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President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had nominated Montgomery native Lynda “Lindy” Blanchard to serve as ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome.

The beloved novel by Victor Hugo was turned into a long-running Broadway musical. "Les Mis' performs in Birmingham March 25-30.

When we confuse or ignore the “hierarchy of obligations,” which is a hierarchy of love, we wind up like Mrs. Jellyby, a hypocritical do-gooder gone bad.

Last month, student organizations at Samford University received an email demanding that each group add the university's nondiscrimination statement to their organization constitution.

While President Donald Trump continues to enjoy relatively high approval among voters, far-left activist groups are organizing protests against him and planning town hall events to pressure Republican lawmakers into giving them a platform for their cause.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ordered Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson to vacate a temporary restraining order on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Friday.

The Mobile Public Library has removed a graphic children's comic book for review.

Despite hours of democratic protests, the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed several bills aimed at bolstering public safety, most from the Gov. Kay Ivey-backed Safe Alabama Package.

How would the federal government function if Republicans held 77 of the 100 U.S. Senate seats in Washington, D.C.?

The Alabama Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 178, the Speedy Trial Act, on Thursday.

Fight for Alabama Families, an IVF advocacy group, called for Alabama to pass a constitutional amendment offering permanent protection of IVF in the state at a rally on Thursday.

The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in the county’s history.

A town hall meeting on gun violence in Mobile will be held on March 13.

The left-wing organization Bright Blue Dots, which celebrates liberal and progressive voters in red states, has recently placed Russian-themed billboards in Birmingham targeting U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) with false messaging insinuating that they or President Donald Trump support Vladimir Putin.

May a school transition a child and not inform the parent?

The Alabama House of Representatives swiftly advanced the Gov. Kay Ivey-backed legislation restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs and grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into the governor's cabinet.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations arrested a suspected member of the violent MS-13 gang on Wednesday.

The artist died, but his art did not. Clark Walker of the Montgomery art community died at age 85.

State Rep. Leigh Hulsey (R-Helena) seems determined to find vindication in a fight her hometown lost.  

The Alabama House of Representatives got off to a fiery start on Thursday after Democratic lawmakers took serious offense at House leadership's refusal to permit debate on the special order calendar.

Travis Lofton, the man convicted for the shooting death of Jason Mallette at the Daphne Taziki's Mediterranean Café, has been sentenced to life in prison.

Markle’s attempt to portray a cheerful, loving home atmosphere clearly shows that there is a cultural hunger and desire for that warm, loving place of refuge … yet both she – and many Americans – seem to be missing the mark. Why is this?

The Republican Party’s platform may promise limited government, but human nature and political incentives don’t always align with ideology. Once in power, any party – Republican or otherwise – can fall into complacency, cronyism, or just plain inefficiency.

A comic book that teaches children about masturbation, gender identities and sexuality is available in the children's department at several Mobile Public Library locations, causing concern for citizens.

Richard Scrushy announced on Thursday he is requesting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the U.S. Department of Justice “commence an immediate investigation into the corruption, widespread fraud, lawfare, and weaponization of the DOJ relating to the politically motivated prosecution wrongfully brought against him.” 

As the Alabama House of Representatives prepares to tackle a controversial bill aimed at reorganizing the state’s veterans board and graft the commissioner into the governor’s cabinet, the Alabama Alliance of the Military Officers Association of America is stressing its opposition.

Lafayette made a 'Farewell Tour" of America in 1824-1825 with 10 stops in Alabama. Now, seven of those stops have an observance on the 200th anniversary.