Sarah Cole, 32, is relaxing on the front porch swing with her partner, Robert Fitzpatrick, when her phone buzzes. It’s a text from their friend, Tim Higgins, inviting them over. Tim […]
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24 hours in a COVID-19 unit
6 a.m. Jake Perkins, 24, zips through downtown Birmingham on his bike, heading toward UAB Hospital. He’s a registered nurse, working in the medical intensive […]
‘We’re the front lines’
On the day after rural Bibb County got its first confirmed coronavirus case, nurses and staff at a small testing clinic in Centreville gathered at […]
How one Alabama woman bridges healthcare gaps in the Black Belt
Keshee Dozier-Smith hurried through the basement door of the aging Uniontown Municipal Building. She ignored the lectern at the front of the room where she […]
Part four-wheeler park, part evangelical church
Thunder rumbled overhead, immediately drowned out by the growl of a four-wheeler crashing through the Alabama backwoods. Kent Hovind roared into view atop an ATV, taking […]
Sacred Harp: An old Southern tradition bridges new cultural divides
It can be disorienting at first, if you’re not used to hearing it. It’s loud, for one. And wild, and raw. It’s rarely sweet. Raucous voices […]
A profile on Kay Ivey, Alabama governor
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey wouldn’t speak to me for the AL.com profile (we profiled all 2018 gubernatorial candidates), so I took a page from Gay […]
Locals prepare for holidays in tiny Alabama town that lost its only grocery store
Tommy Pounders greets his regulars by name, welcoming them out of the rainy December day into the warmth of JJ’s, a tiny diner on U.S. […]
Mo Brooks outspoken in Senate run: ‘I believe we need another Jeff Sessions’
To understand Congressman Mo Brooks, it’s helpful to understand the man he almost became. Read more on AL.com.