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

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...

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,...

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...

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 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
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
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...

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...

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
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...

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...

Changes for Alabama Veterans Affairs Board

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,...

Alabama AG: Ex-Decatur officer not entitled to immunity in Stephen Perkins shooting case
The Alabama Attorney General’s office argued this week that a former Decatur police officer charged with fatally shooting a man during a dispute over a vehicle repossession should not be granted immunity before trial. Attorney General Steve...

Alabama Democrat co-sponsors bipartisan NIL bill
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, co-sponsored a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday aimed at creating a national framework for college athletes as they benefit from their name, image and likeness (NIL). Dubbed the Student Compensation and...

Alabama State Trooper shoots himself in the finger during traffic stop
An Alabama State Trooper shot himself in the finger during a traffic stop in Birmingham. The incident happened about 1 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 59 near Oporto-Madrid Boulevard. Birmingham police Officer De’Rell Freeman said the trooper stopped...

Alabama man wanted for reneging on deal, taking off with truckloads of Saline water meters
SALINE, MI — An Alabama man faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing from Saline two truck beds of old water meters worth as much as $75,000. He hauled them away in January 2023, likely to sell for scrap, but never paid the city the $14,500...

$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...

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’...