NFL Legend Emmitt Smith, ‘The Bachelorette’s’ Zac Clark raise overdose awareness at LSU

Smith has partnered with Clark for the Ready to Rescue initiative, stopping at college campuses across the country for short talks and hands-on training.


‘Lullaby for the Grieving’: Alabama’s poet laureate on her journey through loss and hope

Ashley M. Jones was on a roll. It was 2022 and she had just been named the youngest and first Black poet laureate in Alabama. Soon after, her father died without warning.

Alabama asks court to lift block on limits to absentee ballot applications

The Alabama attorney general’s office asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a judge’s preliminary injunction last year that found the gift and payment ban is “not enforceable as to blind, disabled, or illiterate voters.”

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Birmingham remembers the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, 62 years later

The bombing was a significant moment in the Civil Rights Movement and Birmingham’s history.

No soil required: New York program brings hydroponics to Birmingham students

The program aims to teach students about sustainable food practices and how to combat food deserts in their communities. It comes through a partnership with the New York-based non-profit New York Sun Works and Birmingham’s Jones Valley Teaching Farm.

Birmingham youth choir returns to the stage after golden buzzer moment

The Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Choir returns to NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday evening after having won one of the show’s golden buzzers earlier this summer.


‘We just want to get to the truth’: Jabari Peoples’ family still seeking answers

Eighteen-year-old Jabari Peoples was shot and killed by a Homewood police officer earlier this year. His family is still reeling from the loss and maintain their disagreement with police’s account of the incident.

As opposition to an Alabama medical waste treatment facility boils over, a  mysterious Facebook page weighs in

Dozens of residents opposed to Harvest Med Waste Disposal’s site in Remlap packed the Blount County courthouse to voice their concerns. Online, a paid campaign supporting the facility has been active, though its backers have remained anonymous.

Ivey, Ledbetter go to court to try and allow voucher students to participate in athletics

Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter filed the complaint in Montgomery Circuit Court against the Alabama High School Athletic Association. They are asking a judge to block the association's ruling on eligibility and pave the way for the students to participate in athletics this year.

Alabama looks to solve two problems at once by helping formerly incarcerated people enter the workforce

The state incarcerates more of its people than most others, and when they’re released, those with criminal records struggle to find jobs – increasing the likelihood they’ll reoffend. Meanwhile, many businesses can’t find enough skilled workers.

Trump announces Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama

The long-expected decision from Trump caps a four-year tug of war between two states and opposing administrations about where to locate U.S. Space Command.

Children of the storm

As 11-year-olds weathering poverty, we survived the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Twenty years later, we’re still wading through its wake.