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A battle at the Alabama courthouse: Resolution sparks renewed focus on Confederate monuments

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Earlier this month the American Bar Association urged state and local governments to remove Confederate memorabilia and other symbols from courthouses. It’s being met with skepticism in deeply conservative Alabama, where 180 live memorials […]

Alabama offers at-home testing for sexually transmitted diseases

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A program for at-home testing for sexually transmitted diseases will continue in Alabama in 2023. The Alabama Department of Public Health has renewed its STD/HIV home specimen collection kit program. The initiative, a […]

White racial slurs not from Auburn Black Student Union GroupMe chat channel, university says

February 15, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The GroupMe chat where more than 250 racial slurs for white people was shared and then leaked earlier this month was not the Auburn University Black Student Union channel or from any other […]

Ivey: New Birmingham crisis center is a ‘game changer’ for those struggling with mental health

February 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann As the state grapples with increasing mental health needs, a new facility moved Birmingham one step closer to being able to provide more care space on Tuesday. This week the Jefferson, Blount, […]

Alabama hospitals say they face an ‘existential crisis’ after COVID, ask state for financial help

February 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a blow to Alabama hospitals in terms of finances, say healthcare officials, who are now predicting nearly 15 hospitals around the state are in danger of closing. They are […]

Alabama Attorney General suing to block early release nearly 400 inmates

February 1, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw The Alabama Attorney General filed a lawsuit today opposing the early release of nearly 400 inmates on Tuesday, arguing that victims’ families weren’t properly notified of their releases. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney […]

Alabama city unconstitutionally jails people for unpaid trash bills, lawsuit claims: ‘We do not have debtors’ prison’

January 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The city of Valley’s threatening of residents who don’t pay their trash bills with imprisonment and then jailing those residents violates multiple constitutional rights, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. The city […]

ALABAMA BANK SLAMMED FOR ROBERT E. LEE, MLK HOLIDAY SIGN: ‘PULL YOUR MONEY OUT’

January 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama and Mississippi are the only two states in the union to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee on the same day. Every year, notices reminding bank customers, teachers and […]

Alabama concealed carry permit sales plummet; counties look to replace dollars

January 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Even though Alabama’s new law allowing people to carry concealed handguns without a permit did not take effect until January 1, a decline in permit sales started last year, reducing the money […]

NASA rest stop rocket decays: ‘It’s time for it to go,’ tourism director says

January 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison The NASA rest stop rocket that has greeted people arriving to Alabama from Tennessee on Interstate 65 for more than four decades is rusting and needs to be replaced, and that welcome center […]