Alabama Gulf Coast Awaits Updates on Tropical System

A cluster of thunderstorms currently moving across Florida (north of Orlando) is anticipated to become more organized as it enters the Gulf with the potential for further development. Increased Chance for Future Development of Invest 93L We are...

Alabama football's Deontae Lawson at 2025 SEC Media Days

Alabama football's Kadyn Proctor at 2025 SEC Media Days

Alabama football's Tim Keenan III at 2025 SEC Media Days

Coach Prime's daughter, Deiondra Sanders, shares cheerful birthday post for special person with son baby Snow

Coach Prime’s daughter, Deiondra Sanders, on Instagram story, shared birthday wishes for Darius Thompson. Deiondra posted a picture of Thompson with her baby son, Snow, on Saturday. She added a touching caption, expressing her gratitude: “Happy...

Teens, Screens And Time

FILE - Tourists pose for selfies in Niagara Falls, Ontario on July 16, 2021. (Peter Power/The Canadian Press via AP, File) If you’re going to be road-tripping with your family this summer, get ready to embrace unexpected moments of both connection...

Where Alabama lands in 247Sports' preseason SEC football poll, predicted order of finish

With another SEC media days is in the book, more early evaluations on the 2025 college football season within the conference that "Just Means More" are tricking in. Only six weeks remain until Alabama kicks off the season against Florida State on...

Florida football predicted to part ways with Billy Napier for legendary 6-time Alabama champion

There’s been serious buzz in the football world about legendary head coach Nick Saban possibly eyeing a return to the sidelines. While nothing is confirmed, speculation has ramped up — and former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy is the reason for...

LIVE! A Music Calendar: Vandoliers bring new music to Fort Smith

"It might sound like a honky-tonk singalong -- and it is -- but underneath, this song is about the lie of escapism. You can't party as hard as I was and still be self-aware. That kind of partying is about avoiding your pain, not facing it," says...

Alabama’s Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend Offers Major Savings for Families

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, AL — Shoppers across Alabama are gearing up for the state’s 20th annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, taking place from Friday, July 18 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, July 20 at midnight. The event provides a...

Alabama faces heat advisories Wednesday: How to stay safe as temperature hits dangerous highs

Heat advisories have been issued for part of Alabama for Wednesday. The National Weather Service expects highs on Wednesday will peak in the mid-90s, which is bad enough. But tomorrow’s combination of heat and humidity will make it feel hotter in...

Top 5 Big Ten QBs under most pressure heading into 2025 media days

The Big Ten is traditionally home to some of the best quarterback talent in every college football season. The conference often possesses players at the position that lead teams to challenge for championships. Heading into the 2025 season, the...

Alabama’s top high school football tight ends: Meet the best TEs in 6A

Leading up to the 2025 season, AL.com is highlighting the top high school football players in Alabama. Our first statewide list focused on the best running backs in 6A, our second list focused on the best defensive linemen in 6A, and our third...

Minnesota Music Festival Prematurely Ends, Hozier Set Cut Short

Hozier was just another struggling musician when he wrote “Take Me to Church” in the attic of his parents’ home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. The track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and scored a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year....

Alabama Basketball’s Legacy of NBA Talent

The University of Alabama has grown a reputation for having an elite football program, but not enough is being said about what the basketball program is responsible for. Out of the 35 alumni that played in the NBA, 3 of them went on to win NBA...

Texas A&M Football Lands Six on Media Preseason All-SEC Team

News release from Texas A&M Athletics: BIRMINGHAM – Six Texas A&M football players earned Preseason All-SEC distinction following a vote by the media in attendance at SEC Media Days in Atlanta the week, the league office announced Friday. Running...

Texas picked to win SEC title in media poll

Following the end of the recent SEC Football Media Days event in Atlanta league officials released the results of the media preseason poll concerning the teams to beat this season and the All-SEC teams. Overwhelmingly, Texas is the pick to claim...

SEC Media Poll Predicted Finish: Who's Too High, Who's Too Low?

SEC Media Days have come and gone, which means the esteemed members of said media have released all their pre-season predictions, polls, all-conference teams, and watch lists. It also means we are that much closer to watching actual, live college...

What I learned from SEC media days: Tiers, cash budgets and a 30-team Playoff pitch

ATLANTA — The College Football Hall of Fame serves to celebrate all of the sport. So even with SEC media days taking over the building this week, reminders abounded of others’ accomplishments: Displays for Ohio State’s national championship and...

Alabama woman abducted at gunpoint during morning crash; 55-year-old acquaintance jailed

A south Alabama man is behind bars following an armed kidnapping Tuesday morning in Dale County. Shane Carpenter, 55, of Clio, is charged with first-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault and first-degree criminal mischief. The...