Advocates of a state-supported private school scholarship program are concerned that donations could drop under proposed new Internal Revenue Service rules by reducing the tax break that donors get. The program, known as the Alabama Accountability Act, gives donors an income tax break for donations to groups that provide private school scholarships for low-income students. […]

A federal commission on improving school safety is meeting in Montgomery. The Federal Commission on School Safety meets Tuesday at the Alabama Capitol. The event begins at 1 p.m. It is the fourth and final listening session by the group formed by President Donald Trump after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School […]

An Alabama physician has been sentenced to 12 years and one month in prison for his role in a Montgomery pill mill. U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin Sr. told AL.com that 56-year-old Gilberto Sanchez was found guilty last week of prescribing unnecessary controlled substances for his patients. He was also guilty of committing health care fraud […]

Walker County Schools has named a new superintendent after its current leader resigned. The Daily Mountain Eagle reports the county’s Board of Education named Dr. Joel Hagood as interim superintendent Thursday after Dr. Jason Adkins voluntarily resigned and was moved to a position as administrative officer for the school board. Per that agreement, neither Adkins […]

A longtime attorney in Alabama who has been disbarred is accused of attempting to practice law without a license. WSFA-TV reports 71-year-old George Walthall Jr. was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted theft of property and unauthorized practice of law. The Alabama Attorney General’s office says Walthall is accused of seeking bond relief for a […]

A judge says an Alabama man is now mentally competent to stand trial on capital murder charges in the killings of his wife and seven-year-old son. WHNT-TV reports that Madison County Circuit Judge Donna Pate ruled that psychiatric treatment has restored Stephen Marc Stone’s ability to stand trial. The judge previously ruled Stone incompetent for […]

An Alabama sheriff is avoiding testifying in two lawsuits by citing her Fifth Amendment right and saying she could face prosecution for unspecified crimes. Morgan County Sheriff Ana Franklin cited the need to avoid self-incrimination to delay sworn testimony in two civil lawsuits.

An Alabama county has settled a lawsuit with a former inmate who was paralyzed during a fight with a corrections officer in 2015. Jay Ross, an attorney for Mobile County, tells WKRG-TV that the county settled with Brandon Jefferies for $800,000 on behalf of the county commission and sheriff’s office.

Gunfire in the vicinity of Alabama State University’s stadium brought a high school football game to an early close. The Montgomery Advertiser reports the shots rang out Thursday night as G.W. Carver led Jeff Davis 19-3 early in the fourth quarter, near the walkway on Carver’s fans’ stadium side.

Authorities say a two-year-old Alabama girl died in south Huntsville after being left in a hot car. AL.com reports the child died Thursday after being left in a car for what police say was a “lengthy time during the day.”

Lowndes County has a new superintendent of the school system. WSFA-TV reports the Lowndes County Board of Education announced Thursday that Jason Burroughs has signed a three-year contract with the school system. Burroughs was previously serving as the interim superintendent and former assistant superintendent. He also has served in various other positions during his 23 […]

A federal commission on improving school safety will hold a listening session next week in Montgomery. The Federal Commission on School Safety will meet Tuesday at the Alabama Capitol. It is the fourth and final listening session organized by the group formed by President Donald Trump after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]

Authorities in Mobile are trying to find the owner of an old briefcase that was filled with what appears to be ancient fossils, teeth and crystals. Photos released by police Wednesday show what appears to be fossilized fish, animal teeth, geodes, a large shell and a small human mask carved from clay or something similar. […]

Hundreds of dead fish have been found on top of a pond in Alabama and officials say it appears low oxygen levels are to blame. Southern Pond Management said shad were the only fish impacted by low oxygen levels in the Lake Crest Pond in Hoover on Tuesday. Oxygen levels can be reduced when the […]

Fire crews are investigating after a church in northern Alabama caught fire. Cullman County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bradley Williams tells WIAT-TV the fire broke out at the Warrior Creek Baptist Church in Arab Tuesday evening. He says crews were on scene late that night working to control the flames. The extent of damage to the […]

An Alabama police officer is on administrative duty after being charged with assaulting a minor. The Decatur Daily reports that Decatur police Lt. Archie Hoyt Letson is set for trial on the misdemeanor trial on Sept. 13. The 40-year-old Letson has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond.

Alabaster police say a 43-year-old woman has been arrested in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. WBRC-TV reports Amy Reeves Silver was arrested Tuesday by U.S. Marshals, and charged with reckless murder in the death of her daughter, Sharon Smith. The little girl was in the car with her mother when a train hit them.

An art museum at a decades-old Alabama company is closing. The Tuscaloosa News reports The Westervelt Co.’s Tuscaloosa Museum of Art will close Aug. 31. Some of the museum’s collection of American and Asian art and furniture will remain. But corporate communications manager Susan Poole says other pieces will be “prepared for shipment” and not […]

An Alabama police chief has been fired after being arrested on marijuana possession and other drug charges. News outlets report 37-year-old Brian “Scott” Martin was terminated as Lipscomb police chief ahead of an Aug. 28 trial on misdemeanor charges of second-degree marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

More than 400 students are missing class this week after a fire damaged their high school in Alabama. News outlets report that Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery caught fire early Saturday.

Saying the stakes are high, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday created a group to encourage participation in the 2020 Census as the state faces the possible loss of a congressional seat because of low population growth. Ivey announced the creation of Alabama Counts! Census Committee during a Capitol news conference. The push comes as […]

The Moon Possums, Comet Jockeys and Space Chimps are among the five possible names for the minor league baseball team moving to Madison. Team owner Ballcorps, LLC on Friday announced the proposed names. Thunder Sharks and Trash Pandas round out the final five names. Most of the proposed names gave a nod to the region’s […]

Alabama is getting what state wildlife officials say is its 15th community archery park. An archery facility located in the Elmore County city of Wetumpka has its grand opening on Tuesday in the municipal sports complex. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says it will be open year-round for recreational archery, tournaments and […]

Alabama’s most popular county for tourism is facing a problem with attacks by rabid foxes. Officials say they have confirmed eight attacks by foxes infected with rabies in coastal Baldwin County since May.