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State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) recently filed legislation requiring the attorney general to create, maintain, and publish a police abuse registry of persons convicted of using or threatening to use force against a law enforcement officer.

Legislation adding a new kind of legal immunity for police in Alabama will help with recruiting, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency secretary Hal Taylor.

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) have introduced companion laws named after Lulu Gribbin, the Mountain Brook teen who was attacked by a shark last summer.

Are our cities truly beautiful, places where artists set up their easels to capture a beautiful building or skyline with architecture so magnificent that it moves one? Not necessarily, and that’s a tragedy, for beautiful buildings are places which awe, inspire, calm, and bring a sense of repose to our lives.

The Alabama National Guard has already met its recruiting goals halfway through the 2025 fiscal year.

The Mobile police department is searching for the suspects in a shootout between two groups of people.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) applauded U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon for terminating almost half of its employees this week, calling it a "good start."

Gov. Kay Ivey said on Wednesday she’s going to trust President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to abolish the federal Department of Education.

The Alabama House of Representatives will tackle legislation mandating post-election audits when it returns from break on Tuesday, voting on the amended bill that is seeking final passage for the third year in a row.

Supporters of Keith Sullivan, the defendant in a Dekalb County murder case, are concerned that a not-guilty verdict could have been reached if the judge had listened to the defense about a possible tainted juror.

We are officially over 50 days into the Trump 2.0 White House, and I can confidently say the Swamp is draining more and more by the second.

The National Science Foundation gave Alabama A&M University a $343,789 grant in 2023 to study systemic racism in mathematics teacher education.

State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) has reintroduced a bill to prohibit discussing gender identity and sexual orientation in K-12 public school classrooms.

Members of the Alabama Republican delegation in the House voted in favor of a six-month spending bill on Tuesday to keep the government open.

Two new bills filed in the Alabama House of Representatives by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) would bolster the state’s self-defense provisions and place a statewide ban on enforcing so-called red flag laws.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is claiming resistance from state regulatory agencies as it tries to advance legislation allowing midwives to collect newborn screenings for babies born outside of hospitals.

Alabama Sens. Arthur Orr and Donnie Chesteen are rendering a great service to our state in offering SB 85, a bill providing exemptions for students and their parents who hold religious objections to vaccination.

Fueled by a strong performance from Alex Petrovic on the mound and 11 hits at the plate, No. 22 Auburn toppled UT Martin 6-1 at Toyota Field on Tuesday. 

The right labor performed in the right spirit becomes a form of worship.

Paul Prine, the former Chief of Police for Mobile, formally announced he is running for mayor after months of speculation.

Total Lunar eclipse watchers need to stay up late this THURSDAY, not Friday. Eclipse starts Thursday night late and goes total at 1:43 a.m. Friday.

A larger-than-life-size bronze sculpture of Mobile's Jimmy Buffett will be erected on the Port City's waterfront.

Do schools have the power to force students to participate in instruction on gender and sexuality against their parent's wishes and religious beliefs?

When a customer swipes, inserts or taps a credit card at a store in Alabama, the small business is charged a fee that amounts to between two and four percent of the transaction amount – a total that includes more than just the cost of the item.

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) called out his colleagues in the Alabama Legislature for not extending the state's overtime tax exemption, which is due to expire this year.

A group of transit workers showed up to the Mobile City Council meeting Tuesday with a union representative instead of going to work, leaving some citizens stranded.

The game of musical chairs in Alabama politics in 2026 is off-and-running after last week’s news that U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is interested in being Alabama’s next governor.