Montgomery Councilman Oronde Mitchell recently discussed increasing concerns with the city’s 911 call center, including lengthy wait times when the phone is picked up.
Two Alabama men spent Christmas behind bars at the Escambia County Jail after getting arrested for a litany of different criminal charges for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore.
At a Monday press conference, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) discussed the recent arrests of two employees at the Montgomery County Youth Detention Facility for sex-abuse crimes.
Those who thought the 2024 legislative session drama meant the end of the gambling debate for the foreseeable future might be disappointed in 2025, according to House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville).
U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) both received new committee assignments as the 119th Congress prepares to kick off with a Trump administration and Republican majorities in both houses.
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to join the upcoming Trump administration, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in forming the Congressional Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Caucus.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is launching the "For Every Body" campaign to push its Alabama Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan, which was developed “with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently slammed congressional efforts to give U.S. lawmakers a raise as the government scrambles to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution to continue funding the government and avoid a shutdown.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently expressed frustration with the Biden administration for being tight-lipped about the rash of unidentified drone sightings over New York, New Jersey and neighboring states.
U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) both announced that they would support the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after President-elect Donald Trump selected him to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) has re-filed legislation taking on "porch pirates" in the next legislative session by making stealing packages or other items from someone else's porch a felony.
Attorney General Steve Marshall recently joined a brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals defending a recently blocked Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms.
A district judge on Friday dismissed the last of three in-vitro fertilization (IVF) wrongful death lawsuits in the state that spawned the massively controversial Alabama Supreme Court decision earlier this year.
U.S. Archivist Dr. Colleen Shogan and Deputy Archivist William J. Bosanko jointly released a statement on Tuesday, vowing not to ratify an equal rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sent a letter to Shogan and President Joe Biden earlier this week.
After talks of a restructured FBI in the upcoming Trump administration, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently hinted at the possibility of the agency’s permanent home being at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) gave a tentatively supportive outlook on efforts to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which has already received backing from some Alabama congressmen.
Shelinder Aggarwal, a former Huntsville pill mill doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison as the "highest prescriber in the U.S. of Schedule II controlled substances" at one point, is among the nearly 1,500 in a massive wave of pardons and commutations issued by President Joe Biden last week.
Attorney General Steve Marshall recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden amidst rumors that the president was attempting to ratify an equal rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution despite a decades-lapsed deadline.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced a number of Alabama wins in the final version of the Water Resources Development Act, which includes continued dredging of the Mobile Port.
House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) has filed legislation for the 2025 legislative session that would expand the prohibitions on the types of Alabama land and property that foreign governments and entities can own.
Mayoral elections don’t begin until August 2025, but Sylacauga’s own Santa Claus is pulling double duty after announcing his bid for the mayor’s seat just ahead of the Christmas holiday.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovua) was appointed on Friday by House Republican leadership to sit on the House Appropriations Committee.
Montgomery Police arrested two separate individuals on Thursday in connection with two separate murders earlier this year, with one suspect including a 19-year-old male.
After meeting with U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next FBI director, Kash Patel, received a full-throated endorsement to take the position in the new administration.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) stands behind Tulsi Gabbard as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for National Intelligence director despite renewed criticism of her anti-interventionism following the recent Syrian regime change.
Alabama’s entire federal delegation on Wednesday voted to pass the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), despite pushback over a provision banning funding for so-called gender-affirming care for minors.
House Armed Services Committee Chair U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) was reportedly unhappy that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) did not consult him before adding a provision from the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act banning so-called gender-affirming care for minors.