3+ week, 3+ day ago   (541+ words) A group of children playing in a classroom. Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed changes to the federal Head Start Program. (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent) Changes to the federal Head Start program could have…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1145+ words) ATMORE — The state of Alabama carried out its first execution of 2026 on Aug. 13, putting Jeremy Williams to death by lethal injection for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl named Kamarie Holland in 2021. Williams was 41 at the time of his…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (243+ words) Gov. Kay Ivey issued a proclamation Wednesday designating Aug. 1, 2026, as Will Roberts Day in Alabama, honoring a teenager who died last week after a long battle with stage four bone cancer. William "Will" Roberts, 15, of Ralph, died Thursday, July 23. He…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (46+ words) Montgomery County is weighing a moratorium regarding data centers. Plus, the Secret Service is preparing for the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner Friday. Montgomery County is weighing a moratorium regarding data centers. Plus, the Secret Service is preparing for the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (34+ words) The Montgomery County Police Department's bodycam footage from a foot pursuit in Silver Spring was released Friday. The Montgomery County Police Department's bodycam footage from a foot pursuit in Silver Spring was released Friday....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (301+ words) Madison Beer has addressed comparisons between her 2021 song Reckless and Olivia Rodrigo’s new track Honeybee, following fan accusations that Rodrigo copied another song of Beer in a recently teased track. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter backed Rodrigo by saying, “It’s a very…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (293+ words) Madison Beer has addressed comparisons between her 2021 song Reckless and Olivia Rodrigo’s new track Honeybee, following fan accusations that Rodrigo copied another song of Beer in a recently teased track. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter backed Rodrigo by saying, “It’s a very…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (495+ words) Growing up on a rural farm in Boley, Oklahoma, Florence Kemp was a constant presence at her mother’s side in the kitchen—churning butter, plucking chickens, and shucking corn. In high school, her home economics teacher, Mrs. Love, saw something…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (212+ words) Donald Trump-endorsed Barry Moore reportedly won the Republican Senate runoff election in Alabama. He faced former Navy SEAL sniper Jared Hudson in the race. Ahead of the heated runoff, Trump held a tele-rally, offering words of support for Moore and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (606+ words) An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But is it worth more than $100 million in Georgia? Can it propel a congressman past an insurgent outsider in Alabama? Can it transform a candidate into a…...