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Alabama Crimson Tide’s Shocking Loss to FSU Raises Red Flags in Defense

Alabama Crimson Tide’s Shocking Loss to FSU Raises Red Flags in Defense

Alabama football's recent 31-17 loss to Florida State raised serious concerns about its defense, traditionally a cornerstone of the program. The Tide allowed 230 rushing yards, marking their first season-opening loss since 2001. Despite an early...

Alabama Supreme Court sends inmate forced labor lawsuit back to civil appeals judges

Alabama Supreme Court sends inmate forced labor lawsuit back to civil appeals judges

The Alabama Supreme Court sent a case where inmates argued the prison system is forcing them “to labor against their will” back to the civil appeals court in a ruling released Friday. The ruling came in a case where state prisoners argued that the...

Alabama leaders gear up for battle over high school athletes' eligibility when using school choice vouchers

Alabama leaders gear up for battle over high school athletes' eligibility when using school choice vouchers

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday asked a court to overturn a decision by a high school athletics association that blocks students on the state's new school voucher program from participating in athletics their first year in a...

Alabama man charged with killing stepfather found shot to death in chair in front yard

Alabama man charged with killing stepfather found shot to death in chair in front yard

An Alabama man is charged in the shooting death of his 69-year-old stepfather, who was found slain in a chair in the front yard of his Lee County home. James Barnett died from a single gunshot wound to his forehead, Lee County sheriff’s officials...

Alabama leaders file injunction against Alabama High School Athletic Association

Alabama leaders file injunction against Alabama High School Athletic Association

Alabama health officials react to Florida removing vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

Alabama health officials react to Florida removing vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

Alabama Visitor Spotlight: Top commitments, a few committed elsewhere and elite underclassmen

Legendary CFB Coach Hints Locker Room Tensions For Kalen DeBoer After Alabama TE Issued Public Apology

Legendary CFB Coach Hints Locker Room Tensions For Kalen DeBoer After Alabama TE Issued Public Apology

Alabama’s loss to Florida State has put the spotlight on a slipping culture in Tuscaloosa. A while back, Alabama’s former tight end CJ Dippre expressed concerns about the changing locker room culture, where coming late to practice was tolerated...

Senator Katie Boyd Britt discusses Iran sanctions and Alabama shipbuilding partnership

Senator Katie Boyd Britt discusses Iran sanctions and Alabama shipbuilding partnership

Senator Katie Boyd Britt posted a series of statements on September 4, 2025, addressing U.S. policy toward Iran and highlighting a new partnership in Alabama's maritime sector.In her first post, Britt emphasized the role of secondary sanctions in...

Dementia Friendly Alabama Donates Tools to Jackson Hospital

Dementia Friendly Alabama Donates Tools to Jackson Hospital

On September 1, Jackson Hospital rolled out a new therapy program for dementia patients thanks to a donation from Dementia Friendly Alabama (DFA). MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On September 1, Jackson Hospital rolled out a...

These are the weirdest town names in Alabama. Yes, they’re real places

These are the weirdest town names in Alabama. Yes, they’re real places

What's in a name? In Alabama, it might be corn, a skillet or even something stranger. Across the state, tucked between winding country roads and quiet hollows, are towns whose names could double as punchlines, riddles or Southern folklore. They...

Papa Johns joins Alabama A&M game-day concessions at Louis Crews Stadium

Papa Johns joins Alabama A&M game-day concessions at Louis Crews Stadium

Papa Johns will bring fresh pizza to Alabama A&M's Louis Crews Stadium starting in the 2025 football season. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Papa Johns North Central Alabama is partnering with Alabama A&M University to bring pizza to fans at Louis Crews...

How our expert is betting Alabama football futures odds after the disappointing Week 1 loss

How our expert is betting Alabama football futures odds after the disappointing Week 1 loss

For the first time in a long time, Alabama Crimson Tide fans are worried about the future of their program. There was concern when former head coach Nick Saban retired, but second-year head coach Kalen DeBoer’s seat got much hotter following a...

Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest now open for 2026 entries

Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest now open for 2026 entries

GCM Staff Report The 2026 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest is open now, inviting amateur photographers from across the state and beyond to showcase Alabama’s landscapes, wildlife and outdoor beauty. The contest, which began accepting entries Sept. 3,...

Sumrall ready for Tulane to avoid ‘trap game’ pitfalls at South Alabama

Sumrall ready for Tulane to avoid ‘trap game’ pitfalls at South Alabama

(Photo: Stephen Lew) Jon Sumrall, head coach of the Tulane Green Wave football team, discussed their solid 23-3 season-opening win over Northwestern and previewed their matchup this week at South Alabama on 106.7 The Ticket with Ken Trahan on...

Colorado Loses Space Command as Trump Administration Moves Headquarters to Alabama

Colorado Loses Space Command as Trump Administration Moves Headquarters to Alabama

U.S. Space Command headquarters is headed to Alabama. The Trump administration is moving the headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. The Colorado Sun reports that Colorado and Alabama have been battling over the location of the...

Nick Saban reveals how Kalen DeBoer, Alabama can get back on track

Nick Saban reveals how Kalen DeBoer, Alabama can get back on track

Nick Saban provided a handful of coaching wisdom Friday for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football amid the turmoil following a season-opening loss. Saban made his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, almost a week removed from DeBoer’s loss to...

Bill Morris announces candidacy for Alabama House District 50

Bill Morris announces candidacy for Alabama House District 50

Bill Morris, a longtime public servant and community leader, has announced his candidacy for Alabama House District 50. Morris said he hopes to bring decades of local government experience and a commitment to St. Clair County to the Alabama...

Slim Chickens Expands Alabama Presence With Phenix City Opening

Slim Chickens Expands Alabama Presence With Phenix City Opening

By: Slim Chickens | 0 Shares 18 Reads September 05, 2025 // Franchising.com // PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Slim Chickens announced today the opening of its newest location in Phenix City, Alabama. The opening is led Slims Southern Boys, marking the...

Candidate for Alabama House haunted by resurfaced sanctions in Jasper’s opioid pill distribution surge

Candidate for Alabama House haunted by resurfaced sanctions in Jasper’s opioid pill distribution surge

Dustin Beaty, a Republican running for this month’s special primary election for Alabama House District 13 is facing a resurfaced 2009 consent order from the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy that suspended his pharmacist license for 10 years and...

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