Episode 2 of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Apathy is Not an Option podcast explores how these symbols of hate got here ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday, meaning state offices and courts are closed. Today ...

State offices, including state courts, in Alabama are closed today for a holiday, though it’s not one most places celebrate.

The report tracks both the protection and removal of Confederate memorials located in public spaces, schools, street names ...

More than 2,000 Confederate symbols are still standing in public spaces across the U.S., according to a report released ...

Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

This controversial April holiday is recognized in Alabama as a state holiday. What is it and when is it celebrated?

MONTGOMERY — An Alabama Senate committee chaired by a Decatur lawmaker on Wednesday approved a $12.1 billion education budget package, marking a historic investment in both K-12 and higher ...

A Schenectady woman was arrested after police said she drove while drunk and crashed into the front yard of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Kayla M. August, 22, is facing multiple ...

Christopher Kelly, 19, and Christian Kelly, 18, were taken into custody Tuesday, said Montgomery police Sgt. Tina McGriff. Both are charged with capital murder and first-degree robbery in the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...