Congress needs to save money. And that means saving on college. As in, no college. Hundreds of thousands of low-income students will lose Pell Grants beginning July 1, when new eligibility requirements put into place by Congress go into effect, according ...

A mother of four who was laid off in 2008, Danielle Torno had planned on turning her life around next year with the help of a Cal State East Bay business degree. Instead, the 36-year-old San Jose resident will be searching for another solution ...

It's a hefty price to pay for a senior prank: Eight students at Pell City High School have been arrested for a prank that cost the school $10,000 to clean up. A week before graduation, eight senior students were caught on tape filling the school's hallways ...

PELL CITY — Everything is set for next Friday’s Greater Pell City Chamber of Commerce 13th Annual Hometown Block Party. “We have well over 100 vendors and are still getting more,” said Randy Mason, member of the Block Party Committee.

PELL CITY – Board of Education officials are preparing a new school calendar after legislation was passed which delays the start of school. Alabama legislators overrode a veto by Gov. Robert Bentley, which will delay school for many school systems ...

Forest Amell's mother and his stepfather are beside themselves with worry since he vanished. Pam Wood says it's uncharacteristic for Amell to just leave his family and the life he had in Pell City. Pictures and a description of Amell are posted throughout ...

I always get a big kick out of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talking about the difficulty of paying off their own student loans. President Obama recently stated that he and Michelle paid off their student loans only about eight years ago.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence Mayor Angel Taveras (tuh-VEHR'-us) is hosting the annual Senator Pell Lecture on Arts & Humanities. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday evening at the Pell Chafee (CHAY'-fee) Performance Center and is entitled ...

LAWYERS for Cardinal George Pell have taken the unusual step of threatening to sue Twitter for defamation, claiming a tweet from comedian Catherine Deveny implied he was involved in the ''sexual abuse of young boys''. The action would not proceed further ...

Double that if you want to attend a private colleges charging. In response to rising tuition costs, federal aid such as Pell Grants, work-study programs and tuition tax credits have more than tripled over the last decade, reaching $65 billion in 2011.