MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is grappling with a dramatic resurgence of whooping cough, with confirmed cases soaring from just 41 in 2023 to over 250 in 2024, according to state health officials. Pediatricians and public health experts are pointing to vaccine hesitancy as a key driver of this alarming trend. The Alabama Department of Public…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is facing criticism for her decision to temporarily raise flags to full-staff on January 20 for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, despite the ongoing national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. Flags, which have been at half-staff since Carter’s death on December 29, 2024, will return to half-staff…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A recent cyberattack on PowerSchool, a widely used educational software platform, has compromised the personal information of students and staff across numerous Alabama school districts. The breach has intensified concerns about the security of digital records in educational institutions statewide. PowerSchool, serving over 60 million students globally, detected unauthorized access to its…

MOBILE, Ala. — Three homeless men were struck and killed by a freight train early Tuesday, Jan. 7, as it rumbled through a densely populated area of Mobile, police said. Their bodies were discovered hours later, bringing a grim end to a quiet night on the tracks. The men, aged 46 and 63, were found…

WASHINGTON D.C. — Republican Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama is drawing criticism for publicly endorsing the idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a suggestion widely dismissed as impractical and historically inaccurate. The idea, which gained traction among some conservatives following remarks by former President Donald Trump, has been characterized…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is leading a renewed effort to pass the Protect Women and Girls in Sports Act, which seeks to bar transgender women and girls from competing in female sports at federally funded schools. Tuberville claims the legislation is necessary to ensure fairness in women’s athletics, but critics argue the…