State News

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 […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Alabama is looking for foster care families for elderly and adult residents, citing a steep rise in elder abuse in the state over the last decade. “The rise in elder abuse and neglect […]

By Mike Cason State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) has prefiled a bill, SB1, that would provide compensation benefits for full-time education employees who are injured while working. Under current law, education employees have to pay for injuries out of pocket […]