The state's progress is not just about connectivity—it’s about economic growth, education, and healthcare access for ...

As the region grapples with poor sanitation, groups like the Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program are taking it upon ...

Vaccination rates for Alabama’s youngest residents have fallen dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that’s especially true when it comes to the vaccine for polio. The state’s infants and ...

Journal The inaugural Historical Marion 2 Selma Bicycle Ride will commemorate the 60th anniversary of one of the most important and notorious moments in Civil Rights history. The cycling event, set ...

Watch a replay of the Gulf States Newsroom’s virtual listening session discussing its coverage of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District during the 2024 election.

No one until now has publicly shared the specifics of the wave that happened before 18-year-old Rogers Hamilton was murdered in rural Alabama in 1957.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at ...

Black residents make up more than 31% of the county's voting-age population, the department said, adding that Houston County has elected just one Black commissioner since the end of the Civil War.

The suit, submitted in U.S. District Court, contends that Black voters, who represent nearly one-third of the county's electorate, face significant barriers to electing candidates of their choice ...

South Alabama is a game clear of the field atop the Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball standings, but four teams are hot on the Jaguars’ heels. One of those is Troy, which visits the ...