April 1, 2024 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall leads amicus brief in Big Oil case GOP Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is leading an amicus brief in Big Oil companies’ appeal to the Supreme Court to intervene in sweeping climate change lawsuit.
March 27, 2024 Illegal migrant in Alabama charged with rape of 'mentally incapacitated' teen: report A man who was arrested and charged by Alabama police for allegedly raping a "mentally incapacitated" teen was in the country illegally.
March 27, 2024 Alabama convict who robbed, killed elderly couple gets execution date Jamie Mills, an Alabama inmate convicted of capital murder in the fatal beatings of Floyd and Vera Hill, is set to die by lethal injection on May 30.
March 27, 2024 Democrat wins Alabama special election considered bellwether on IVF, abortion before November Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in a special election to represent Alabama House District 10 after centering her campaign on abortion and IVF issues.
March 25, 2024 Alabama memorial marks 210th anniversary of bloodiest battle for Native Americans Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama for a memorial service on the event's 210th anniversary.
March 21, 2024 Carlee Russell, Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping, avoids jail time for hoax The Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping will not serve any jail time after pleading guilty to the hoax, a Jefferson County judge ruled.
March 21, 2024 Carlee Russell pleads guilty to fake kidnapping report charges in Alabama Carlee Russell of the Birmingham, Alabama, area, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for falsely reporting a kidnapping to law enforcement.
March 21, 2024 Ala. mayor silent as anti-DEI bill signed after saying he’d advise Black athletes to go elsewhere if it passed Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said he would help Black athletes and parents outside of the state if Alabama's anti-DEI bill passed. He has yet to say anything after the governor signed it.
March 20, 2024 Gov. Ivey signs Alabama absentee ballot crackdown into law: 'Under my watch...no funny business' Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday her approval of a bill restricting absentee ballot assistance and criminalizing returns of other people's ballot applications.
March 20, 2024 Alabama lawmakers pass legislation that bans state funding of DEI, restricts teaching 'divisive concepts' Alabama's Republican-controlled Legislature passed a measure to ban state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities.