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Alabama basketball former Chris Youngblood gets starting nod in NBA Summer League

Alabama basketball former Chris Youngblood gets starting nod in NBA Summer League

Flying from Alabama? TSA’s New Rule Will Save You Time

Flying from Alabama? TSA’s New Rule Will Save You Time

Are you a frequent flyer or looking to do some traveling by plane for the first time this summer? Well, there is good news... No longer taking off your shoes will be a requirement at TSA checkpoints across the country effective July 8, 2025. How...

Former Alabama star explains why he's high on Clemson QB Cade Klubnik

Former Alabama star explains why he's high on Clemson QB Cade Klubnik

Alabama and Clemson had not yet formed the heated rivalry they solidified in the College Football Playoff era when Greg McElroy was playing ball for the Crimson Tide. His championship win at Alabama came against the Texas Longhorns. Years later,...

ESPN names ‘archvillain’ for Alabama football in 2025

ESPN names ‘archvillain’ for Alabama football in 2025

As Alabama football enters the 2025 season, they aim to recover from a challenging previous year, including a shocking loss to Vanderbilt that ended their 100-game winning streak against unranked teams. ESPN has dubbed Vanderbilt as Alabama’s...

Alabama schools to implement state approved anti-vaping policies

Alabama schools to implement state approved anti-vaping policies

Alabama schools are set to implement a new system to prevent vaping by public school students in the coming academic year. House Bill 8, sponsored by Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, requires the Alabama State Board of Education to create a model...

Alabama Task Force 1 deploys from Mobile to Texas to aid in flood recovery

Alabama Task Force 1 deploys from Mobile to Texas to aid in flood recovery

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The AL-TF1 team has been activated and deployed around 4 p.m. from the Western Administrative Complex this afternoon. Governor Kay Ivey announced Alabama is assisting Texas in their search and rescue mission following the...

Alabama A&M players to compete in HBCU Swingman Classic at MLB All-Star Week

Alabama A&M players to compete in HBCU Swingman Classic at MLB All-Star Week

Kylan Duncan and Trey Rutledge from Alabama A&M will compete in the HBCU Swingman Classic during MLB All-Star Week at Truist Park. ATLANTA — Alabama A&M University players Kylan Duncan and Trey Rutledge are among the talented athletes selected to...

Alabama Sending Assistance For Texas Flood Rescue Efforts

Alabama Sending Assistance For Texas Flood Rescue Efforts

The continued coverage of the flooding in Texas has brought attention from all over the nation. At the time of writing, 120 individuals have lost their lives, and many more are being sought by rescue workers. Because of this, many agencies from...

Kalen DeBoer looks for stronger second year at Alabama

Kalen DeBoer looks for stronger second year at Alabama

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - In each of his last college head coaching gigs, it’s been year two that Kalen DeBoer has made an impact. That was true at Fresno State, and at Washington. Last year in Alabama, DeBoer had the thankless job of...

Alabama court backs closed-door meetings on electricity rate hikes

Alabama court backs closed-door meetings on electricity rate hikes

Video above: Governor Ivey announces leadership change at public service commissionAlabama’s utility regulators can continue holding closed-door meetings to determine electricity rate hikes, a circuit court judge ruled Monday, marking a departure...

Changes for Alabama Veterans Affairs Board

Changes for Alabama Veterans Affairs Board

Alabama’s archvillain in 2025? ESPN’s pick will surprise you

Alabama’s archvillain in 2025? ESPN’s pick will surprise you

Can Diego Pavia pull off some magic again? The Vanderbilt quarterback will have the opportunity when the Commodores travel to Bryant-Denny Stadium and look to beat Alabama football for a second consecutive season. Vanderbilt is fresh off beating...

Alabama top 5 in national Trump approval numbers

Alabama top 5 in national Trump approval numbers

While the numbers have shifted in reaction to President Donald Trump’s policies six months into his second term, Alabama remains one of the staunchest supporters of the president as he enacts his controversial policies on immigration, trade and...

$15K reward offered in Alabama double murder, child kidnapping

$15K reward offered in Alabama double murder, child kidnapping

AUBURN, Ala. (WSFA) - A $15,000 reward is being offered by CrimeStoppers 215-STOP and the FBI for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and a child’s recovery following a double murder and kidnapping in east Alabama. The bodies of a mother...

Alabama deploys search and rescue team to Texas following devastating flooding

Alabama deploys search and rescue team to Texas following devastating flooding

A 40-person team from Alabama was deployed Thursday to help with search and rescue efforts in Texas following the devastating flooding. According to Gov. Kay Ivey, the team includes members of Alabama Task Force 1 out of Mobile, Tuscaloosa Fire,...

Gov. Ivey appoints new leaders for Alabama Medicaid and State Employees Insurance Board

Gov. Ivey appoints new leaders for Alabama Medicaid and State Employees Insurance Board

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that Bo Offord will be appointed as the new commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency, succeeding Stephanie McGee Azar, who will become the chief executive officer of the State Employees’...

Beat the heat: How small changes can lead to big savings on your Alabama energy bill

Beat the heat: How small changes can lead to big savings on your Alabama energy bill

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As summer temperatures rise in Alabama, so do energy bills, prompting Alabama Power to offer advice on how to enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs. Shon Richey, Alabama Power's Residential Support Manager, emphasized the...

Suspected abductor in Alabama AMBER Alert, double murder suspect in custody

Suspected abductor in Alabama AMBER Alert, double murder suspect in custody

UPDATE: Aaron Dontay Williams was taken into custody at approximately 7:15 a.m. on July 11, 2025 by the U.S. Marshals Service along with the FBI and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The child was found unharmed, according to the Auburn Police...

Injury bars Alabama basketball former Mark Sears from NBA Summer League debut

Injury bars Alabama basketball former Mark Sears from NBA Summer League debut

Former Alabama forward to sign $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans

Former Alabama forward to sign $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans

Herb Jones missed 62 games during the 2024-25 NBA season, but that didn’t dim the New Orleans Pelicans’ interest in the former Alabama standout’s future with the team. Jones and the Pelicans have agreed on a three-year, $68 million contract...

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