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MONTGOMERY-Expanding Medicaid to cover adults with low incomes would build on the program’s successes and save hundreds of lives every year, according to a new report that Alabama Arise released …

WASHINGTON – Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today led a bipartisan commemorative reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail in the United States Senate chamber. After a special introduction from …

The Republican and Democratic Primary Runoff Elections are still scheduled to take place on July 14th, and many voters are understandably concerned about trying to vote while Alabama is seeing …

TUPELO -The Natchez Trace Parkway will conduct several small prescribed fires (controlled burns) during the month of June, 2020  in the Tupelo Area.  All fires will be small scale and …

FLORENCE – Commencement ceremonies at the University of North Alabama will take place following a hybrid format in Norton Auditorium on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1. The event …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama families may qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as WIC. If you are a woman who is pregnant, who had a …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama taxes remitted by sellers located in and outside our state declined almost 4.5% in April compared with the same month last year. April was the month most of Alabama’s …

  BIRMINGHAM – U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today wrote to President Donald Trump to urge him to appoint members to the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board. While Congress passed …

WASHINGTON, DC-Throughout the past few months, it has seemed like only negative news gets reported anymore. It’s a sad reality of the 24-hour news cycle that we constantly are subjected …

  FLORENCE – Four University of North Alabama students have been offered Fulbright grants for the upcoming 2020-2021 year. The Fulbright Program is the United States government’s flagship international education …

TUSCUMBIA-An installation memorial to lives lost to COVID-19 has been installed at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art front entrance. Two thousand saffron orange ribbons flutter in the breeze as …

WASHINGTON – Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) announced today funding for key Alabama priorities was included in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was approved yesterday by the …

UPDATE:  As of 3:30Pm on Friday, June 12 there are 23,333 cases of confirmed COVID-19 with 764 confirmed deaths and 2,202 Alabamians in Hospital. MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of May 31 – June 6, 2020   19,950 initial claims were filed …

MONTGOMERY-According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey conducted in May, about 1 in 3 adults used chemicals or disinfectants unsafely while attempting to protect their homes …

FLORENCE-During the June 9, 2020 meeting of the Florence City Schools Board of Education, a revised student calendar for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year was adopted. The new start date …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL-Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) is asking for input from the community to aid in planning for the future of the College. The survey focuses on how …

FLORENCE – University of North Alabama Sophomore Rebecca Harris is UNA’s first student to be selected to participate in a Summer Institute Program funded by the United Kingdom’s Fulbright Commission. …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL- Northwest-Shoals Community College has announced its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2020 Spring Semester. Requirements for the President’s List are a semester grade point …

MONTGOMERY-This warmer weather is the perfect excuse to get outside and soak up some sunshine… while social distancing of course! Go for a hike, a bike, or a stroll through …