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A conference to discuss the changing educational landscape in Alabama and explore what’s possible for the future is on the books. More than 400 education advocates, policymakers, school leaders, teachers, students, parents and community stakeholders from across the state are headed to Birmingham for the Alabama Opportunity Summit.

Governor Kay Ivey is encouraging Alabamians to begin preparing for the upcoming academic year by participating in Alabama’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday. The yearly tax-free spree is being held Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21.

Ray Nicholson and Alvin Lovett have been friends for over 50 years. In this edition of StoryCorps, Ray tells the story of how they met and how one teacher changed both of their lives.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of five institutions that are researching the possibility of using genetically modified pig tissue for…

Alabama senators have approved establishing an innocence commission to review some of the state’s capital convictions.Senators voted 20-6 in favor of the…

Republicans in the Alabama House say a small business tax credit and a teacher pay raise are among their top priorities for the legislative session that…

Gov. Robert Bentley says he's getting close to proposing retirement incentives for state employees and he may follow that with retirement incentives for…