Dr. John Houston, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, delivered a speech titled “Current Mental Health Issues in Alabama” to the School of Social Work in Little Hall Monday afternoon....

The UA System Board of Trustees approved additional expansions for the University outside of just on-campus construction. UA professors and administrators will help start academic programs across the...

While many students may have spent their Martin Luther King Jr. day sleeping in and relaxing, a group of UA students participating in the Alternative Break Program traveled to Greensboro to volunteer with...

With more than 700 volunteers, Literacy Is The Edge looks to increase involvement to decrease illiteracy rates in West Alabama. Louise Crow, president of LITE, said one in four Alabama residents arefunctionally...

Twenty years have passed since President Ronald Reagan signed legislation to create a national holiday celebrating the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The bill triggered deep divisions...

When The Gray Lady, a local bar, opened last June, the owners could never have imagined that they would be adding another national championship plaque to its “walk of champions.” Owners Mike Musgrove...

The City Council passed a resolution from the Druid City Bicycle Club to seek bicycle friendly community designation on Tuesday night. The purpose of the resolution is to work with the bicyclists in Tuscaloosa...

Alabama received good news on the job front recently, as figures were released showing that the state’s unemployment rate dropped in November for the first time since September 2007. The state Department...

The Alabama Legislature opened its session Tuesday after Gov. Bob Riley’s State of the State address, which made it clear that officials and lobbyists have work to do. Key issues facing the Legislature...