Auburn University in Alabama has officially installed its new president. News outlets report that Steven Leath was installed as the university’s 19th president Thursday. He was hired in March 2017 and succeeds Jay Gogue, who held the post since July 2007 before retiring last summer.

Authorities say four children ranging from 2 months to 3 years old tested positive for methamphetamines after being exposed to drugs by three adults at an Alabama home. Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry tells news outlets that 49-year-old Billy Allen Alexander, 21-year-old Madison Paige Knowles and Tracy Rena Knowles were arrested Wednesday. They were charged […]

Stricter regulations will be imposed on drunk drivers in Alabama — a bill to close a loophole in state law passed a final vote in the House on the last legislative day. Thursday’s vote was 78-14 for the bill aimed at reducing road deaths. The legislation sponsored by Republican state Sen. Jim McClendon will require […]

Alabama lawmakers had vowed to steer clear of controversy this legislative session. They found it anyway. Lawmakers adjourned the 2018 session Thursday afternoon following last-minute disputes over an ethics law exemption and the demise of an anti-racial profiling bill. The House of Representatives spent much of Thursday in debate over the bill to exempt the […]

A U.S. Navy combat ship named for New Hampshire’s largest city will be commissioned on May 26. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the official sponsor of the future USS Manchester, joined other officials Thursday to announce the details of the commissioning ceremony, which will take place at the New Hampshire State Pier in Portsmouth. The […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton’s half brother faces a capital murder charge in Alabama, and he’s challenging that charge in court. Dothan Police Chief Steve Parrish said the Rev. Kenneth Glasgow drove 26-year-old Jamie Townes around Sunday to look for his stolen car before Townes allegedly shot 23-year-old Breunia Jennings, believing she was the thief. In […]

Authorities say a police officer in Alabama has fatally shot a woman driving a car that was dragging another officer. Montgomery police Capt. Regina Duckett tells news outlets that two officers responding to a stolen vehicle call late Tuesday morning approached the car, at which point it took off, dragging one of the officers underneath. […]

Alabama lawmakers moved to end the legislative session without a final vote on a bill to collect data on race and traffic stops. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said Thursday the bill would not get a vote on what will be the last day of the session. African-American lawmakers named the bill a priority. It stalled […]

Alabama lawmakers stretched out the legislative session as tensions and disagreements on Wednesday derailed what they hoped would be their final meeting day. Legislators abandoned a plan to conclude the session Wednesday night as a number of measures had not reached final passage by late into the evening. They will return to the Alabama Statehouse […]

A divided Alabama Senate has voted to exempt economic developers from the state law that governs lobbyists. The 15-14 vote on Wednesday came after contentious debate over whether the bill was an economic development necessity or creates a wide new loophole in state ethics law. The House of Representatives will decide whether to go along […]

The Alabama House of Representatives did not vote Wednesday on legislation to track race data in traffic stops, further stalling a bill that is the session’s top priority for African-American lawmakers. Lawmakers anticipated Wednesday as the last legislative day but crucial bills, including the education budget, did not pass.

A Florida teenager is accused of threatening a school shooting in Alabama. Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum tells news outlets that 19-year-old Anthony Kessler made the threat against Fort Payne High School on March 5. The FBI and the Lee County, Florida Sheriff’s Office announced Kessler was arrested on Tuesday at a restaurant in […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton’s half-brother faces a capital murder charge in Alabama, and he’s challenging that charge in court. Dothan Police Chief Steve Parrish said the Rev. Kenneth Glasgow drove 26-year-old Jamie Townes around to look for his stolen car before Townes allegedly shot 23-year-old Breunia Jennings, believing she was the thief. In Alabama, a […]

Authorities say an Alabama high school teacher was jailed for being drunk in class. Limestone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Stephen Young tells news outlets that 40-year-old Mae Gladys Edwards was arrested Tuesday and charged with public intoxication and illegal possession of prohibited liquors after students at Tanner High School reported she was “acting weird.” Young […]

Alabama lawmakers are heading into what could be the last day of the 2018 legislative session. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said lawmakers will end the session Wednesday “if we get the work done.” Senators are expected to debate the state’s education budget, tax bills that fund Medicaid and a proposal to exempt economic […]

A man arrested in Alabama and accused of producing a viral child porn video has been charged in federal court. News outlets report prosecutors announced 11 child pornography production charges against 44-year-old Germaine Moore, who authorities say is the focus of child sexual abuse cases in Alabama and Michigan.

Alabama will not make a second attempt to put to death an ailing inmate who had his lethal injection halted last month when the execution team could not find a usable vein, his attorney said Tuesday. Doyle Lee Hamm will not face a second trip to the state’s death chamber under a settlement reached to […]

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is back throwing in practice. Tagovailoa made some throws and handoffs Tuesday after injuring a finger on his left, throwing hand in the Crimson Tide’s first spring practice.

Two friends of a man who was reported missing have been charged with murder after his body was found buried in the yard of an Alabama home. The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office and Hartselle police on Tuesday announced the charges against Andrew Jacob Maresh, 19, and Tyler Stephen Hudson, 20, in the death of 22-year-old […]

A divided Alabama Senate delayed a vote on a proposal to exempt economic developers from the state law that governs lobbyists. Senators on Tuesday postponed a vote as the proposal threatened to get bogged down in an unrelated filibuster because an anti-racial profiling bill had stalled in the House of Representatives.

The Alabama House of Representatives did not vote Tuesday on anti-racial profiling legislation, ratcheting up the stakes on what could be the final day of the legislative session. Lawmakers adjourned Tuesday to continue negotiations on the bill that would require police officers to record the race of stopped motorists and why they stopped the person. […]

Alabama’s first openly gay legislator bid farewell to the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening. Rep. Patricia Todd, a Democrat from Birmingham, will not seek re-election after serving 12 years. Todd said on the House floor that her colleagues are “incredible, beautiful people” who all treated her with equality, even though some she thought she […]

Mel Rosen, a former Auburn and Olympic track and field coach, has died. An Auburn spokesman says Rosen died Sunday at an Auburn nursing home with his family by his side. He was 90. Rosen was the Tigers’ head coach from 1963-1991 before leaving to coach the U.S. men’s team at the 1992 Olympics in […]

Police have arrested a man in connection with an Alabama city’s first homicide since 2012. News outlets report 48-year-old Michael Burns was arrested Sunday morning on a murder charge in the death of Raymond Dudley, whose body was found Thursday. Orange Beach Police Chief Joe Fierro said the suspect and victim were former co-workers, but […]