State Governor supports student veterans’ operation Iron Ruck Student veterans from Auburn and Alabama will embark on a ruck march from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 24. StaffNovember 23, 2021
Health State VA partners with UA, Auburn in march to raise awareness of vet suicide Operation Iron Ruck is a four-day, 151-mile march from Tuscaloosa to Auburn set for November 24-27. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 18, 2021
Health Governor announces mental health crisis center coming to Birmingham The new Birmingham center will provide a place for police and first responders to take those who may be experiencing crisis. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 5, 2021
Health Worsening mental health, sleeping issues among essential workers, UAB official says A marked increase in mental health, weight, and sleeping issues has been recorded among essential workers and COVID-19 patients. John H. GlennOctober 5, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Katie Britt: It’s long past time we talk about mental health "We all need to begin addressing mental health as seriously and openly as we address all other physical health issues." U.S. Senator Katie BrittAugust 6, 2021
Local news Montgomery police say kidnapping suspect died by suicide, was not killed by police A day after an attorney alleged Montgomery police shot an unarmed man, Montgomery's district attorney says the man shot himself Josh MoonMay 27, 2021
Prisons Incarcerated man dies after assault at Limestone prison The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2021
Prisons Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible suicide The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2021
Prisons Alabama inmate death being investigated as possible suicide Travis Jackson, 43, was found unresponsive on his cell at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on Feb. 9. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 26, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Trans youth do not belong in the shadows "Withholding this medical treatment constitutes an act of legal violence towards transgender youth." Jeffrey WhiteFebruary 22, 2021