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Top 25 Alabama high school football teams for AHSAA Week 10
The Alabama high school football season is heading into Week 10, and the USA TODAY Network team in Alabama ranked the top 25 teams from across the state and all classifications. USA TODAY Network Alabama high school writers Maxwell Donaldson of...
Alabama musicians rock iconic venue with Marilyn Manson
Before he was Marilyn Manson, Brian Warner was a young music fan living in Florida really into an Atlanta band called Pleasure Club. On Thursday, Oct. 23, Manson made a guest appearance with Pleasure Club singer/guitarist James Hall’s current...
Brand USA Invites Travelers to Celebrate 250 Years of America The Beautiful with New Experiences and Reasons to Visit in 2026 and Beyond
PHILIPPINES (October 28, 2025) — As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year across the country. As the nation’s official destination marketing organization, Brand USA invites global travellers...
ALEA emphasizes Halloween safety for Alabama families
As Halloween approaches, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is urging parents, guardians and drivers to prioritize safety during all the festivities. With increased foot traffic and trick-or-treaters, ALEA aims to ensure a safe and...
Alabama expands global reach with new business development office in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan — During the 47th annual Southeast U.S./Japan Association (SEUS-Japan) Joint Meeting in Tokyo, the Alabama Department of Commerce today celebrated the opening of a new business development office in Japan, marking a significant step...
WorldAtlas named these North Alabama towns as the ‘Most Laid Back’ in the state
Guntersville made it on the WorldAtlas list of Most Laid Back Towns in Alabama. (Ben Johnson / Hville Blast) We live the slow and easy life up here in North Alabama (for the most part), and WorldAtlas took notice, as its recently published...
Alabama High School Football All-Classification Rankings: October 27, 2025
Another week of the 2025 Alabama high school football season has come and gone, and High School On SI has all of the latest computer rankings for each classification as of October 27, 2025. High School On SI's formula was created using its own...
Welch, Smith attend their final regular meeting as Mountain Brook mayor, council president
Barring an unanticipated special session in the next week, Stewart Welch III and Virginia Smith on Monday attended their final meeting of the Mountain Brook City Council as mayor and council president, respectively. Each has a few plans for how to...
ABC concludes review of Alabama alcohol laws
Governor Kay Ivey asked the ABC to review Alabama's laws after the mass shooting in Montgomery on Oct. 4. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has concluded its review of state laws surrounding alcohol licenses in the...
Around the Mountain: Do Lobos Really Have A Shot in Las Vegas?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., -- Here's this weeks news and notes from around the Mountain West Conference. WEEK 10 ACTION Nine Mountain West teams are in action in Week 10, with four of five games appearing on national television. Air Force hosts Army...
Going out trick-or-treating? Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has some safety tips
Halloween is Friday, and that means some neighborhoods around West Alabama will be filled with trick-or-treating costumed children and their parents. That's why the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is reminding residents and drivers to prioritize...
Oak Mountain State Park to host first-ever Appalachian Festival Nov. 8
Published 1:28 pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025 By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer PELHAM – The sounds, stories and spirit of the Appalachian Mountains will fill Oak Mountain State Park on Saturday, Nov. 8, as Alabama’s largest state park hosts its...
Alabama-based human smuggling case results in ‘robust sentence’
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A federal judge agreed with prosecutors Monday to impose a “robust sentence” on a Selma-area man who admitted to participating in a scheme to smuggle citizens of his native Yemen into the United States. Chief U.S. District...
8 Christmas Light Displays in Alabama That Are Pure Magic
With the Christmas season just around the corner, there's no better way to get into the holiday spirit than by visiting some of the displays of the best Christmas lights, including the best drive-through Christmas lights, in Alabama. There are...
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Shares Halloween Safety Tips
West Alabama neighborhoods are gearing up for Halloween night, when streets come alive with excitement as children, teens, and the young at heart make their rounds from door to door, collecting sweet candy treats and creating memories along the...
Here are Alabama’s best elementary and middle schools, U.S. News says
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. News and World Report has released its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings, offering a look at how public schools stack up within each state – and in Alabama, the results tell a familiar story. The publication,...
Alabama State Opens 2025–26 Season at Destination Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Alabama State University bowling team opened its 2025–26 campaign over the weekend at the Destination Orlando Tournament, competing against one of the nation's deepest fields that featured several nationally ranked programs,...
Casagrande: I was right about Alabama football panic
This is an opinion column. Apology accepted. It takes a lot to admit being wrong, so I won’t judge anyone who didn’t heed my warning. The date was Sept. 9, 2025, and the Alabama football panic was reaching new levels of delusion. Fire everyone....
5 scariest movies made in or about Alabama
Considering the multitude of options, finding good horror can be dicey. Classics in the genre are rarer than finding needles in a haystack (or a Cenobite’s skull). Like anywhere else in the world, Alabama has played host to countless attempts to...
5 A-Frame Alabama Vacation Rentals for the Coziest Fall Getaway
Alabama the Beautiful lives up to its nickname in the fall. With pleasant temperatures, eye-popping foliage, active wildlife, and fall festivals, Alabama shows off throughout the season. There are also fewer crowds, making campfire season a great...