Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 30, 2026 WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Washington County Museum has ...

in Alabama. By 2017, the number had grown to 788, an increase of more than 13 percent. Alabama is not alone. Data shows there were 17 percent more deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. between May ...

The Biden administration reached a landmark environmental justice agreement to fix longstanding sanitation issues in rural Lowndes County, Ala., where some homes pipe raw sewage into their yards. A ...

In the poorest sections of the American South researchers are finding hookworm, dengue fever, and other parasites and viruses that are more commonly associated with developing countries or, in the ...

So much for negotiations. Alabama's Jefferson county filed the nation's largest municipal bankruptcy yesterday. Just weeks ago it seemed Jefferson county and its creditors had dodged the bankruptcy ...

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Jefferson County, Alabama, lawmakers voted last week to file for Chapter 9 court protection over a $3.14 billion sewer bond debt, in what is the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S.

Alabama voters can download sample ballots for the June 16 primary runoff. Sample ballots for each county are available on the Secretary of State’s website. Voters can choose a Democratic or ...