Alabama CBD stores navigate new hemp product bans as President Trump eyes marijuana reclassification

TONIGHT. RECLASSIFYING MARIJUANA AND BANNING CERTAIN HEMP PRODUCTS. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT TEN. I’M GUY RAWLINGS CHANGES TO FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS REGARDING MARIJUANA, THC AND DELTA EIGHT ARE PROVING CHALLENGING FOR SOME LOCAL CBD STORES....

'Bama Rush' film looked at viral University of Alabama sorority scene

With Bid Day coming up Sunday on the University of Alabama campus, here's a look back at a story originally published on May 23, 2023, about the "Bama Rush" documentary. Those expecting a crimson expose from "Bama Rush" will be disappointed. As...

Q&A: ‘Still Pushing’: Alabama’s Complex Past and Nuanced Future

For many Americans, Alabama is the center of America’s unchanging South, a place with a history so painful that nothing good can ever emerge from it. Yet Montgomery, Alabama, native Alexis Okeowo, a New Yorker staff writer and PEN Award winner,...

Alabama high school football notes: Coach counts on big back, community support

Corner head football coach Trent Campbell has two things working for him as he takes the Yellow Jackets into the 2025 season, his third at the west Jefferson County school. One is a tough running back who can shoulder the offensive load – Spencer...

Inside Alabama Politics – August 15, 2025

Georgia widens probe into $140 million Ponzi scheme that ensnared Alabama politicians

The Georgia Secretary of State’s office issued a new round of subpoenas this week that signal a widening probe of First Liberty Building & Loan, the failed financial firm whose politically connected founder is accused of a sprawling $140 million...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall aiming to bring skills to U.S. Senate seat

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama’s Attorney General says he wants to take his skills as a prosecutor to the U.S. Senate, where he can hold the nation’s leaders accountable. Attorney General Steve Marshall is running for the Senate seat Tommy...

Alabama Walk-On OL Placed on Scholarship

Walk-on athletes earning scholarships are some of the best videos in sports. The Alabama Crimson Tide recently awarded walk-on offensive lineman Graham Roten a scholarship, putting him on scholarship for his redshirt senior season for the Crimson...

Boaz political forum brings a crowd

Tuesday evening residents of Boaz filled the seats of Fielder Auditorium at Snead State Community College to listen to the 2025 Boaz City Election Forum. All candidates running for election participated. Mayoral Candidates: David Dyar Tim Walker...

Alabama Registry Rule Benefits Business

Originally published in Nicotine Insider A court-approved agreement brings welcome certainty for retailers selling vapor and nicotine-pouch products in Alabama—confirming that companies with a standard tobacco license may continue selling...

Alabama execution delayed while inmate awaits assessment for mental competency

David Lee Roberts' execution, originally scheduled for August 21, has been postponed. A judge issued a stay to assess Roberts' mental competency, a requirement before execution under Supreme Court precedent. The Alabama Department of Corrections...

Alabama Supreme Court urged to maintain law that protected pastor arrested while watering flowers

Several civil rights groups filed an amicus brief in the Alabama Supreme Court this week, urging judges to maintain that state law does not authorize police to demand physical identification when questioning someone on the street. The Rules of the...

Alabama execution remains on hold to evaluate whether man is competent

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Alabama’s 10 biggest high school football games on the Coast in 2025

The 2025 high school football season will start off with a bang in Coastal Alabama. Three of AL.com’s top 10 games to watch on the Coast this season will take place next week. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...

Gudger announces $347K in economic development funding for Jack’s project in Fairview

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, this week announced the Town of Fairview is receiving $347,160 in economic development funding for a new Jack’s restaurant project. The restaurant is expected to open in...

Alabama man accused of stabbing family member to death, wounding another

Huntsville police have charged a man with stabbing a family member to death following an incident Thursday night. Sgt. Chris Jackson said officers responded to a call at about 11:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of Battlefield Drive. Inside the...

United Football League business director sets attendance goal for 2026 Birmingham Stallions

The United Football League’s new business director provided his first hint on the fate of the Birmingham Stallions on Friday night since saying on July 31 that at least two and possibly four of the spring-football circuit’s teams would relocate...

Judge to decide whether Dothan’s school board violated Alabama’s open meetings law

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Houston County Judge Todd Derrick is mulling a decision that could overturn Dothan’s hiring of a new school superintendent this week. Blogger and businessman Rickey Stokes filed suit claiming the school board violated open...

Alabama's Next Generation Emory Cox and David Matthews Are Leading the Republican Future

In radical times of political change the next generation steps forward not timidly, not apologetically, but with the confidence, vision, and toughness to carry the cause to new heights. In my lifetime, I've seen Alabama produce giants of the...

Alabama high school football team’s quest to end nation’s longest losing streak will be subject of documentary

If one of the nation’s longest high school football losing streaks is snapped this season, a camera crew will be there to capture it. Columbia High School in Huntsville will be the subject of a five-part video series sponsored by Gatorade that...