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The University of Alabama chapter of the American Association of University Professors (UA-AAUP) recently criticized the Alabama House of Representatives' passage of legislation that regulates university governing bodies and allows the removal of tenured professors, despite the chapter being exempt from the bill's provisions.

The Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee passed legislation on Tuesday requiring party registration to participate in the state's partisan primary elections.

The City of Mobile is continuing a rebranding and rejuvenation of the Mobile Transit System.

Montgomery has only sent out a small amount of $5 million federal American Rescue Plan Act funding earmarked for local small businesses while spending over $1 million on administration, according to one Montgomery small business owner.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said outside forces are trying to buy the upcoming U.S. Senate election, which is why they’ve been attacking him and funding his main opponent in the primary race.

The first chief executive officer of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and founder of Space Camp passed away at the age of 89.

The Mobile County Republican Party hosted a candidate fair Monday with candidates and representatives from dozens of campaigns.

Alabama’s public schools would be required to designate a day for military recruiters to voluntarily administer the military aptitude test to students on state public K-12 school campuses.

In a recent podcast appearance alongside former Montgomery Police officer, Aaron Cody Smith, who was imprisoned after an on-the-job shooting in 2019, former Supreme Court Justice and candidate for the state’s attorney general, Jay Mitchell, spoke on the perceived shortcomings the current AG’s office displays with officer-involved shooting prosecutions.

I must let those still lost know that they are not alone – and that the day is not too late to return home. Just look to the Word as a lamp shining in a dark place in your heart, thank God, and let your feet follow.

Mike Raita, former executive director of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and longtime Birmingham sports anchor, was arrested on Thursday.

A state forensic audit has been completed on the Wedowee Utility Board. The audit was launched following a preliminary local audit report flagged possible issues with the utility's bookkeeping.

The University of Alabama continues to adapt and improve its campus programs, shifting focus from race- and gender-based initiatives to those aimed at serving its broader student population, as part of its compliance with state and federal law. Continuing a clear move away from diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts (DEI).

Following the resignation of its previous chair in February, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors announced over the weekend that it has selected a new presiding officer.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently applauded President Donald Trump's executive order cracking down on athlete transfers in the NCAA, while also limiting eligibility for collegiate competitors to five seasons.

Power can accumulate gradually, even legitimately, through competence and effectiveness. A leader can become the “obvious choice” in a moment of national weakness, but legitimacy is not static. It must be renewed, not just through performance, but through participation and consent of the governed.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed an order vacating the death sentence for Marcus Bernard Williams.

Emily Pinon, a pharmacist practicing in Jefferson County, sued the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy on Friday over new rules they recently passed regulating the profession.

On Monday, legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban thanked President Donald Trump for his leadership in reining in college sports.

Monday, Americans for Prosperity Alabama (AFP-AL) released three House endorsements including endorsing State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) over former Congressman Mo Brooks. Brooks has previously been lauded by AFP for being among the most conservative in the nation.

Perhaps that’s the real inheritance buried inside all those vanished birthdays: not forgetfulness at all, but a child who understood instinctively that love, genuine and lasting, is far too fragile a thing to stake on a single unwrapped moment. The people worth keeping in your life are those who already know you; they don’t require proof once a year in tissue paper and ribbon.

With the Alabama legislature gearing up to meet together for the final three days of the 2026 legislative session, tensions between the House and Senate seem to have calmed down, but a new week can always bring new surprises.

The House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation to significantly alter sex education in the state of Alabama on Tuesday, when lawmakers return for the final week of the 2026 legislative session.

The AEA sends out a weekly legislative alert to their members last week the group failed to alert their members of a HB666 impacting education unions but while AEA has declined the opportunity to comment, others have come out in support of the legislation.

The Calera Police Department said suspects in a theft at Walmart abandoned two kids after a wrong-way high-speed chase down Interstate 65 Sunday afternoon.

Top-seeded Auburn basketball used a disappointing Selection Sunday result to fuel a five-game run in the National Invitation Tournament, ending its season with a 92-86 nail-biting overtime win over No. 1 seed Tulsa in the championship round on Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. 

Auburn University’s Turning Point USA chapter hosted comedian Alex Stein on Tuesday as a part of Turning Point’s “Pick Up The Mic” initiative.