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Alabamians used to be able to expect a few things from a GOP-controlled legislature – hard passes on gambling bills, a decent amount of fiscal responsibility, and always choosing to protect children. But those days are in the rearview mirror.

The House and Senate Armed Services Committee chairmen announced on Thursday they were “very concerned” about a recent report the Defense Department was considering changes to the military’s presence in Europe and Japan.

In a wide-ranging interview with Yellowhammer News' Riley McArdle, six-term U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) revealed he will seek another term in 2026.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday expanding the accountability court program to hold low-level offenders more accountable while receiving the treatment and rehabilitation they need. 

Emily Jones has officially launched her campaign to represent District 8 on the State Board of Education.

The Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday on a bill allowing criminal charges for approaching or remaining within 25 feet of a first responder when commanded and for cursing or using obscene gestures.   

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson applauded Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Legislature Wednesday after the signing of a law banning Glock switches and similar trigger activators.

The Leeds Police Department arrested a man Wednesday after they said he drunkenly drove through a school playground and walking track.

The Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama unanimously voted on Wednesday to hire Stephen Morris as their new executive director.

A now-former Alabama Senior State Trooper was allowed to resign from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency two-and-a-half weeks after being indicted for possession of obscene material of a person under the age of 17.

Larry and Kim Lewis of Huntsville's PROJECTXYZ named small business of year by SBA.

An Elmore County woman was all smiles Tuesday just hours after she shot a deputy who was trying to arrest her.

Wednesday marks the 15th legislative day of the 2025 regular session, which also marks the halfway point allowed by the Alabama Constitution.

You can eat fried rattlesnake and listen to real country music by Tracy Lawrence at Opp's Rattlesnake Rodeo March 22.

A free concert will be performed by the U.S. Navy Band at Mobile County's Satsuma High School on Thursday March 20 at 7 p.m. The occasion is the band's 100th anniversary.

James Spann's podcast 'WeatherBrains' has produced its 1,000th YouTube episode. Here's the story.

Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 116, sponsored by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), on Wednesday morning.

Attorney for Mobile Mayor candidate Stephen Nodine asks for speedy pardon of conviction.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 25 other attorneys general are supporting President Donald Trump’s actions combatting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Children exposed to the harsh realities of the world too soon will be even less able to handle them as adults.

The Mobile Police Department has not made any arrests in connection to a shootout last week at Langan Park and now the focus has shifted to issues with cameras in the park.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) Commissioner Nancy Buckner was one of many on Wednesday to vigorously oppose a bill that would mandate that DHR inform parents under investigation and inform them of their rights.

The National Institutes for Health gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2023 a $408,375 federal grant to study how testosterone therapy affects transgender men’s susceptibility to HIV infection.

A Serbian national was convicted of trafficking fentanyl and several other charges in Cherokee County.

A six-month-old girl has died from injuries sustained during a dog attack in Alabaster last week.

Religion stands above the culture, but it also permeates the culture. Students whose education is devoid of any kind of religious instruction emerge from school with an unbalanced, one-sided worldview.