in his wife's disappearance recently confessed to her killing and led police to her…

Alabama’s power plants are burning less coal and a lot more natural gas, and one group of scientists has taken notice.The Union of Concerned Scientists…

The Alabama Senate narrowly passed a budget that slashes millions of dollars from Medicaid, mental health, law enforcement and nearly all other state…