Three attorneys at Butler Snow LLP have been formally sanctioned by U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco of the Northern District of Alabama. The trio of lawyers allegedly submitted ChatGPT-generated case citations in defense of the Alabama Department of Corrections during litigation proceedings. Manasco issued an order condemning the actions of Matthew Reeves, William Cranford, and […]

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger announced Friday that he is strategically reshuffling two of the state’s top legislative staffers ahead of the 2026 election cycle. Tim Howe, who has served as Chief of Staff in the Pro Tem’s office since 2023, will depart the role to lead the incumbent protection program for FORGE […]

Auburn University has signed on to a multi-year agreement with Peachtree Entertainment that will annually bring five multi-genre concerts to the campus. According to the school, the events will either be hosted at Jordan-Hare Stadium or Neville Arena. “We are elated to partner with Peachtree Entertainment and Elevate to bring nationally renowned artists and entertainers […]

According to a report by 1819 News, Lisa Taylor Wallace, wife of former Alabama Governor George Wallace, has been released from a Hoover memory care facility following a court hearing that questioned the necessity of her court-ordered guardianship and conservatorship. Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Glenn Blanchard granted Wallace an emergency hearing and, after an […]

Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade held a press conference , recorded live on ABC 33/40’s Facebook page, to detail the horrifying findings of a months-long investigation into a child sex trafficking ring that authorities say may have victimized at least 15 children. The abuse, which reportedly began as early as 2022, occurred in a concealed […]

A tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a Millbrook attorney on Wednesday. According to Elmore Autauga News, John David Norris, 65, was taken into custody by the Millbrook Police Department and charged with four counts of dissemination of child pornography. In February of 2024, authorities began […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the appointment of eleven distinguished leaders to the Alabama Veterans Resource Center (AVRC) Board, a new initiative designed to develop a statewide, sustainable hub dedicated to supporting veterans and their families. The center will provide job training and workforce assistance, aid in benefits navigation, support with family and legal […]

Executive Director Steven Tears of the Montgomery Humane Society is issuing a plea for help from the community due to a surge in the number of dogs and cats received this summer. Tears told WSFA that more than 720 animals entered the facility’s care in the month of June alone. This increase has placed a […]

Agents with the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force conducted an immigration raid Wednesday morning on the future site of Loxley Elementary in Baldwin County. NBC News 15  in Mobile reported that eleven workers on the site were arrested and taken into custody, with witnesses saying that multiple unmarked vehicles took part in the […]

College football season is almost here, and fans across the Yellowhammer State are counting down the final days of a long, football-starved offseason. With the start of fall training camp just days away for many teams, it won’t be long before they can check off one more box. On3 compiled a list of dates that […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is expressing continued confidence that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will be relocated to Huntsville after years of political controversy and bureaucratic delays. In 2023, then President Joe Biden announced that the Space Command HQ would remain in Colorado despite the Air Force Secretary identifying Redstone Arsenal as the best […]

Alabama Public Television (APTV) executive director Wayne Reid and network director of external affairs Jack Williams believe the recent cuts to government funding to the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB) were predictable because of the “bias problem” that exists with their national programming. Trump’s rescissions package that recently passed by Congress included $9 billion in […]

If you’ve noticed more out-of-state license plates around Alabama lately, you’re not imagining things. According to a report from Stacker, thousands of people moved to Alabama from across the country in 2022 — and most of them came from just a handful of states. Using U.S. Census Bureau data, Stacker ranked the top 25 states […]

Residents of the 334 area code will be joining the rest of the state in dialing 10 numbers to make phone calls when the new 483 area code overlay is implemented next year. To get in practice, customers in the 334 area code region are encouraged to begin 10-digit dialing before the new area code […]

A Homewood daycare employee was arrested Monday morning on attempted murder charges after an argument with a parent escalated into gunfire, according to the Homewood Police Department. Officers responded around 9:20 a.m. to a report of gunshots near ABC Daycare, located at 610 Columbiana Road. Police confirmed no one was injured in the incident. RELATED: […]

Alabama’s new hemp law was put to the test for the first time earlier this month with the arrest of Mary Noble in Athens on July 7. Noble was taken into custody for allegedly possessing prohibited hemp products, including seven Delta-9 pre-rolls and a Delta THC vape pen. She also faces charges of resisting arrest, […]

Judge Mary Windom, Presiding Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, announced today that she is running for re-election to her fourth and final term in statewide office. A Republican, Judge Windom was elected first in 2008, and has been re-elected three times to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Judge Windom was elected […]

The City of Montgomery announced it has appointed Chief Ettice Brickus as Chief of Staff for the Montgomery Police Department, bringing nearly 24 years of law enforcement experience to the role. Brickus joined MPD earlier this month following a distinguished career with the Baltimore Police Department, where she most recently served as Deputy Chief of […]

Etowah County is at a turning point, and State Sen. Andrew Jones says the future is looking bright. “We’re having kind of a sea change in Etowah County,” said Jones (R-Centre), who represents Senate District 10, which includes all of Etowah and Cherokee counties and part of DeKalb. “A lot of our legacy union employers […]

Alabama officials are probing ties between political contributions in the state and an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme based in Georgia amid new scrutiny from federal regulators. The Alabama Securities Commission announced on Monday it has opened an inquiry into First Liberty Building & Loan LLC and its founder, Edwin Brant Frost IV, who is […]

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Birmingham-Hoover area is one of the top metros in the U.S. for recent college graduates looking to begin their professional careers with a new, reputable job. The study, conducted by ADP Research indicated that the state’s third-largest metro has become a major destination for new graduates. The Birmingham […]

At Randy Owen’s farm in Fort Payne on a recent summer day, the story of two men unfolded like an old country ballad to Yellowhammer News.  One of them grew up to become the voice of a generation: Randy Owen, the iconic frontman of “Alabama” – the most successful country band in history. The other […]

On Friday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that more than $3.7 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for 12 road projects across Alabama, underscoring her ongoing commitment to enhancing the state’s infrastructure. The grants are the second round of funding made available this year under the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Annual […]

For many decades, the NCAA mandated that scholarships and grants were the only compensation student-athletes were allowed to receive. This directive formed a key part of the philosophical bedrock of college sports for most of its history. Although the NCAA’s legal framework was challenged multiple times, the organization remained loyal to its guiding principles until […]