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The Crimson Tide’s Mens’ basketball team faces the Creighton Bluejays tomorrow. Alabama is working to repeat its success from last year when they made it all the way to the Final Four during March Madness. The Tide is coming off a win over North Carolina who Alabama faced during last year’s Sweet Sixteen. -
It’s the time for maybe putting up a Christmas tree at your home. If you do, don’t forget to water it. People who sell holiday trees for a living in Alabama say that’s a big mistake a lot of families make when they decorate around the house. -
The Chinese national serving time for setting fire to a historic Alabama church is back behind bars after walking free from a federal prison in Connecticut. Xiaoqin Yan was on the loose for forty-five minutes before police took her back into custody. -
Diabetes remains a major health problem in Alabama. The State’s Department of Public Health listed the ailment as the seventh-biggest cause of death here in 2019. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one in five diabetes patients in the U.S. don’t know they have the disease. Denmark is working on its own rising caseload, and a possible solution. This story was made possible by a grant by the Caring Foundation. -
Kids along the Gulf coast can experience a little liquid nitrogen along with some holiday fun this Saturday. The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center in Mobile is hosting what it’s calling Christmas at the Castle. -
The holiday season often brings joy and celebration— but it also brings a rise in cybercrime. The FBI says 12,000 victims lost $73 million to online scams during the holiday season in 2022, including in Alabama. UAB is now offering a guide for residents to preserve their cybersecurity. -
Alabama’s starting quarterback just joined the likes of Tim Tebow, Bo Nix, and Justin Herbert. Jalen Milroe won the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy at last night’s National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner. -
You may hear a lot about diabetes and obesity as major health issues in Alabama. But, another are kidney stones. USA Health University Hospital in Mobile just opened a new clinic that deals with this painful medical condition. -
The Associated Press is finishing up 2025 by remembering notable news makers who died this year. One may be familiar to longtime listeners to Alabama Public Radio. Pete Buxton died in May at the age of eighty six. He was the federal health care worker who blew the whistle on the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment. -
Alabama immigrants known as Dreamers just lost their health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. A federal judge in North Dakota ruled in favor of nineteen states who filed a lawsuit that immigrants brought to U.S. illegally as children aren’t entitled to coverage through what’s known as Obamacare. -
The Christmas Lights Festival is back at the Montgomery Zoo with new light displays. This 33rd annual tradition runs through Dec. 31. Visitors can experience a Winter Wonderland, featuring thousands of sparkling lights and decorations— plus some festive new additions to the 2025 season. -
An indoor and outdoor weekend event in Tuscaloosa that highlights local artists is being billed as "perfect opportunity to find some one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list." The Kentuck Art Center's Art Market Holiday Extravaganza is set for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Kentuck at Queen City on Jack Warner Parkway.
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New research suggests delaying the onset of high blood pressure may lower the risk of a stroke. The study's lead author, Dr. George Howard, an emeritus distinguished professor of biostatistics at UAB, discusses the importance of blood pressure treatment. -
Alabama lawmakers are eyeing an overhaul to Alabama’s method of funding public schools. A panel of lawmakers heard information Monday about possible new formulas for how state money would get divvied among school systems. -
This month marks sixty nine years since the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks was arrested on December fifth of 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a municipal bus. The boycott started four days later. APR listeners first met Nelson Malden in 2018. He was Doctor Martin Luther King Junior’s barber. Malden recalled the first day the of the Montgomery Boycott and watching that bus from his barber shop. -
A new study finds that Alabama may be one of the best states in the nation for religious communities. In a study conducted by the nonprofit tech company SmileHub, Alabama ranked No. 1 in the country for being the most religious state. -
Alabama is getting a financial boost when it comes to supporting science, technology, engineering and math projects in the classroom. Dozens of schools will receive $246,500 in funding from Tennessee Valley Authority's STEM Classroom Grant Program, impacting more than 16,000 students and educators. -
The City of Huntsville and Huntsville Utilities have established an Energy Task Force to develop a forward-looking approach to energy planning. The group will look at future power needs and increased demand, identify potential changes and opportunities and examine how utilities are structured and work within the Tennessee Valley Authority system. -
Alabama officials say two people died and several others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a bus carrying people to a school for disabled adults and children. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says the crash happened on Monday morning in Lee County. -
Old, unwanted, broken and outdated household electronics are now being accepted at the City of Mobile's recycling centers through an expanded partnership. The free drop-off service is only available for residential electronics. -
An Alabama college is working to prepare its students for an evolving workforce by spearheading artificial intelligence (AI) education and research. With a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) plans to enhance its AI infrastructure and expand its curriculum and research. -
SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, who had a far less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss. -
An Alabama pride group will be allowed to participate in an annual Christmas parade, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. ruled the City of Prattville violated Prattville Pride's First and 14th amendment rights to free speech and equal protection under the law. -
Authorities are looking for the gunmen responsible for one death and the injuries of six juveniles injured during a shooting in coastal Alabama. Mobile police say the victims were attending a Friday bonfire with roughly 100 people when the shots were fired. The shooters reportedly drove away shooting guns from their vehicles.
