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Alabama unanimous number one, Auburn 10th in preseason coaches poll

Defending national champion Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the preseason coaches' poll, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Crimson...

City of Good Hope awarded grant to help bring in its first manufacturing plant

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded the city of Good Hope in Cullman County a $200,000 Community Development Block Grant to go toward extending sewer...

Lipscomb police chief busted for bongs and weed in patrol car

An Alabama police chief is on leave after authorities reported finding marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his patrol car and home. AL.com reports court records...

Former Birmingham Mayor William Bell cited for ethics violation

The Alabama Ethics Commission says a former mayor violated an ethics law. AL.com reported the ethics panel said Wednesday evidence shows former Birmingham Mayor William...

Selma woman charged with murder claims husband was abusive

A Selma woman who police say shot and killed her estranged husband in her own driveway has been charged with murder-domestic violence. Selma Police Chief...

Ethics Commission says legislator can work for Alabama House Speaker

The Alabama Ethics Commission says a retiring member of the House of Representatives can work as House Speaker Mac McCutcheon's chief of staff without...

Election latest: State parties certify candidates to Secretary of State’s office

Staff members from both the Alabama Republican Party and the Alabama Democratic Party reported to the office of Secretary of State on Wednesday to...

Approval for Attorney General Sessions has tanked amid Trump’s attacks, poll suggests

Once so popular that he ran unopposed for re-election to the Senate in both the Republican primary and in the general election, Attorney General...

Low voter turnout in Republican Primary Runoff for Bullock County

While voter turnout was low in last month's Primary Runoff election, Bullock County had extremely low numbers with only 208 ballots being cast in...

Mitch McConnell praises Sen. Richard Shelby for his leadership in appropriations process

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised Sen. Richard Shelby on Wednesday for his extraordinary leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “As he took the reins of...

Birmingham student is one of five National Student Poets

Five teenagers have been selected National Student Poets, a program that will have them serve as ambassadors at everything from literary readings to community...

Georgia high court justice headed to federal appeals court for AL, GA and FL.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed a Georgia Supreme Court justice to serve on a federal appeals court. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Justice Britt Grant...

WATCH: Anti-gun protesters gather at the Alabama State House

A group of Alabama protesters showed up at the Alabama State House Wednesday in Montgomery to voice their disdain for the National Rifle Association...

Montgomery man charged with soliciting a young girl online

An Alabama man is accused of soliciting a 14-year-old girl for sexual favors online. Capt. Trent Beasley with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office tells news...

Alabama woman locked out of car gets locked up instead

An Alabama woman who tried to get sheriff's deputies to unlock her car has landed up locked up. Citing court records, the Montgomery Advertiser reports...

Inmate sentenced to seven more years for trying to run over guard with truck

Prosecutors say an inmate who drove a truck at a guard in Alabama has been sentenced to seven more years in prison. U.S. Attorney Louis...

Alabama public schools ranked nation’s 44th best, according to new study

Alabama’s public schools have been ranked 44th best in the country by the personal finance website WalletHub, which is slightly lower than two other...

Athens mans commits double murder and suicide

Police say a man killed his 10-year-old son and his sleeping 84-year-old mother before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life...

University of Alabama receives largest donation in school history

The University of Alabama announced its biggest donation in school history Monday. Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., and her...

Alabama Republicans lead by double digits in statewide races, new poll finds

Republicans are up 14 points against Democrats in races for statewide office in Alabama, according to a new poll by Cygnal, a Montgomery-based research...

Report: City of Birmingham could face $8.7 million in fines for concealing Linn Park Confederate monument

It was an issue Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin inherited from his predecessor former Birmingham Mayor William Bell, but one from which he is not...

Two from Georgia accused in north Alabama jury duty scam

Two Georgia residents are accused of scamming north Alabama residents out of nearly $19,000 by phoning to say they'd missed federal jury duty and...

US Attorney General Sessions: US culture ‘less hospitable to people of faith’

American culture has become "less hospitable to people of faith," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in vowing that the Justice Department would protect...

Attorneys seek to remove judge, move trial of Montgomery police officer

Attorneys for a police officer facing murder charges say a judge's comments that the officer's story was not "credible" have tainted the jury pool...