Protests Over License Office Closures, Veterans Unhappy With Current Benefits
Demonstrators emptied liquor bottles outside the Alabama Capitol to protest the closing of driver's license offices in Black Belt counties. Selma state senator Hank Sanders told the Montgomery...
View ArticleVeterans Upset, Iron Bowl Preview, Grant for Health Screenings
A new survey shows the majority of U.S. military veterans aren’t happy with the treatment they get after their service. The Disabled Veterans Pulse Survey found that only 1 in 5 veterans think the...
View ArticleASCE Grades Alabama's Infrastructure, Gulf State Hotel Project On Track
The Alabama state report card on its infrastructure will be released in December by the American Society of Civil Engineering. APR student reporter Taylor Swinney has more. The United States as a whole...
View ArticleClinton and Rubio Visit Alabama, Crimson Tide Preps for SEC Championship
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Alabama today to mark the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Clinton will be speaking at 11 a.m. this morning at the Dexter...
View ArticleDeadline for Comments on BP Settlement, NAACP Uniontown Press Conference
Time is running out if you want to speak out about the settlement from the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Residents have until the end of the day today to express their concerns over the deal between BP, the...
View ArticleAlabama Farmers Federation Annual Gathering, Smart to coach playoff
Farmers from all across Alabama are meeting in Montgomery today. The state capital is hosting the ninety-fourth Alabama Farmers Federation Annual gathering. The group meets every year to elect leaders,...
View ArticleHenry Heisman
History was made in New York City this past weekend for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Junior running back Derrick Henry became the second player in the school’s history to win college football’s highest...
View ArticleBP Money Used to Renovate Mansion, Severe Weather Possible Tomorrow
Alabama is using a chunk of BP settlement money to renovate a beachfront governor's mansion that's been abandoned on the Gulf Coast for nearly two decades. Work began earlier this month near Gulf...
View ArticleLeaders ask Alabama governor to soften refugee stance, Saban on practice
More than 100 religious group leaders are pleading to Alabama’s governor to soften his stance on the state accepting Syrian refugees. Pastors sent a letter to Governor Robert Bentley’s office in...
View ArticleSevere Weather Update, Macon County iPad Donation
Alabama is drying out and cleaning up from tornadoes that hit Christmas night. Flooding is also a concern as the state heads toward the New Year’s holiday. The National Weather Service confirmed an...
View ArticleWeather cleanup efforts continue, Alabama preps for College Football Playoff
The National Weather Service in Mobile will be sending out assessment teams tomorrow following a day of rough weather along the gulf coast. Forecasters say residents of Baldwin and Escambia counties...
View ArticleWalter Energy Retirees Keep Benefits, DOJ Investigating Blue Bell
Thousands of workers who had lost their retirement benefits in the wake of Walter Energy’s bankruptcy will soon be getting them back. The Birmingham Business Journal reports that federal agency Pension...
View ArticleMoore Says No More Same Sex Marriages, Public Gas Tax Meeting in Northport
Alabama’s Chief Justice Roy Moore is once again suggesting that gay marriage is illegal in Alabama, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. Moore issued an...
View ArticleAlabama sues federal government over refugee program, Same Sex Marriage...
Alabama has become the second state to sue the U.S. government over refugee resettlement. Governor Robert Bentley field the lawsuit today accusing the Obama administration of failing to consult with...
View ArticleCrimson Tide Wins 16th Championship, Hubbard Asked to Step Down as Speaker
Alabama fans in Tuscaloosa are celebrating the Crimson Tide’s 45-40 win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship. APR’s MacKenzie Bates takes us to campus where the partying...
View ArticleNLRB Files Charges Against Lear Corp., Alabama Prison System Under Stress
The federal government is charging a major Hyundai automotive supplier in Selma for threatening to fire employees and close the plant to keep workers from unionizing. Lear Corporation is a Fortune 500...
View Article"Saban: The Making of a Coach" By Monte Burke
“Saban: The Making of a Coach” Author: Monte Burke Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 324 Price: $27.00 (Hardcover) There is a good case to be made for not writing biographies until the subject is...
View ArticleState Executes Christopher Brooks, Forecasters Say Snowy Weather Ahead
The state of Alabama executed Christopher Brooks last night for the 1992 rape and murder of Deann Campbell. The execution was the state’s first in more than two years and the first to be carried out in...
View ArticleTuscaloosa Considers Minimum Wage Hike, Teachers May See Salary Increase
Workers in the Tuscaloosa area could see their wages go up soon. Mayor Walt Maddox and the city council plan to consider an ordinance that would hike the local minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. The...
View ArticleAlabama House Approves Teacher Raises, Legislature to Consider Jason Flatt Act
The Alabama House of Representatives voted unanimously yesterday to approve an education budget that gives teachers their first pay raise in several years. The spending plan would give a 4 percent...
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