The first lay president of Spring Hill College is changing his position. Spring Hill College announced that Christopher Puto will become president emeritus effective Friday.

A woman in Alabama is trying to find the owner of a New Jersey high school class ring. The Bergenfield High School class of 1990 ring was stashed in the closet of the Huntsville, Alabama, home where the woman has lived since 2004. It is engraved with the initials: E.M.L.

Six women are suing a north Alabama physician, claiming he inappropriately groped, fondled and kissed them while they were patients. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Morgan County Circuit Court against Dr. Michael Dick of Decatur.

Campaign money from Alabama’s largest teachers union used to be so toxic in Republican circles that it triggered a party rule — still in effect — discouraging candidates from accepting donations from the organization. No more. In the 2018 election cycle, the Alabama Education Association has been a major player in Republican primaries. The union’s […]

A church deacon in a suburb near Birmingham is facing charges, accused of sexually abusing two girls. Al.com reports Irondale police announced Thursday that 69-year-old Collin Galletly Jr. has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse and sexual abuse of a child younger than 12.

A plan by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to let principals and other administrators store weapons on campus so they can respond to shootings drew mixed reactions Thursday, with an education group expressing support and the NAACP calling it “the absolute worst idea.” Ivey’s “School Sentry Program” would allow administrators in schools that do not have […]

Alabama Republicans say they won’t certify the votes of a statewide candidate who’s come under scrutiny for what the party calls “egregious” comments. The decision announced Thursday means Jim Bonner, who’s running for the utility-regulating Public Service Commission, won’t get the party’s nomination even if he’s the leading vote-getter in Tuesday’s primary.

As the Trump administration works towards imposing what Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says will ultimately be the “strongest sanctions in history” against Iran, the Treasury Department on Wednesday targeted three Iranian organizations and six individuals for “serious human rights abuses.” They include a company that developed mobile applications allegedly used by the regime to […]

The Alabama agency that investigates judicial ethics complaints has agreed to pay $100,000 in legal fees for lawyers representing Associate Justice Tom Parker in a free-speech dispute. Parker’s attorneys with the Florida-based Liberty Counsel on Thursday released details of an agreement between them and the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission.

Earlier this week,  the Expect More for Montgomery Public Schools Campaign, a group that describes itself as a “diverse, bipartisan coalition of Montgomery-area young professionals” offered its endorsements for Montgomery County Board of Education. Expect More explained these endorsements were an effort to elect new leadership for the beleaguered Montgomery public schools. “The Montgomery Public School board […]

The Alabama Forestry Association, whose website states that it represents “every facet of Alabama’s forestry community— from the stump (landowners and logging contractors) to forest product manufacturing facilities,” has released its slate of endorsements for the upcoming primaries. Here’s the complete list, according to Bill Harris, the organization’s political affairs director:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey wants to allow some school principals, and other administrators, to access firearms stored on school grounds. Ivey on Wednesday announced she wants to begin implementation of a “School Sentry Program.”

Alabama authorities are still searching for an inmate who they say escaped from police custody in Sheffield. Al.com cites a department Facebook post as saying William Anthony Taylor Jr. escaped around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Alabama officials were ordered to release information about the state’s lethal injection procedure as a federal judge granted news organizations’ request to unseal records in the wake of an aborted execution. U.S. Judge Karon O. Bowdre ruled Wednesday that the public has a “common law right of access to the sealed records relating to Alabama’s […]

Two 18-year-olds in Alabama have been charged with assault in an alleged locker room hazing incident that left a freshman student with a broken arm. News outlets report LaQuiton Williams Jr. and Ellis Damoind Wright were arrested Tuesday in connection with the incident. WKRG-TV reports that 14-year-old Rodney Kim Jr.’s arm was broken at Davidson […]

An Alabama couple has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. A U.S. Department of Justice release says 35-year-old Kenneth Earl Hooks and 28-year-old Sarah Pauline Morris were indicted Tuesday by a grand jury on two counts: producing child pornography and enticing a child to engage in sexual activity to create obscene images.

A Mexican reporter who frequently covered gang violence in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas was found beaten to death Tuesday, becoming the sixth journalist killed in the country in 2018. The body of Hector Gonzalez Antonio, a correspondent for the Excelsior daily newspaper, was found on a dirt road in Ciudad Victoria, the state capital […]

A student with Down syndrome graduated with an impressive GPA Thursday after excelling in her school’s general education program, despite obstacles presented by her condition. Kari Balazs graduated from Alabama’s Hoover High School May 24 with a 3.5 GPA, showing other Down syndrome students around the world that it’s possible, Alabama News first reported Tuesday. […]

Weeks before President Trump is expected to meet with Kim Jong Un, a State Department report issued Tuesday painted a grim picture of religious freedom abuses at the hands of the Stalinist regime – including “executions, torture, beatings, and arrests” of people of faith. The report said that some of the up to 120,000 North […]

FLASH FLOOD WATCH: While Alberto is gone, he left behind a very deep layer of rich tropical moisture, and with a broad upper trough overhead we will maintain a chance of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama today. It won’t rain all day, and the sun will probably peek out at times. But showers and storms […]

Governor Kay Ivey joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC President and CEO Dong Ryeol Choi yesterday to announce that Hyundai is investing $388 million to construct a plant dedicated to manufacturing engine heads and enhance existing operations to support production of new models of Sonata and Elantra sedans. The investment will create 50 new jobs […]

Big money in Alabama judicial races is nothing new, but a week away from primary day, Republican Supreme Court chief justice candidate Tom Parker is in the midst of a campaign that might be unprecedented. Parker, who is challenging incumbent Lyn Stuart in the primary, has reported raising $505,625. Of that, $400,000 has come from […]

Late Tuesday, the Alabama Republican Party announced it had “voted unanimously” to censure Public Service Commision, Place 1 Republican hopeful Jim Bonner amid the various controversies stemming from comments he had made on social media and the airwaves around the state of Alabama. In a statement, Alabama Republican Party chairwoman Terry Lathan acknowledged Bonner’s First […]

Alabama didn’t look poised to win a third national title in six years. Once match play began, the Crimson Tide found another gear. Tide freshmen Wilson Furr and Davis Shore won both their matches Tuesday, and Alabama swept Duke in the semifinal to reach the final against Oklahoma State in the NCAA men’s golf championship. […]