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6+ hour, 59+ min ago (14+ words) Best of the best: Meet Coastal Alabama's 1st team boys basketball players'AL.com...
Alabama group co-founded by Chris Hodges starts 13 new U.S. churches: Here’s where they are
1+ week, 1+ day ago (354+ words) A Birmingham-based church planting group, the Association of Related Churches, has started 13 new churches across the country in the first three months of 2026. The group helps launch independent, conservative, evangelical Christian congregations with lifestyle-oriented sermons and an emphasis on modern…...
New Episcopal bishop of Alabama elected
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (364+ words) The Episcopalians of Alabama now know who their next bishop will be. The Rev. Richard T. Lawson III, dean of Saint John's Cathedral in Denver, has been elected as the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Lawson was elected…...
Alabama prisons need nearly $900 million of the state’s budget, Ivey recommends
2+ mon, 4+ hour ago (628+ words) Legislators largely seemed receptive to a budget request from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) during hearings on Thursday. The Governor's Office recommended that ADOC receive about $868 million, according to a General Fund budget spreadsheet from the Legislative Services Agency....
$100 million Montgomery cargo terminal on track for early 2027 opening
2+ mon, 11+ hour ago (317+ words) A key component in the future of Alabama's trade landscape continues to take shape in Montgomery. Alabama Port Authority officials say the $100 million, 272-acre Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) is still on track for an opening early next year. The…...
Alabama prison inmates often kept from addiction rehab programs
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (574+ words) Legislators told an Alabama Department of Corrections official Wednesday that they were concerned by reports that inmates were not getting access to rehabilitation programs in a timely manner. Members of the Joint Prison Oversight Committee told M. Stanford Robinson, who oversees…...
Alabama Secretary of State says Trump-endorsed GOP opponent voted with ‘homemade fake ID’
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (709+ words) Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, who is running for lieutenant governor, posted a campaign video on Sunday saying that his newest opponent in the race, former Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl, voted with a "homemade fake ID." Wahl said…...
How Alabama voted on $10 billion for ICE, other government spending
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (382+ words) The House passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security last week by a narrow margin. Seven Democrats voted for the bill and one Republican representative voted against it. The bill includes $10 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and is…...
Weather service issues new winter weather advisory; warns of black ice on Alabama roads overnight
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (139+ words) The long-awaited arctic blast has made it to Alabama, and it could make for some very hazardous roadways overnight into Monday. In fact the National Weather Service was warning those in northern Alabama to avoid traveling if possible, and a…...
Power outages, slick roads continue across Alabama as winter storm hammers US
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (348+ words) A massive winter storm is causing frigid temperatures, widespread power outages, and treacherous road conditions across the Southeast this weekend and is expected to continue through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Thousands of people are without power in…...