State News

By Leada Gore Laptops, office furniture, tools, boats, vehicles – including a bus – are among the items up for bid for the next online state surplus property auction starting Saturday. The Surplus Property Division of […]

By Rebecca Griesbach  Two months into state intervention, staff at Sumter County Schools have been hard at work: The books have been balanced, the football field spruced up, and officials have a detailed plan to improve […]

Since Dec. 10, 1819, heroes with Huntsville Fire & Rescue (HFR), formerly known as the “Huntsville Fire Bucket Brigade,” have answered the call to protect life and property in the Rocket City. Now, HFR wants […]

Federal Judges Redraw Lines, Boosting Black Voting Power and Democrats’ Prospects By Zoie D. Roberson, Speakin’ Out News’ Youth Editor In a decisive victory for advocates of fair representation, Alabama’s Black legislators have achieved a […]

By Lawrence Specker Birmingham native Imani Perry has been honored with a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship, an elite honor colloquially known as the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grants.” The program awards unrestricted grants to “talented individuals who have […]

By Lawrence Spencer For many years, the library building known as the Davis Avenue Branch seemed destined to stand as nothing more than a monument to Mobile’s segregated past. In a jubilant moment on Wednesday, […]

By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com and Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com Judge Chad Floyd didn’t waste any time Tuesday morning as he addressed defendants and family members gathered in a small third-floor courtroom atop the Cullman County […]

By Heather Gann This fall, the Lede is reaching out to your elected representatives and asking what they’re anticipating for the 2024 session and what they’re doing to stay in touch with constituents. District 51 Rep. […]

By Dennis Pillion Alabama Power’s plan to leave 21 million tons of coal ash waste in an unlined impoundment on the Mobile River took another hit last week, as a federal judge recommended that a lawsuit […]

By STEVEN SHEPARD Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to be the most formidable independent presidential candidate in more than two decades. And already, operatives in both parties are moving to head off the impact. A […]