State News

by Jacob Holmes The American Alliance for Equal Rights made its case Thursday in federal court that a law requiring two racial minority members serve on the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers board violates the equal […]

By Mike Cason FILE – A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic […]

By Kayode Crown The top prosecutor in the fastest-growing county in Alabama sent a letter last month to 700 crime victims, asking them to petition the county commission to give money to his office. “I am […]

By Jemma Stephenson and Alabama Reflector An Alabama senator has pre-filed a bill that would provide penalties to youths, including potential juvenile court or fines, who possess tobacco or electronic nicotine delivery systems. SB 2, […]

By Hannah Denham Job openings in Alabama are on the rise, especially for retail workers and supervisors, nurses, fast food workers, and truck drivers. Nearly 80,000 job ads were active online across the state in […]

By Carol Robinson State investigators released new information Friday about a Fourth of July jet ski crash that seriously injured Alabama State Sen. Garlan E. Gudger. The 49-year-old senator from Cullman was driving a 2024 Sea-Doo […]

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed the upcoming trial over Alabama’s ban on the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth until after the U.S. Supreme Court […]

By Mike Cason Some of the first steps in Alabama’s fledgling medical cannabis industry are taking place inside a building behind high security fences, cameras, and warning signs at the CRC of Alabama cultivation facility in […]

By Williesha Morris  An Alabama bishop called the proposed merger of UAB Health and Ascension St. Vincent’s hospitals in Birmingham a “devastating loss” for Catholics in the region, and said the issue will need to be reviewed […]

By William Thornton  Alabama is one of the best states to retire in, if you have $1 million in the bank. Which probably means Nick Saban has little to worry about. GoBankingRates, a personal finance site, is out […]