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Two educators confer while elementary students read around a classroom table

Education

Alabama Reading Gains Spotlight Its Statewide Coaching Model

A new Alabama case study links early-reading gains to a $152 million system of protected coaching, aligned curricula and teacher training, while federal and state data show why the progress should not be treated as causal proof.

Illustrative view of a modern Alabama classroom prepared for civic leadership and healthcare education

Policy

Alabama Directs $27 Million to Auburn Civic Institute and Health School

Oct 22, 2026

Two anonymous analysts review an unlabeled congressional-style district map in an illustrative civic planning workspace.

Politics

Redrawn House Districts Become Battlegrounds as GOP Support Slips

Oct 21, 2026

Illustrative state government office desk with a closed legal file and gavel

US

Ivey Commutes Toforest Johnson’s Death Sentence Amid Evidence Doubts

Oct 21, 2026

AI-generated editorial illustration of a blank clipboard on a porch beside a yard with a fallen branch; not an actual storm-damage assessment or identifiable Alabama property.

Policy

Alabama’s joint storm-damage assessment advances aid review, not approval

Oct 20, 2026

AI-generated illustrative view of blank paperwork and a pen on a quiet office desk; not an actual Alabama voter-registration form or polling location.

Politics

Alabama voter-registration deadline arrives October 19 ahead of November election

Oct 19, 2026

A man in everyday clothes walks with family supporters outside a federal courthouse in natural daylight, representing the uncertainty surrounding compassionate release.

US

Supreme Court Ruling Puts Freed Tennessee Man at Risk of Return

Oct 12, 2026

AI-generated editorial depiction of wind-driven rain and storm surge battering a Florida Gulf Coast roadway at night.

US

Hurricane Isaias Strikes Florida, Pushing Flood Threat Inland

Oct 10, 2026

Dark storm clouds and rough surf approaching a wind-swept Gulf Coast shoreline

Breaking News

Isaias Becomes Category 3 as Gulf Coast Braces for Landfall

Oct 9, 2026

Two residents secure plywood over a coastal home window as dark hurricane clouds approach.

Breaking News

Hurricane Isaias Reaches 80 MPH as Gulf Evacuations Begin

Oct 8, 2026

Commercial passenger jet and ground crews at a Gulf Coast airport beneath approaching storm clouds

Travel

Airlines Waive Gulf Coast Change Fees as Isaias Nears

Oct 8, 2026

Secured boats at a Gulf Coast marina beneath dark storm clouds, with sandbags lining waterfront buildings.

Breaking News

7-Foot Surge Forecast Triggers Hurricane Watches Across Gulf Coast

Oct 7, 2026

AI-generated editorial image of dark tropical storm clouds over Gulf waters with two distant offshore energy platforms.

Breaking News

Isaias Forecast to Reach 110 MPH Before Gulf Coast Landfall

Oct 7, 2026

Illustrative view of a quiet municipal park path and distant playground in morning fog.

Policy

Alabama Directs $6.1 Million to Seven Local Park Projects

Oct 3, 2026

Voters enter a generic civic arena for a political rally in an AI-generated editorial illustration.

Politics

Trump Takes Midterm Sprint to Alabama as GOP Faces Harder Map

Oct 2, 2026

Illustrative view of a cable-stayed bridge crossing calm Alabama Gulf Coast water.

Policy

Alabama Clears $3.2B Mobile River Bridge for Construction

Sep 30, 2026

Illustrative view of children’s books prepared for families at a pediatric hospital discharge area.

Policy

Children’s of Alabama Opens Book-Program Route for 124,000 Children

Sep 26, 2026

Unbranded farm tractor beside a diesel fuel nozzle at an Alabama field during harvest season.

Policy

Alabama Pauses Dyed-Diesel Enforcement for 120 Days

Sep 26, 2026

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