Cloverdale bar loses business license after failing health inspection

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A longtime Cloverdale bar that’s been the center of complaints has now lost its business license. 1048 Jazz & Blues on East Fairview Avenue was shut down after health inspectors gave the venue a score of 58, far below the...

Alabama jury sends ‘loud message’ with $660K verdict in case of baby exposed to THC

A Jefferson County jury has awarded $660,000 in a lawsuit against a daycare center where a mother says her child became sick after being exposed to a chemical found in marijuana. After a four-day trial, a jury Friday awarded both punitive and...

County Commission plans Fiesta Health Fair

Published 6:00 pm Monday, September 15, 2025 The first-ever Fiesta Health Fair, put on by the Crenshaw County Commission, will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Tom Harvin AG Center. The free event is open to everyone with amenities to include:...

Man killed in Sunday Montgomery shooting identified

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Police Department has identified the victim of a deadly shooting early Sunday morning. Shortly after 2 a.m., MPD officers and fire medics were dispatched to the 2200 block of E. South Boulevard in response...

‘I’m a little scared’: Alabama woman says she ordered a pizza. Then the delivery driver starts texting her

For many of us, ordering food seems harmless. However, it does carry risks that are easy to overlook. By inviting a delivery driver, who’s a stranger after all, to drop something at your door, you’re also sharing one of the most sensitive details...

DeBoer Updates Alabama's Health During Bye Week

No. 14 Alabama is poised to get some help back when it travels to Athens, Georgia, for a date with the Georgia Bulldogs on September 27. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer spoke on Monday during Alabama's bye week at the Monday Morning Quarterback...

Central Alabama VA Healthcare for Homeless Veterans hosts "Stand Down for Homeless Veterans" event

Protecting Our Mental Health: September is Suicide Prevention Month

Sept. 15, 2025 (San Diego County) -- September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Month. While mental health is a year-round concern and there are specific mental health awareness events that happen in other months (such as May being...

MSU’s Buys begins 2-year term as chair of National Board of Public Health Examiners

Contact: Carl Smith STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences David Buys is lending his expertise to a nationally renowned organization setting the standards for public health professionals in...

Alabama higher ed commission reports enrollment increase, approves new programs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Undergraduate enrollment at Alabama’s public universities is up this fall, according to figures presented to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Preliminary data show a 3.1% increase over last year across the state’s 14...

Kalen DeBoer highlights resilience, chemistry as Alabama gears up for Georgia

Kalen DeBoer highlights resilience, chemistry as Alabama gears up for Georgia Like they screwed up sorry. Yeah, it's good to be here and uh just you know enjoy the week away from uh having *** game on Saturday to prepare for, uh, and get to share...

University of Alabama touts record-high enrollment for fall 2025

The University of Alabama is celebrating another record enrollment year, with a 3.7% increase pushing attendance to 42,360 students. This year's freshman class also features a record 362 National Merit Scholars, reinforcing the university’s status...

Carrollton Man Dies in Alabama Boating Collision

A 74-year-old Carrollton man lost his life Thursday night when his bass boat collided with another vessel on Lake Wedowee in Alabama. What Happened: Dale Webb was operating his 1995 Stratos bass boat when it collided with a 2024 Veranda Vista...

‘Fuel to the fire’: Kalen DeBoer talks about Alabama’s response to season-opening loss

Kalen DeBoer speaks before the MMQBC meeting in Birmingham. (Pat Byington / The Bama Buzz) After Alabama lost its season opener for the first time since 2001, Kalen DeBoer and his team were facing a large amount of criticism as the second-year...

Auburn football K Alex McPherson's health improving? Freeze says yes

AUBURN — Alex McPherson's health struggles are well-documented, and his progress in handling them is a day-to-day process at this point. After being sidelined for most of the 2024 season with health issues that were eventually diagnosed as...

Overcoming Weight Bias in Health Care Systems

Am J Manag Care. 2025;31(9):In Press _____ Takeaway Points Weight bias and stigma in health care are pervasive and lead to significant inequities in health care for people living with obesity. To effectively enact the principles of health equity,...

Trump administration halts projects addressing health and environmental issues in Black communities

The Marathon Petroleum Refinery is visible in Reserve, La. in 2021. Environmental advocates and residents of the Louisiana chemical corridor known as Cancer Alley have spent decades calling for change in the way industrial activity is regulated...

'Just thankful to be here': Alabama woman hospitalized over rare flesh-eating bacteria

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A fun Labor Day on the intracoastal waters of Orange Beach ended with an Alabama woman fighting a rare, flesh-eating bacteria. "I never thought it could happen to me," Summerlin Skipworth said. "We took the boat out,...

Alabama Trucking Association endorses four candidates in statewide 2026 elections

TRUK PAC, the political arm of the Alabama Trucking Association, announced its endorsements of four major statewide offices in the 2026 election cycle on Friday. The group officially backed the following candidates: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville —...

Why Obesity Affects Health Differently in Different People

An international team of researchers led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has pinpointed some of the reasons why obesity does not affect everyone in the same way. Their study, published today...