The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

Six candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senator from Alabama on May 24, 2022. Senator Richard Shelby (R), first elected in 1986, is not running for re-election. The candidates to perform best in recent polling and receive the most endorsements are Katie Britt, Mo Brooks, and…

U.S. President Joe Biden will reveal a new strategy today for dealing with drug addiction and overdoses to expand access to medications for opioid overdoses, increase funding for law enforcement, and expand sanctions against traffickers. According to U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Data, the U.S. opioid crisis fueled more than…

The Tide’s deputy athletic director and chief diversity officer rolls up her sleeves to make sure everything behind the scenes is a success.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed Senate Bill 224 on April 12, requiring unemployment insurance claimants to contact at least three prospective employers each week during their benefits period to remain eligible for payments. The bill defines a contact as an application or other genuine solicitation for an open job.…

An organization that has staged dozens of protests against a Confederate monument in north Alabama filed suit contending the city of Florence is trying to limit the demonstrations in violation of free-speech guarantees

Lawrence County, Alabama, schools Superintendent Jon Bret Smith has placed Hazlewood Elementary School Principal Datie Priest on paid leave and issued her a written reprimand claiming she, among other things, violated the school system's discipline policy. Smith said Priest paddled one student twice on one day, once for 10 licks…

Alabama reached $276 million in settlements with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), and Endo International Plc (NASDAQ:ENDP), resolving claims on the opioid addiction crisis, the state attorney general said. McKesson will pay $141 million. JNJ and Endo will pay $70.3 million and $25 million, respectively, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement.  The three…

The #Chiefs have hosted both of the Alabama WRs who are recovering from ACL injuries on top-30 visits.

Ranking 2022 SEC schedules from the easiest to hardest

From Aidan Hutchinson to a potential Mr. Irrelevant and 15 Georgia Bulldogs in between.

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) plans to invest $383 million in four of its U.S. manufacturing plants building new Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The new investment is aimed at supporting the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles, at its Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee plants. "Toyota customers want vehicles that…