Northeast Alabama News

21/07/2025

The school year was over, but classes were in session on a recent June morning at Jonesboro Elementary School in Bessemer.

BESSEMER, Ala. -- The school year was over, but classes were in session on a recent June morning at Jonesboro Elementary School in Bessemer.

14/07/2025

The director of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission said the commission has nearly cleared a backlog of claims that led to protests by nonprofit groups and the first direct legislative appropriations to the commission in its four-decade history.

The director of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission said the commission has nearly cleared a backlog of claims that led to protests by nonprofit groups and the first direct legislative appropriations to the commission in its four-decade history.

13/07/2025

The hustle and bustle of the Five Points South neighborhood belies its recent history, including a mass shooting in which four people were killed in September.

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12/07/2025

The number of Alabama elementary and middle school students scoring below proficient dropped in most subjects on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment of Progress test, according to recent data.

The number of Alabama elementary and middle school students scoring below proficient dropped in most subjects on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment of Progress test, according to data released by the Alabama State Department of Education.

11/07/2025

Alabama schools are set to implement a new system to prevent va**ng by public school students in the coming academic year.

09/07/2025

Families that applied for Alabama's school choice program received their education savings account funds last week, and most will stay in their current school type.

08/07/2025

When will Alabama get medical cannabis? Officials, producers see reasons for hope

From the outside, it appears to be another one of over 1,500 farms in Cullman County, with a couple of facilities and a structure that will eventually serve as a greenhouse.

07/07/2025

The Alabama Legislature has taken a step toward changing how schools get funded.

03/07/2025

A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last year violates the constitutional rights of professors and students.

30/06/2025

A mandate to display the Ten Commandments in public schools did not pass in the 2025 Alabama legislative session, and court challenges are likely if it ever does.

30/06/2025

A mandate to display the Ten Commandments in public schools did not pass in the 2025 Alabama legislative session, and court challenges are likely if it ever does.

A mandate to display the Ten Commandments in public schools did not pass in the 2025 Alabama legislative session, and court challenges are likely if it ever does.

25/06/2025

Alabama fell four ranks in overall child well-being in the national KidsCount numbers released this month.