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Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon released a statement on Monday confirming that a lottery bill, which is expected to be proposed in the state legislature in 2019, will not be driven by House leadership.

HOOVER - Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday morning delivered the keynote address to the National Public Safety Partnership (NPSP) Symposium, reaffirming his staunch support of law enforcement and touting the Trump Administration's success in making "law and order" a national focus again.

Five individuals will soon join the esteemed ranks of the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences 's Hall of Fame at an induction dinner on Thursday, October 4 in the North Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The Alabama Association for Justice, the state's advocacy group for trial lawyers, donated $100,000 to Justice Tom Parker's campaign for state Supreme Court Chief Justice on Friday through its "Progress for Justice PAC."

Minutes before news broke nationally that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was being forced out by the White House, Attorney General Jeff Sessions immediately left the stage following his speech Monday morning in Hoover at the National Public Safety Partnership Symposium.

After months of shadowy activity and legally questionable shell games, Planned Parenthood Southeast's Alabama PAC finally has revealed a public purpose.

As CBS 42 reported, the Bibb Correctional Facility in Brent, Alabama graduated the first class from the Birmingham Theological Seminary (BTS) Prison Initiative recently, with one inmate saying, "God is a changer of men and we’re living proof of that."

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Friday announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $3.2 million grant to Troy University to build a new facility for researching recycled plastic materials, and Pike County Probate Judge Wes Allen joined Shelby in applauding the tremendous news.

In the second reported ambush of police in the last three weeks in Selma, an officer was shot by multiple assailants using high-powered rifles and "military type tactics."

Krispy Kreme will offer their new "Coffee Glazed" doughnut and "Original Glazed" flavored coffee starting Monday and 13 Alabama locations will participate.

With Mississippi recently adding sports betting to its legal gambling options, the pressure is on for Alabama to not only follow that lead, but to institute a state lottery as well.

After it was announced earlier this week that Blount County Schools would no longer allow student or volunteer-led prayer over the PA system before games, fans were worried that their prayer would be silenced.

After getting caught trying to set up a shadow campaign to influence Alabama's upcoming elections for Public Service Commission (PSC) places one and two, the California-based "Citizens' Climate Lobby" has cancelled a scheduled meeting for September 26 in Auburn.

With fall officially underway and college football through three weeks of action, Alabama’s favorite teams face some must-see tests in week four.

Area Development, a national publication, ranked Alabama third in its 2018 “Top States for Business” survey and gave the state a shout-out for America's most improved economic development policies under Governor Kay Ivey's administration.

The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group based in Arizona, continues to escalate its legal efforts concerning Toyota-Mazda's Alabama manufacturing plant, this time requesting several different types of records regarding its construction.

Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) on Thursday doubled down on his support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's decision not to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee this coming Monday, with Alabama's junior senator in a tweet saying that he wants the process to at least go past "the first week of October."

An Alabama family is fighting to save their daughter from what they have said is a possible international sex trafficking ring, per NBC 15.

After state Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) led the charge on passing HB131 this spring, he believes the public will finally get to see how money is wasted in state government.

Per WHNT, ten-year-old viral "sports analyst" and "Alabama's biggest little fan" Jackson Way is ready to slide back into his favorite role, with the child already happy with what he has seen through the first three games.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has achieved a record enrollment for the third consecutive year, growing its student body to 21,923 — an increase of 1,021 students from last year’s record of 20,902.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Thursday announced that 15 community health centers across the state have received a total of $4,038,000 in critical federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support increased treatment and prevention for opioid and substance abuse.

Granny's Fish 'N Grits, a popular family-owned food truck in Birmingham, was featured on the premier of Andrew Zimmern's new Food Network show "“Big Food Truck Tip” on Wednesday and won a $10,000 "tip" to help grow their business.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Thursday announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Wallace State Community College (WSCC) of Cullman to build a technical education center that will help workers gain new skills needed for modern jobs.