3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (663+ words) As Mobile County Sheriff, one of my most important responsibilities is protecting the people of our community. That means responding to crimes after they happen, but also supporting common-sense measures that help prevent harm before it occurs. Today, one of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) Montgomery County Commissioners discussed wildfire prevention after recent rains quelled the need for a burn ban during its Sept. 3 meeting. While commissioners did not take action due to recent rains tampering drought concerns, Montgomery County Fire Marshal Jimmy Williams emphasized…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (535+ words) Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall believes that the construction of new data centers can be an economic opportunity for Alabama if it’s done in a responsible way. The issue of new data center construction has been divisive as several cities…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (554+ words) Have you voted yet? If not, now is your chance to help bring a little Hallmark Christmas cheer to Alabama – and the City of Cullman is asking for you help. Cullman is one of 25 finalists in Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Towns…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (82+ words) Are data centers Alabama’s next economic powerhouse, or are opponents creating a moral panic? Can Donald Trump economically strangle Iran into ending the conflict without escalating the war? Should Alabama really name the new I-10 bridge after Donald Trump, or…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) Jimmy Buffett has entered the Mobile bridge naming debate after a Republican state senator suggested the Gulf Coast icon deserves the honor over President Donald Trump. State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine), who represents much of Baldwin County, told ALdotcom that…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1146+ words) There are 24,000 kids in the U.S. who don’t have a parent or legal guardian and who don’t have any legal status in the country. They’re the “unaccompanied minors” we have heard so much about and, now, they could have no legal…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (226+ words) U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said a proposed Muslim commission in Massachusetts tasked with advising state government would “never happen” in Alabama on his watch. Tuberville (R-Auburn) made the comment Tuesday in response to a social media post highlighting legislation pending in…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (410+ words) U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are backing a border bill aimed at reducing child trafficking and asylum fraud by changing how migrant families and unaccompanied children are handled after entering the United States. The Stopping Border Surges Act, introduced…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (420+ words) As the school year is gearing up, Ten Commandments displays will be required in certain Alabama public school classrooms beginning January 1, a law House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter called a “major win” for the state. “Getting this bill across the finish…...