UA’s CCHS Event to Look at Diversity in Medicine

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --The public is invited to learn how the face of medicine has changed over the years at a symposium hosted by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences. The event,';Through These Doors: Changing the Face of Medicine,'; will be held from11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, June 4,at the University Church of Christ,1200 Julia Tutwiler Drive. ...

Mississippi Power names Ed Holland as president

The move comes after additional cost overruns were announced at the coal-fired power plant Mississippi Power is building in Kemper County. Mississippi Power's vice president of generation, Tommy Anderson, also recently left the ...

Alabama National Guard infantry battalion comes home

Lots of smiles, hugs and kisses will make this Monday afternoon memorable for the families of returning members of the Alabama Army National Guard's 1/167th Infantry Battalion and subordinate units. The Talladega-based battalion has spent more than ten months active duty in Afghanistan. This battalion has played a role in every major American war since the Civil War. Homecoming events ...

Alabama Department of Corrections Investigate Inmate Homicide

BESSEMER - AL - The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate on inmate homicide. It occurred Sunday at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. A spokesperson says Anthony Jones died of stab wounds received during a fight with another inmate in Housing Unit O. A prison made knife believed to have been used in the crime has been recovered. Jones was serving a life ...

Alabama Democrats fail in expanding Medicaid

When the session began in February, Democratic legislators said their No. 1 goal was expanding Alabama's Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. But they conceded on the session's last day Monday that their goal had failed. A bill to expand the program drew opposition from Gov. Robert Bentley and never went ...