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Members of Alabama’s House of Representatives have elected Republican Representative Mac McCutcheon of Capshaw, Alabama as the new Speaker of the…

Advocates for people infected with the virus that causes AIDS are meeting in Huntsville starting today. APR’s Pat Duggins reports the group wants to stop…

Alabama’s legislative session gets underway tomorrow and the focus, is expected to be on the budget.The state’s two spending plans were center stage…

The Alabama Department of Public Health is contesting reports that two Alabama counties rank among the nation’s top three for lead levels in…

A state Senate committee has approved a bill to take Alabama probate judges out of the wedding license business.APR’s Stan Ingold reports, this comes…

Alabama Department of Public Health officials say they're investigating cases of a respiratory illness in children in Mobile and north Alabama.Officials…

The state Department of Public Health has confirmed the first case of a nasty mosquito-borne virus in Alabama.Deputy director for medical affairs, Thomas…

University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital officials say another patient has tested positive for a bacteria that can lead to a type of pneumonia.UAB…

Health officials in Mobile say there's been an alarming recent rise in the number of whooping cough cases in the area.Whooping cough, the common name for…

Alabama health officials investigating a cluster of respiratory illnesses say the total has increased to 10, but they are closing the investigation. State…