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Right as the storm of change thunders on the horizon, and right as Alabama is actually ahead of the curve on a good idea, Ledbetter wants the government’s cut of workers’ wages back. 

Mobile water board approves plan to partially reopen Big Creek Lake. Sportsmen say "not enough."

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man in connection to the rape of a child under 14.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office arrested the parents of a four-year-old boy who was shot and injured in the arm and leg on April 4.

Newly filed legislation by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) to punish abortion as murder in the state of Alabama comes amidst a wave of similar bills gaining momentum in multiple states nationwide.

Support for President Donald Trump came flooding in on Monday from Alabama's leaders after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the president can use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan criminal gang.

According to Alabama Public Library Service Board chairman John Wahl, Department of Government Efficiency cuts to library federal grants haven’t affected Alabama libraries so far.

The Senate passed legislation legalizing historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County on Thursday by a 14-1 margin.

Former Alabama workforce official Lori Frazier Beaden has been appointed by President Trump to top workforce development post.

Speculations of where Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will be taken in this year’s draft have risen to an all-time high after some big news broke on X Sunday afternoon.

The almost-90-year-old Chuck Wagon Gang brings their Christian music to Andalusia for a free concert Thursday, April 10.

You can’t truly love what you don’t know. Ignorance of the American past means that patriotism, the love for one’s country, will disappear, which in turn transforms that country into a hollow shell of its former self.

The Trump administration canceled a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) last week.

Following the publication of an 1819 news story that detailed Kay Ivey appointee Will Ferniany's comparison of President Trump's administration to Nazi Germany, the release naming him was edited to remove and replace his name.

Wynona McCall, who lives with her family on Nicole Place, said water was about seven inches deep in her house and it was waist-deep at her neighbor’s home. She said the family has just returned home and there was nothing they could do to stop the water from rushing inside.

Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law recently passed legislation allowing citizens to voluntarily surrender firearms to Federal Firearms License holders for a determined period of time, touted as a means of aiding those suffering from suicidal ideation.

We want to ensure that Alabama’s libraries remain welcoming spaces for all families – and not just one side of this debate.

Gambling might be dead for longer than just the remainder of the 2025 session.

Baldwin County residents were soaked overnight after floods caused damage to several parts of the county

State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) and Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) are at odds over a third bill introduced last week addressing school tax distribution. The bills are in reaction to creating municipal systems in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, and what supporters say is unfair tax distribution.

Jaded by the political wokisms he personally endured, Hegseth immediately set about revising standards, returning the Department of Defense to an era of personal and corporate discipline.

In an opinion piece for Al (dot) com, the former CEO of the UAB health system and recent Ivey appointee likened President Trump's administration to Nazi Germany.

Heath Allbright and Don Fallin, the two Republican candidates for House District 11, spoke at a forum in Cullman on Saturday, where they fielded a variety of questions, including their thoughts on education, gun control, government spending and their favorite flavor of ice cream.

The City of Mobile announced Carnival Cruise Line will return to year-round operations beginning in the spring of 2027.

The city of Foley is poised to be the 16th location in Alabama with a Safe Haven Baby Box.

Legislation allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation to begin offering health plans to its members is up for a vote on Tuesday after a lengthy public hearing in the House Health Committee this past week.

Controversy over a woman declining to compete against a male opponent in a recent Maryland fencing competition sparked renewed outrage over transgender athletes invading women’s sports after the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill addressing the issue in March.