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Commission recommends renaming Confederate-named military bases

The Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund noted there remain more than 700 such military location still named in honor of the Confederacy.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 27, 2022

Two of the men died within hours of one another at Donaldson prison. Officials are awaiting autopsies.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 26, 2022

In addition to the nine incumbents who lost, three in the Alabama House appear headed for runoffs.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 26, 2022

State Rep. Wes Allen and State Auditor Jim Zeigler are headed to the Republican primary election runoff set for June 21.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 25, 2022

Marshall had received nearly 90 percent of the votes as of Tuesday evening, beating out Daphne attorney Harry Bartlett Still III.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2022

No suspects have been identified in the case of a gun found in a field outside Fountain Correctional Facility, according to the Department of...

Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2022

Trey Norwood, 28, was found unresponsive at Ventress on May 17. Earnest Charles McReynolds, 69, died on May 10 at Donaldson Correctional Facility.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 23, 2022

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent, down from March’s 2.9 percent and April 2021’s rate of 3,6 percent.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 20, 2022

WBHM's Mary Scott Hodgin spent several years investigating Alabama's prison crisis for the podcast, which released the first episode Wednesday.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 20, 2022

Once the COVID public health emergency ends, millions will have to reapply for Medicaid or find coverage elsewhere.

Eddie BurkhalterMay 19, 2022