The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

Daughters oppose upcoming execution of mother's killer

The daughters of a woman killed in 1994 are asking the state of Alabama to spare the life of their mother's killer

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story

For four decades, the United States government enrolled hundreds of Black men in Alabama in a study on syphilis, just so they could document the disease’s ravages on the human body

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Matt Baker: The Florida Gators built Billy Napier’s army. What will it actually do?

When the Florida Gators hired Billy Napier last fall, they didn’t just choose a football coach. They chose an organization — a blueprint that brought national titles to Alabama and Georgia and a Sun Belt crown to Napier at Louisiana.

Tribune News Service · Jul 23, 2022

Two killed by falling tree during powerful Alabama storm

Fire battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo said the weather event was so monumental, he hadn’t recalled another one in his career with this “many people” needing to be rescued

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Flo Milli: You Still Here, Ho? review – soundtrack for an aspirational generation

(RCA Records)The Alabama rapper’s debut album showcases her playful, boastful take on southern rap and caption-worthy one-liners

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

Escaped Alabama inmate nabbed in Indiana faces gun charges

An Alabama inmate who authorities say escaped from jail this spring with the help of a corrections official has been indicted on federal weapons charges in Indiana, where the manhunt for the duo came to a bloody end

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

John Clay: At SEC Football Media Days, Kentucky’s Will Levis takes the NFL debate in stride

ATLANTA — The SEC in 2022 is not without excellent quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young. Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker. Georgia’s Stetson Bennett. Arkansas’ KJ Jefferson. None, however, not even Young, returning Heisman Trophy winner, has felt the summer spotlight quite like Kentucky’s Will Levis.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

American Airlines flight diverted after hitting severe turbulence that left eight injured

Two flight attendants and six passengers taken to hospital for treatment

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Nick Saban asks what super leagues will do for everyone else. It isn’t good.

ATLANTA — Deep into an empty answer Nick Saban didn’t want to give, Alabama’s legendary football coach hit the nerve of the question overshadowing his sport.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

SEC Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2022

SEC preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2022 season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022