Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall sees mandatory minimum sentences as a valuable tool for curbing crime properly applied.
The Perry County Sheriff’s Office arrested Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. on Thursday for one count of felony absentee voter fraud and one count of misdemeanor voter fraud.
The Chinese spy balloon that has captured international attention may soon be soaring over the Yellowhammer State.
The agency sent out a warning saying the public will notice smoke in some areas.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) announced on Wednesday she will serve on the Senate Committees on Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and Rules and Administration during the 118th Congress.
Huntsville city councilman Devyn Keith claims his recent shoplifting arrest was due to failure to pay for a $20 pair of headphones at self-checkout.
The Autauga County Board of Education recently responded to reports from 1819 News that showed a 10th-grade assignment at Prattville High School (PHS) asking students questions about their sex, gender and sexual orientation.
Contract Review Committee members placed an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) healthcare services contract with YesCare on hold Thursday over its over $1 billion price tag and concerns about the fairness of the bid process.
According to the DA, when her office reached out to the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles for information about a convicted murderer released in Blount County, she was told he no longer had an ankle monitor and was considered “low risk.”
A Huntsville city councilman was arrested Thursday and charged with shoplifting from a Walmart.
Film crews occupied a Birmingham street on Thursday to produce a full-length movie that retells the story of Job in a science fiction dystopia.
U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) signed onto a joint resolution this week to nullify a recent Department of Labor (DOL) rule allowing Environmental, Social and Governance investments in retiree accounts.
State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Mobile) said if he could go back again, he would when it comes to a 2021 law that allowed for the mass release of prisoners in Alabama.
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) continues steadily releasing violent inmates after a 2021 law took effect on Tuesday.
A 10th-grade Prattville High School teacher reportedly issued a graded assignment to her students, asking students to identify their gender, sex, sexual orientation, body size, religious affiliation and more.
House Judiciary Committee chairman State Rep. Jim Hill (R-Moody), the sponsor of a 2021 law initiating the mass release of inmates currently underway, is not prepared to criticize the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) just yet for the agency's apparent mishandling of the release process.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) shared federal estimates about the fentanyl crisis on the southern border on Wednesday and said the amount of fentanyl seized has jumped ninefold since 2018.
The ALGOP on Wednesday announced that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would be the special guest and keynote speaker at the upcoming Winter Dinner on March 9 in Birmingham.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said smoke from the Moody landfill fire has been neutralized by about 50%. They hope to have the fire out within the next month and within that time citizens plan to rally in Montgomery.
Extending Alabama’s incentives programs is “something we need to tackle right away” in the upcoming legislative session, according to new State Rep. Phillip Rigsby (R-Huntsville).
Mobile and Birmingham were named the second and third most unsafe cities in the United States, according to a recent article from Forbes.
Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed former Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon as the new Chairman of the Madison County Commission.
Following an Oxygen Network special on the death of Angel Downs in Gulf Shores back in 2010, the man who stood trial for murder in connection to the case is speaking out, along with a juror that said she believed the high-profile defendant was innocent all along.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) will be introducing a bill to postpone Alabama’s mandatory release date for inmates to 2030, removing any retroactive benefits to inmates.
Tuesday was a big day for the city of Loxley and Baldwin County. The ALDI Regional Headquarters and Distribution Center celebrated its grand opening.
Alabama lawmakers are trying to figure out what to do about the rocket at the Alabama Rest Stop off of I-65 in Ardmore and how they can pay for renovating or replacing it. One lawmaker even suggested using COVID-19 relief money.
The Birmingham City Council unanimously approved several measures on Tuesday morning to spend what Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said is a budget surplus of over $80 million.