Jul 07 Watch 10:15 The story of American poverty, as told by one Alabama county By PBS News Hour More than 18 million Americans live in “extreme poverty,” according to a report from the United Nations, which ranked poverty in the U.S. alongside some of the poorest areas in the world. The UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty paid… Continue watching
Jul 02 Man arrested for pulling out gun at Alabama immigration rally By Associated Press Shane Ryan Sealy, 34, is accused of picking a fight with a protester at Saturday's rally in Huntsville, Alabama, and then pulling out a gun after the protester pushed Sealy back and knocked him down, authorities say. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump puts own spin on primaries, declaring GOP had ‘great night’ By Steve Peoples, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Neither party immediately appeared to suffer major setbacks. And the winners and losers in California’s most competitive races could take days to sort out given the state’s unique election laws. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:37 Revitalizing Montgomery without erasing markers of the past By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe The Kress Department Store in the heart of downtown Montgomery, Alabama is one of many decaying buildings that New York-based entrepreneur Sarah Beatty Buller is trying to revitalize. Jeffrey Brown reports on a project to revive a neighborhood marked by… Continue watching
May 25 Meet Alberto, the first named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season By Associated Press A storm moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea is threatening to bring heavy rainfall, mudslides, and flash floods to parts of Mexico, Cuba, Florida and the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 8:02 Children who marched for equal rights inspire a new generation By Lisa Stark, Education Week Fifty-five years ago, thousands of African-American children walked out of their schools and began a peaceful march in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest segregation. They were met with attack dogs and water hoses. For a new generation of students, traveling to… Continue watching
May 08 Local judges recuse themselves in Roy Moore lawsuit against accusers By Associated Press All six judges in an Alabama county have recused themselves from presiding over the lawsuit filed by failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct. Continue reading
May 03 Opinion: Facing history at the national lynching memorial By Jon Sawyer, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting History is so alive across Alabama that it doesn’t feel like history, it feels like now. Continue reading
Dec 28 17-year-old left bloodied after encounter with Alabama police By Joshua Barajas The Troy Police Department has since asked for an independent investigation into the case after the teen's family released photos of him badly bruised on social media. Continue reading
Dec 28 Judge rejects Roy Moore’s attempt to delay Alabama vote certification By Associated Press Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick on Thursday denied Moore's attempt to delay the certification of votes while Moore's claims of voting irregularities are investigated. Democrat Doug Jones is expected to be certified as the winner Thursday afternoon. Continue reading