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In one of the final days of the legislative session, the Alabama House of Representatives is slated to tackle several somewhat controversial bills related to illegal immigration and the reforming of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Dr. John W. Stewart III, president of the University of Montevallo (UM), announced on Monday he was stepping down at the end of July.

Gov. Kay Ivey has officially signed the state’s nearly $14 billion General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets without sending either back to lawmakers with executive amendments after both cleared the Alabama Legislature last week.

The Spanish Fort Public Library (SFPL) Board, comprised of city council members, unanimously approved an amended policy Monday to ensure juveniles in the library are protected from sexually explicit materials.

Talk of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) executive order by President Donald Trump and former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban is “unmerited and unhelpful,” according to one attorney involved in litigation with the NCAA.

While it may sound counterintuitive at first, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said the plan could help rid the country of millions of illegals and do it for cheaper than having authorities hunt them down.

For 60 years, musician Johnny Click entertained Birmingham. He died May 4 at age 78. His music and memories will live on.

The trick – which admittedly, I have yet to master myself – is to be always attuned to the danger posed by political obsessiveness, and to refuse to limit yourself to being a purely “political animal.”

Another round of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal grant cancellations hit Alabama in recent weeks.

Things are heating up in the House District 11 race as GOP candidates Heath Allbright and Don Fallin spar over campaign finances and alleged Montgomery influence.

Cullman City Councilman and local businessman Clint Hollingsworth is the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the newly vacant seat in Alabama's House District 12 with an official Monday announcement.

Since November 2022, the city of Clay has continued to renew its grocery tax cut of 2%. Locals are enjoying the break, the city is making moves to ensure it is able to continue giving the break and state lawmakers are taking notes.

World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago, but without obtaining its stated objective.

WSFA-TV news quickly backs off, changes "pregnant people" post after public backlash.

Mother's Day can be different for you, your Mom, family and friends. A free concert is in Mobile's Washington Square. Details in article.

According to Irish, Tennessee didn't play the national anthem before Friday's game, and that "pissed" him and his teammates off. He said

There is an imbalance that must be corrected, an order that must be restored. We are a nation of laws, and the laws must be evenly applied. 

During Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) spoke critically of House Bill 202 (HB202), also known as the Back the Blue Act.

The 2025 municipal election season is underway, and new and incumbent candidates around the state have hit the campaign trail, working to win votes and raise money.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will open a new portion of Canal Road in South Baldwin County Monday.

For the third year in a row, State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) is facing a finished session without the final passage of her legislation mandating post-election audits in statewide elections.

Multiple industries in the Gulf Coast and Alabama are happy about President Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcements on foreign businesses, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise).

With little more than a week before the House District 11 special election primary, a contract made by the Cullman County Schools Board of Education during Republican candidate Heath Allbright’s tenure is raising some questions.

No. 18 Alabama baseball split the first two games of the series with No. 15 Vanderbilt but lost the final game to lose the series.

Weekend Recap: No. 10 Auburn baseball picks up 2-1 series win over No. 12 Tennessee

Kipling's funny little poem offers us hope that all the vain prattling about critical theory and relative truth will eventually be exposed, and people will return to the truth “That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four.”

If we want to see the next generation mature into successful, capable adults, then one of the most basic things we can do is teach them about past generations. And what better physical way can we do that than by teaching them to appreciate the architectural styles of the past?