The coalition, along with local representatives, breastfeeding advocates and breastfeeding mothers held a launch event on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol.
The Alabama Department of Human Resources has announced federal approval to distribute a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible families.
A proposal to fine cities $10,000 a day for taking down Confederate and other longstanding monuments drew heated debate in a Alabama legislative committee.
Last month’s deadly shootings at spas in Atlanta and at a grocery store in Colorado are the latest mass shootings in America. Why do they continue to happen?
Standardized testing is happening all around the state, and parents who chose online learning as a COVID safety precaution believe their children are at a disadvantage to those in the classroom.
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $400,000 grant to the state Department of Human Resources to assist elderly people and disabled adults who are victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Starting in 2022, Alabama high school seniors will have to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or go through an opt-out process.
Last summer, a little boy nearly drowned in a swimming pool in Morgan County. Deputies with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office helped save the child’s life, and today they got to reunite with their young friend.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate and House have filed legislation that would compel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cancel its recent cruise ship sailing ban.
These students are responsible for Senate Bill 171, a bill that would officially designate the sweet potato as the state vegetable and it’s about to become law if all goes to plan.
Tuesday night, Alabama state senators passed a constitutional amendment, along with three companion bills, to allow a lottery to be created in the state and allow for casino-style gambling.
A judge has granted youthful offender status to the teenager who was charged with two counts of reckless manslaughter after a crash that killed Rod and Paula Bramblett in 2019.
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $80,000 in grants to better provide services and resources needed for victims of domestic violence, child abuse and other crimes in southeast Alabama.
The announcement that more people will get to watch Alabama’s spring football game in person inside Bryant-Denny Stadium came as welcome news to fans Monday.
Alabama is launching a new savings program to help people with disabilities. It allows people with disabilities to save without jeopardizing access to public funds.
As Alabama’s Safer Apart order is now in effect and CDC guidelines continue to change, Alabama senior citizen centers can soon reopen for indoor activities!
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced Tuesday, out of an abundance of caution, Alabama will temporarily pause Johnson & Johnson shots being given in the state.
Alabama’s income guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (better known as WIC) have increased and additional people may qualify.
During the early days of the pandemic, as hospitals tightened restrictions on visitors, one UAB nurse, planted on the frontline of the fight against the virus, used her camera to provide a intimate look at the health crises that strained the country.
None of the vaccines are approved for anyone younger than 16, but those age groups are still catching the virus. Health officials said it’s important for adults to keep being careful.
Dr. Fernando Ovalle says that they are seeing more patients who survived COVID diagnosed with diabetes after battling the virus. Researchers are checking into how the virus affects the pancreas in particular.
Rodney Smith Jr. has been a positive light throughout the community for years, after legally moving to the U.S. from Bermuda. Smith said he will mow the lawn of one family who has a child experiencing childhood cancer in each state.
As the Alabama National Guard wraps up their primary dose clinics, they will start revisiting each county they originally went to so they can offer second-dose clinics this week.
A bill to create a lifetime carry pistol permit in Alabama has made it through both the house and the senate. It will now head to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk, where her signature would make it law.
