Dr. Calvin Spellmon, Jr. says helmets themselves cannot prevent a concussion. He says it’s important to teach young people the proper techniques of tackling and protecting their head when falling or colliding with others.

The Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services (ACES) report goes back to 2010 saying, “Colleges of Education graduated 1,460 teachers (bachelor elementary) but, by 2021, production dropped by a third to 1,012.”

Someone is stealing items from vacant homes in Pleasant Grove, and Department of Public Safety needs your help finding the people who are doing it. Unfortunately, the department doesn’t have a description of who’s hitting up these homes, but these burglaries appear to be happening right under their noses.

There’s more concern over a communal living facility in McCalla. We first told you about this facility back in March when it was still under construction. It’s open now, and neighbors in the High Forest Lake Community said they’re concerned about who’s living there.

Among youth who currently used e-cigarettes, more than one in four used them daily.

These kits are available on ADPH’s website and easy to use. ADPH said these tests are free, confidential and convenient.

The recent spell of dry weather is impacting our lawns, but what about farmers who rely on rain for their livelihood?

Tuscaloosa city leaders and the ‘first lady’ of Alabama football cut the ribbon Thursday on the city’s newest downtown park.

On day three in court, jurors heard from the FBI agent who found McKinney’s body in a Jefferson County landfill and from the doctor who performed her autopsy.

The Delete Dixie Initiative group feels the word is offensive because it refers to the Confederacy and slavery.

In order to make sure the Shelby County sheriff’s office stays completive with other local law enforcement agencies, they decided to reach out to their elected leaders for a new competitive pay scale which is now one of the highest in the area

In Alabama, almost 20,000 students did not fill out the FAFSA application last year, that’s almost 20,000 students who missed an opportunity for free money to help pay for post-secondary education.