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The City of Birmingham filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against Gov. Kay Ivey over a bill awaiting her signature that would restructure the governance of the Birmingham Water Works Board.

The contested 2022 sheriff’s race in Conecuh County is not over, even after the judge dismissed the civil case earlier this year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently joined his colleagues in filing legislation to create a tax deduction for those earning overtime pay.

Donna Yeatman, executive secretary of the embattled Alabama Board of Pharmacy, received a $255,000 settlement to resign in January.

A bill to prohibit utilities from closing public waters has effectively died, and the Homeland Security Agency has recommended keeping recreation off the water supply.

Mobile's weather personality John Edd Thompson has died at 82.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

My vote is to abolish the Alabama Legislature. Of course, I know that won’t happen, so at least I can look forward to this latest legislative session finally coming to an end.

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.

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

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

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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

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.