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Did you know that today is National Brothers & Sisters Day? Nearly 90% of Americans have at least one brother and sister. Get this: Around 10% of siblings have fought so hard that they draw blood or leave marks.

Get ready for the exciting graduation season at The University of Alabama! Find out key details about the ceremonies at Coleman Coliseum.

You can be prepared for the UA graduation festivities with our exclusive weather conditions and temperature guide.

If you tune into the radio in West Alabama, you may hear conflicting reports regarding the United Auto Workers' attempted unionization of the Mercedes-Benz plant located in Vance, Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey is telling the automakers in Alabama to "fix this" before the union vote according to a report from AL.com.

Exciting opportunity for middle and high school students in West Alabama! Enter the Voices of Freedom Juneteenth Contest by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Eta Xi Omega Chapter. Express your views on freedom and Juneteenth through video essays.

Gaming has once again stalled with lawmakers in Alabama. The bill passed in the Alabama House and failed by only one vote in the Senate. After lots of debate in Montgomery, Alabama over the past several months the issue is stuck in neutral.

Find out if any of the West Alabama School Districts have landed in the top 25 best schools.

No matter where you live in Alabama, it is important to know if you are living near a registered sex offender. A recent horrific story, out of Oklahoma, saw a sex offender with multiple arrests murder seven people. Since the murders, even more, evidence has been uncovered that points to the possibility of more children being hurt at this house of horrors.

Oliver made several good points about the safety of our food supply and ways to make it better. One good idea is a group solely focused on FOOD. We need to split up the "Food and Drug" part and have them overseen separately. The food supply is critical to our nation and it makes no sense to have a combined agency. Why not have a "Food Administration" that only has one job?

Join the Literacy Council of West Alabama for a literary adventure at their annual BOOKSTOCK event. More info here.