Alabama's overcrowded prisons are once again front and center at the State House. The governor's plan to build four new prisons and demolish the aging facilities came up in a senate committee…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The committee voted 6-3 for the bill Wednesday after a fiery public hearing in which some state sheriffs spoke both…
The lawmaker sponsoring Gov. Robert Bentley's $800 million prison construction plan says the proposal is likely being scaled down as it heads to a committee vote next week. Republican Sen. Cam Ward of Alabaster said the Senate Judiciary Committee will…
The state auditor says he will sue Gov. Robert Bentley for waiting until 2018 to hold the election for Jeff Sessions' former U.S. Senate seat. Jim Zeigler told The Associated Press of the lawsuit on Wednesday. He says Bentley's appointment…
An Andalusia man is in jail after being arrested for identity theft. 44-year-old Michael D. Giles was arrested and charged with four counts of identity theft, ten counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and one count of 1st…
The president of the film academy says the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at Sunday's Academy Awards will never return to the Oscar show. Cheryl Boone Isaacs tells The Associated Press that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
The Latest on the court case of the widow of the Orlando nightclub shooter (all times local): 12 p.m. A federal judge in California said it was "debatable" that there's evidence showing the widow of the gunman who killed dozens…
If you didn't file a tax return for 2013, the IRS might have a refund waiting for you. But the deadline to claim it is only a few weeks away. The IRS says it has $1 billion in unclaimed refunds…
The annual Buy Alabama's Best campaign has begun. Gov. Robert Bentley encouraged shoppers on Wednesday to buy locally made foods as part of the local economy boosting initiative. Goods made in the state will carry a Buy Alabama's Best logo…
The Alabama House Republican Caucus on Wednesday elected State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R - Rainsville) to serve as House Majority Leader and State Rep. Connie Rowe (R - Jasper) as its vice…
A key Republican congressman says President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan will likely include private projects like pipelines that don't involve federal aid but which have been hindered by a lack of government permits or regulations. Rep. Bill Shuster,…
A House committee has approved a bill to require all day cares to be licensed and end a longstanding exemption for faith-based facilities. Alabama is one of a handful of states that exempt church-affiliated day cares from state regulation. About…
President Donald Trump's plan to impose sharp cuts to foreign aid and domestic programs is running into opposition on Capitol Hill - and that's just from his Republican allies. Trump's proposal to slash the foreign aid budget by more than…
Governor Robert Bentley announced on Wednesday that Golden Dragon Copper USA, Inc. plans to add 30-40Â jobs at its West Alabama facility in the Thomasville/West Wilcox Industrial Park. GD Copper USA, Inc. is a worldwide leading supplier of precision copper…
North Koreans have gained unprecedented connectedness with greater access to media and devices like cellphones over Kim Jong Un's five-year rule. But private citizens' embrace of a state-controlled network has opened the way to unparalleled state censorship and surveillance in…
It was ten years ago today that a F4 tornado hit Enterprise High School, killing a eight students who were sheltering in a hallway. A memorial marks the location of he school…
 A single-vehicle crash Tuesday, Feb. 28, claimed the life of a Birmingham man. Jerry Jessie, 61, was killed when he was struck by a 2003 Toyota Camry on Rogers Road in the Brownsville community, approximately 10 miles east of Tuskegee.…
Three middle school students remain hospitalized after a sport-utility vehicle plowed into a marching band during a Mardi Gras parade on the Alabama coast. Gulf Shores city spokesman Grant Brown says nine other band members have been released from hospitals…
The party is over in New Orleans as Mardi Gras comes to a close. Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, for many Christians a period of reflection or fasting ahead of Easter. On the last day of revelry, thousands of…
It was a night to come out and show support for the many children in need of forever homes. "There are about 5 thousand children in foster care in Alabama and we're a…
President Donald Trump opened his address to a joint session of Congress by condemning the recent threats against Jewish community centers and a fatal shooting in Kansas being investigated as a hate crime. Trump on Tuesday said that "while we…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to create a commission that could move judge positions to areas with crowded court dockets and rapidly growing populations. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 77-15 Tuesday for the bill. It now goes to Gov. Robert…
Alabama is the last state in the country to still have judicial override and Tuesday a large group of people gathered at the State House to support legislation that would change that.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- State Senator Hank Sanders held a press conference to promote this year's Bridge Crossing Jubilee. He also talked about the struggle to keep the event…
Charles Henderson High School fans are rallying around the lady trojans as they head to the final four in Birmingham. "I don't miss these games and we're so…
