Fri, Sep 21 2018

James Franklin tells me to be careful before I turn the curve on Erwin Dairy Road. 'This is where I had my head-on collision,' he said. 'People don't realize you can't drive this road more than 30 miles an hour.' I look down at my speedometer and…

As gubernatorial debates go, Governor Kay Ivey isn't interested. That has been her stance for this entire election cycle, and she's sticking to it. She has often cited two reasons for her indifference--that Alabama voters are apathetic about…

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, Democratic candidate for governor, doubled down this week on his criticism of Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, a line of attack the governor's campaign says is riddled with misunderstandings and lies. Maddox's campaign has…

Straight-ticket voting, which allows a voter to cast all his votes for one party with a single mark on the ballot, has been eliminated in many states but remains popular in Alabama. Leaders of Alabama's Democratic and Republican parties say they…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's student body grew 4.88 percent this fall for a record enrollment of 21,923. This is the third consecutive year the university has seen record enrollment. UAB added 1,021 students this fall. 'It says a lot…