Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry announced Friday he plans to retire and will not seek re-election. After 25 years in law enforcement and 10 years as sheriff, Gentry said he has seen a lot of changes and he is proud of his time in office.
Several of Alabama’s federal lawmakers were swift to criticize the International Olympic Committee for allowing a boxer who was previously banned for "failing genetic testing” to beat a female competitor in dramatic fashion at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A Montgomery non-profit founder and former WSFA reporter pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding the federal government of over $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
Moms for Liberty-Alabama and LOCAL Alabama are holding a Title IX townhall in Guntersville on August 12 with several guest speakers including Attorney General Steve Marshall, State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover), Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and Alliance Defending Freedom counsel Sara Beth Nolan.
Kevin Smith, the chief operating officer (COO) of Smith Warren, announced he was retaining an attorney one day after his husband, Keith Warren, said he was stepping down as CEO of the occupational licensing management firm.
The Jefferson County School system has a need for more exceptional education teachers and employees. To fill that gap, the school system is offering several incentives.
The Randolph County Board of Education (BOE) made changes following the Alabama State BOE’s resolution encouraging school systems to update cell phone policies. Phones will be banned in seventh to 12th-grade classrooms, district-wide.
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) announced that the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue $383,704,620 in payments to 10,907 eligible Alabama farmers, ranchers and landowners under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program.
Attorneys representing the state of Alabama have agreed to pay $3 million to attorneys representing plaintiffs in an ongoing congressional redistricting lawsuit.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) was swift to blast the 2024 Olympics on Thursday after a video showing a boxer, who was previously disqualified from boxing for "failing genetic testing" handily defeating a female boxer.
Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon said an Alabama foster couple charged with capital murder in the death of a toddler is getting community support, despite evidence against them. However, he said it is normal for loved ones to support family and friends.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that his campaign had secured enough signatures to appear on Alabama’s ballot in the upcoming November presidential election.
Alabama will see the seventh Safe Haven Baby Box in the city of Jasper, further adding to the project that has already seen babies saved across the state.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) unrolled a pair of bipartisan bills on Wednesday designed to make child care more affordable and accessible by bolstering existing tax credits to lower childcare costs and grow the number of childcare providers.
On MSNBC, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) protested Trump's comments.
Keith Warren announced on Wednesday he was resigning as CEO of Smith Warren, a firm that provides administrative services to various state licensing boards.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction on behalf of Alabama and other states on Wednesday, prohibiting the Biden administration’s Title IX rule change pertaining to gender identity from going into effect, reversing a lower court’s Tuesday decision.
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act introduced in November doesn’t have anything to do with expanding gambling in Alabama, according to U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile).
Mobile Police Department Sgt. John Young recently criticized Montgomery City leadership for failing to address the real issues making young black men the majority of victims and perpetrators of violent crime.
The Alabama Port Authority – Port of Mobile, sent a letter to the Mobile Baykeeper urging the environmental group to rescind its threat of legal action over the harbor deepening and widening project.
Although the announcement of the seven-count indictment of Democrat Clay County Commission candidate Terry Andrew Heflin on voter fraud on Wednesday is an accusation and Heflin has the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) argued that the indictment showed Kiel and Allen were right to pursue the law's passage.
An in-vitro fertilization lawsuit brought by patients against the Mobile Infirmary Clinic for wrongful death was dismissed on Wednesday in Mobile County Circuit.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized the Biden administration on Tuesday for failing to address tensions in the Middle East, which he says have brought the United States closer to a direct military conflict in the region.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Wednesday the arrest of Terry Andrew Heflin, the Democrat candidate for District 5 of the Clay County Commission, on seven felony counts of voter fraud.
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's vision to replace what he calls the “obsolete” civic center is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Tuesday, the Mobile City Council approved the demolition of the old building.
Attorney General Steve Marshall has already appealed the Tuesday decision from the U.S. District Court allowing the Biden administration's recent changes to Title IX law dealing with gender identity to proceed.
A group called Pro Greyhound Racing Investors announced on Monday they were planning on bringing live greyhound racing back to Eutaw’s Greenetrack Greyhound Track and Casino.