I want to clarify The Star’s reference to the Alabama state flag. In an editorial, and in a recent edition of Longleaf magazine, the flag is referred to as the cross of St. Andrew. That, indeed ...

Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday she authorized flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff after Pope Francis died earlier in the day.

WASHINGTON -- Ten new postage stamps featuring the U.S. and state flags -- including Alabama's flag -- go on sale Saturday, on the annual observance of flag day.

Alabama enacted a state law prohibiting the removal of Confederate and other longstanding monuments. The coat of arms was designed during the Jim Crow era to include the Confederate flag.

In this Thursday, June 25, 2015. file photo, part of a Confederate battle flag is displayed on an elevator in the Alabama Capitol as part of the state seal in Montgomery, Ala. Keith Jackson, an ...

ALABAMA (WKRG) — You’ve probably heard of a state flag or even a state bird, but what about a state motto? That’s right, every state has an official state motto, according to Statesymbolusa.org.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The governor of Alabama has banished the Confederate flag from the grounds of the Southern state's Capitol building, local media reported on Wednesday.