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Alabama Lawmakers Target Secondhand Pot Smoke
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers have advanced a bill to criminalize exposing children to secondhand marijuana smoke, mainly in vehicles, even as recreational pot is legal in nearly half the…
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New Goodwill Store Set for Crestwood, Tapping City’s Vintage Shoppers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new Goodwill store and donation center planned for Crestwood Boulevard is poised to tap into Birmingham’s growing community of thrift shoppers, from neighborhood families hunting bargains…
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Tuberville Among Few Republicans to Buck Party on Senate Spending Bill
Sen. Tommy Tuberville has since reversed course, ultimately voting in favor of the revised government funding package after initially opposing an earlier version alongside a small bloc of hard-right Republicans….
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Alabama House Backs Bill Requiring Doctor’s Note to Wear Mask at Protests
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require protesters wearing medical masks to show a doctor’s note to law enforcement upon request, expanding…
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Bessemer School Board Suspended As City Grapples With Dire Crime, Education Challenges
BESSEMER, Ala. — Alabama education officials have suspended the Bessemer City Board of Education from regular meetings and stripped it of governing power, deepening state intervention in a school system…
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UAB Performs First Robotic Kidney Transplant in Southeast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital has performed its first robotic kidney transplant, a milestone that puts the state’s largest hospital in the vanguard of a…
