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Alabama Public Library Service chairman and lieutenant governor candidate John Wahl said gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones is “out of touch with reality” after Jones’ latest episode of “Doug Unplugged.”

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office is investigating Wedowee Utilities after allegations of mismanagement of public funds.

A planned visit to Murphy High School from the United States Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon and Bruce Pearl, had to be canceled due security concerns after students worked with the group Indivisable to plan a protest.

A suspect is currently on an immigration hold in Marshall County after a shootout with police that left one person injured.

Here in Alabama, conservative members of the House of Representatives believe our job is simple: protect Alabama families, protect Alabama jobs, and protect Alabama’s right to make decisions free from outside interference.

The city of Montgomery is contracting with a private Louisiana company to handle some accident investigations.

After a much-needed week off, Auburn returns to Neville Arena to host rival Alabama in another highly anticipated edition of the Iron Bowl of Basketball. 

Following the bill's passage out of the chamber, Alabama's top elections official, Secretary of State Wes Allen, is weighing in on HB 214.

Under House Bill 67, sponsored by State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville), the cost of the voter list is capped at $1,000 total, matching surrounding states, and phone numbers and emails are removed. 

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl leads State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) 25.2% to 9.2% in the Republican primary for Congressional District 1, according to The Alabama Poll.

Former Decatur Police officer Mac Bailey Marquette's trial has been pushed back to Sept. 21 in Morgan County. Marquette is charged with murder in the September 2023 shooting death of Stephen Perkins.

A bipartisan coalition of Alabama legislators in both the House and Senate unveiled on Thursday the Alabama Affordability Protection Plan — a three-bill reform package “designed to safeguard Alabama families and businesses from rising utility costs and undue political influence, all without increasing taxes or rates.” 

During a call with reporters on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) and the Democratic Party's push to secure the vote of illegal aliens, partly led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

We cannot continue to allow emotions to govern our policy debates, for one-sided empathy that fails to regard all victims results in skewed justice. We must return to the masculine values of fact and justice.

Attorney General Steve Marshall's campaign for U.S. Senate picked up an endorsement on Thursday from pastor Tony Perkins.

Alabama HB161 is a clear example of well-intentioned legislation that would create unintended, unfortunate consequences.

Kristin Nelson, a Republican, won a resounding victory over her Democrat opponent, Hazel Floyd, during a special election on Tuesday, earning 84,7% of the votes cast.

The Alabama House passed a bill on Thursday that increases penalties for making terrorist threats against schools and requires principals to immediately suspend students charged with such crimes for one year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke to reporters on Thursday about the possibility of local mayors and police departments in Alabama refusing to work with federal agencies conducting immigration enforcement operations.

The Randolph Leader is going online only, according to publisher Tim Altork.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act on Thursday.

The Senate passed legislation requiring app store providers to verify the age of users on Thursday.

The conviction of a Birmingham man was affirmed by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced.

With Auburn head coach Alex Golesh bringing in former USF assistants Joel Gordon as offensive coordinator, Kodi Burns as wide receivers coach and Tyler Hudanick as offensive line coach, the offensive side of the ball is built on familiarity and cohesion.

Under House Bill 363, sponsored by State Rep. Greg Barnes (R-Jasper), anyone who enters church property with the intent to riot, harrass or disrupt the service would be charged with a Class C felony and face up to five years in prison on a second offence. 

Child trafficking is the most heinous of crimes against humanity. If you aren’t willing to stand for the children’s sake, you don’t deserve a nice, plush office on Capitol Hill or the privilege of representing us anymore.

The bill defines a board as “any board, authority, or commission comprised of individual members, of which some or all members are appointed, as established under state law.” Members of those boards would serve “at the pleasure” of the governor, House speaker and Senate pro-tem.