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Legislation recently filed in the Alabama House of Representatives would prohibit any federal agency from expending public funds to advertise and promote vaccines after recently released data showed the Alabama Department of Public Health spent over $18 million in such advertising from 2019 to 2024.

Another gambling and lottery bill and constitutional amendment “may be coming back” this legislative session, according to Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro). 

The Randolph County School Board will consider how to proceed with aging buildings. An option is to consolidate all county schools into one school.

How does off-loading purchases to the previous or following day affect the economy, exactly? I am no economist, but that’s not how it works. But these people are activists, not financial geniuses.

Handling business in its midweek game with a 30-point beatdown of Ole Miss, top-ranked Auburn is one step closer to clinching at least a share of the SEC regular-season title, but it must do what it hasn’t in 37 years – beat Kentucky at Rupp Arena. 

Alabama leaders sided with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s tense meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Office arrested a man suspected of being a member of the Sinaloa Cartel after he was accused of shooting at a woman on Interstate 65.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) has announced the candidate qualifying dates for the special election in State House District 11 for those wanting to pursue the seat on the Republican ticket.

Attorney General Steve Marshall harshly criticized Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision to commute the sentence of convicted murderer Robin “Rocky” Meyers, 63, on Friday without “directly” communicating with him or his office.

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that she was commuting the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Meyers, 63, condemning him to life without parole, claiming she was insufficiently convinced of his guilt or innocence.

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze was diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer, the school announced on Friday. 

Alabama football fans wanting to get an early look at the upcoming team at the annual A-Day game will have to travel to Bryant-Denny Stadium to do so.

Childhood itself is at stake here. The playing fields of the imagination are being rapidly replaced by digitalized games, social media, and the artifice of screens.   

Fred Denton Jr. has died at age 92. He was an early leader in industrial development in Alabama.

The mudslinging continues between former police chief Paul Prine and city officials, but this time, it’s in court.

After months of tumultuous negotiations, bankruptcy filings, and massive restructuring, Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital recently announced new leadership changes as the organization continues restructuring.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents recently arrested Jose Flores Quiahua, a previously deported Mexican illegal alien. 

As state lawmakers reevaluate the funding for Magic City Acceptance Academy, one of the nation's first charter schools specifically catering to LGBTQ+ students and their allies, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) suggested that the school faces "dark fiscal days ahead."

So, does Alabama need a “Department” of Government Efficiency? We already have one. We just call it Republican leadership.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were “putting America first” in their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday morning, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Maybe renewal begins not with new policies but ancient prayers spoken in one voice. 

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) will host a fundraising reception for the recently declared Republican candidate, Heath Allbright, as he pursues the District 11 seat in the upcoming special election.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) and State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) recently announced plans for leadership of the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services to testify before the legislature.

President Donald Trump has tapped U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) to lead a delegation to Montevideo, Uruguay, to attend the inauguration of Yamandú Orsi as the country’s next president.

Two Democrats filibustered Senate proceedings for about six hours on Thursday.

The Hanceville City Council voted Thursday to table a move to determine if the Hanceville Police Department will be dissolved.

Two bills by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) requiring device manufacturers and app stores to shield explicit content from minors passed the Senate Children and Youth Health Committee on Thursday.