National defense, girls track star: Down in Alabama

Attention, travelers Attention to you world travelers with your fancy STAR IDs (especially the ones planning that once-in-a-lifetime trip to Iran). AL.com’s Leada Gore reports that the U.S. State Department has put Israel and Iran under a Do Not Travel …

Alabama may be impacted by Medicaid, SNAP, and gun changes in Trump’s “big beautiful bill”

Work continues in the U.S. Senate on what Donald Trump calls his big beautiful budget bill. Critics are concerned about possible cuts to Medicaid and the SNAP nutrition program. Alabama Medicaid says about a quarter of state residents gets health coverage …

Michigan football beats Alabama head-to-head for four-star Class of 2026 DL Titan Davis

The Michigan football program is known for churning out standout defensive linemen and another player budding with potential has been added into the fold. Titan Davis, a four-star Class of 2026 defensive lineman from St. Louis, Missouri (DeSmet) has …

Alabama football 2025 season preview, predictions: Ivan Taylor

For the first time since 2019, someone other than Malachi Moore will be wearing the No. 13 jersey for the Alabama Crimson Tide defense. The player taking over that jersey number for the Crimson Tide will be Ivan Taylor, a fellow defensive back who is a …

Will Alabama football find running back production in 2025? What we know

On paper, Alabama football had a productive run game in 2024. The Crimson Tide finished third in the SEC in rushing in 2024, finishing with seven more touchdowns than any other program in the conference. But most of Alabama's production came from …

What Holly Beth Brooks brings to Alabama softball 

Alabama regressed in child well-being ranking but could improve in future post-pandemic data

Alabama fell four ranks in overall child well-being in the national KidsCount numbers released last week. Alabama ranks 43rd in overall child well-being, according to the data. That ranking is determined by four sub groups: economic well-being, education, …

What Holly Beth Brooks brings to Alabama softball

When coach Connor Acton first took over the Tuscaloosa County softball program, it did not take him long to realize Holly Beth Brooks was special. Acton took over the Wildcats softball program the summer of 2023 — a critical time for Brooks, a rising …

Groundbreaking for new student apartments at Alabama State University

ASU President Dr. Quinton Ross speaks to media during a groundbreaking for new student apartments near the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Ala. on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.Jake Crandall/ AdvertiserA groundbreaking for new student …

Michigan DL 'machine' helps school land four-star Titan Davis over Alabama

Titan Davis is one of the top defensive linemen in the 2026 class and the Michigan Wolverines have been after his commitment for quite some time. Michigan offered Davis back during his sophomore year in high school. He took an official visit to Ann Arbor …