Budget talks, proposals to lower the legal blood‑alcohol limit, and rules on police face coverings are drawing much of the attention this legislative session. But lawmakers are also considering a few ...

Although Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname, the nickname that’s most commonly used is “Heart of Dixie,” according to the Alabama state archives. Others include the Cotton State, originating in ...

When you’re in the Cotton State, you can call the residents Alabamians. You could also go with Bammers, Barners or Blazers, but if you do, you’d better know which football team they’re pulling for, as ...

Our dependence on the environment is so ingrained in human culture that we acknowledge connections with nature in a diversity of ways. One way we relate to the natural world of plants, animals and ...