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 […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday directed all state agencies to immediately lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Sen. John McCain.

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday announced their decision to uphold 11 out of 12 felony ethics convictions for former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard.

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 […]

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) adopted its first ever state party platform on Saturday at its annual summer Executive Committee meeting.

Mobile-native and former LSU quarterback Jamarcus Russell has returned to his high school to coach. In a recent interview with WKRG’s Randy Patrick, Russell talked about going back to his alma mater of Williamson High School in Mobile to coach quarterbacks, helping his successors fill his shoes. “I get a chance to be back on […]

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 […]

On this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” host Don Daily asked Gov. Kay Ivey about the prospects for a lottery in Alabama given the governor in Mississippi was convening a special session to consider a lottery. Ivey explained she would support the people’s right to vote on a lottery, but added that […]

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 […]

The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority has been granted $1.5 million by the U.S. Transportation Department for new, fuel-less buses. The funds, dispersed as part of the Fiscal Year 2018 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Project, will be used “to purchase battery electric buses and charging stations,” according to a department project description. “The main purpose of […]

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 […]

Law enforcement agencies in Calhoun County have discovered that over one hundred flower vases have been stolen from area cemeteries in the last month, with residents calling the crimes "pretty low," "deplorable" and "a disgrace."

Planned Parenthood's Alabama state political action committee dissolved on Thursday after months of mysterious activity, according to public records made available by the Secretary of State's office.

A new analysis released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute (GEI) found that electricity customers across Alabama will save over $1.28 billion as a result of the recently enacted “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,” while the state's economy will grow thousands of jobs and see $1.34 billion more in economic activity.

Last week, an illegal alien from Guatemala tried to violently kidnap a woman at a local park and lure two teenage girls into his car at a school bus stop in Jasper, leading to charges of second degree attempted kidnapping and enticing a child.

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.

A new national tax incentive program that some believe could be the most transformative economic development tool ever has communities in Alabama, led by Birmingham, preparing to cash in on its share of potentially trillions of dollars in new investment. Opportunity Zones are low-income census tracts with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent […]

As the owner of Decatur’s Morgan Price Candy Company, Nancy Curl is a self-proclaimed chocoholic. “We are all very much addicted to chocolate,” Curl said as she motioned toward the beautifully wrapped gourmet candies on the table next to her. Curl shares another connection to the confection on which she’s built her business – an […]

After a lifetime of service to his nation, Sen. John McCain passed away on Saturday "surrounded by the people he loved, in the the place he loved best."

Sadness and outrage have been replaced with tears of joy at the American Legion Post 164 in Citronelle. After NBC 15 in Mobile on Wednesday broke the original story of a “coward disgracing our country” who cut down and stole the American flag from the local veterans at Post 164, the community in southwest Alabama came together as one.

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.

Continental Motors hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in Mobile for its “Blue Marlin” project, which involves the construction of an advanced manufacturing facility for the production of piston and turbine engines for light aircraft, along with parts. The new facility will be nearly 275,000 square feet, mostly dedicated to advanced engine and parts manufacturing for all […]

Alabama Power has launched a new version of its Shorelines app called Smart Lakes, which offers new advanced interactive features designed to enhance the lake experience. In addition to lake-specific information on water levels and generation schedules, the new Smart Lakes app offers users a one-stop source for all relevant lake data. The app features: