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University of Alabama System chancellor to retire next month
The chancellor of the University of Alabama System has announced his retirement.
The Tuscaloosa News reports 64-year-old Ray Hayes said Friday that he will continue...
Capital murder charges dismissed for 2 Birmingham men
An Alabama judge has dismissed capital murder charges against two men accused of committing a 2017 fatal shooting.
Al.com reports Joemarcus Fitts and Frederick Temple,...
Immunity hearing scheduled for Montgomery police officer charged with murder
A judge has scheduled an immunity hearing next month for a Montgomery police officer charged with murder in a 2016 shooting death.
Circuit Judge Greg...
Alabama lawyer confirmed as federal district judge
The U.S. Senate has confirmed an Alabama lawyer to serve as a district court judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
Officials say Annemarie Axon,...
Princeton discussion group teaches men that being the breadwinner is bad
New Jersey’s Princeton University has a discussion group that encourages men to be more effeminate in an effort to escape the societal box of...
UAB ranked No. 1 young university in the U.S.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been ranked the top young university in the United States and No. 10 worldwide in the Times...
Germany wants to create government-funded feminist pornography
Some Germans want to create government-funded feminist pornography that would celebrate different body shapes for educational purposes, the Daily Mail reported Friday.
German Chancellor Angela...
Alabama wins Silver Shovel Award for economic development
Area Development, a national publication, has selected Alabama for its Silver Shovel Award, a top honor recognizing the state’s economic development successes in 2017.
In...
Defeated GOP PSC candidate Jim Bonner launches GoFundMe effort for recount — Has $20 pledged of $1 million+ required
According to a story published by Russellville’s Franklin Free Press the day after Tuesday's primary, whether you like Jim Bonner, the GOP state public...
Houston joins Birmingham in seeking the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Houston has joined at least seven other cities seeking the 2020 Democratic National Convention with the City Council overwhelmingly backing a resolution that offers...
Judge acquits Alabama officer accused of domestic violence
An Alabama police officer accused of domestic violence has been acquitted.
Al.com reported Thursday that a judge acquitted 44-year-old Albertville Police Sgt. David William Atwell...
Alabama woman accused of using sex as weapon in bank robbery attempt
Alabama authorities are investigating a bank robbery where sex was the weapon of choice.
Al.com reports the case of a woman who allegedly presented a...
Alabama appeals order to make execution information public
Alabama is appealing a federal judge's order to make the state's lethal injection procedures public and to unseal other court records about an aborted...
Can’t miss events in Alabama this weekend
Woodlawn Street Market
The Woodlawn Street Market is back. Support more than 80 local vendors in the heart of historic Woodlawn. Marketgoers will find...
President Trump criticizes Schumer, Obama, Pelosi: They ‘did NOTHING about North Korea …’
As he departs for a G-7 summit meeting in Canada, and then to an even higher-stakes summit in Singapore, President Trump had nicer things...
Poll: 69% of Americans support sex outside marriage
Sixty-nine percent of Americans believe sex between an unmarried man and woman is “morally acceptable,” according to a recent Gallup poll.
In addition, the survey...
CrossFit spokesman, Alabama pastor says LGBT pride is a ‘sin,’ subsequently fired
Russell Berger, the chief knowledge officer for the fitness movement and company known as CrossFit, was fired Wednesday for saying that LGBTQ pride and...
Remains of Alabama born soldier to be buried in Mississippi
The remains of solider killed during the Korean War have been returned to his family in the U.S.
News outlets report that a casket carrying...
Alabama inmate who killed 2 found dead in prison infirmary
An Alabama inmate who was serving time for killing two people in the 1970s has been found dead in a prison infirmary.
Al.com cites the...
Australian manufacturer EOS selects Alabama for flagship U.S. facility
Electro Optic Systems (EOS), a Australian defense contractor specializing in remotely controlled weapon systems, announced plans Wednesday to locate its flagship U.S. manufacturing facility...
GOP National Chair says Trump agenda has destroyed any hopes of a blue wave this November
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Wednesday on Fox Business that President Donald Trump’s successful agenda has stifled any chance of a blue...
Alabama county elects new probate judge, school superintendent
An Alabama county has elected a new probate judge and school superintendent.
Citing unofficial results, Al.com reports the Tuesday Republican primary in Shelby County decided...
Alabama lawmaker indicted, charged with paying kickbacks
An Alabama lawmaker has been indicted on federal charges that he paid kickbacks to a doctor's office that referred Medicare patients to his health...
Alabama man charged with selling stolen auto parts online
An Alabama man has been charged with taking parts stripped from stolen vehicles and selling them on the website Craigslist.
WKRG-TV reports Baldwin County sheriff's...