Montgomery joins Tuscaloosa in suing State of Alabama over online sales tax law

Members of the Montgomery City Council unanimously voted to join a lawsuit brought by Tuscaloosa against the State of Alabama over its online sales tax law. The State’s online sales tax law is known as the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT)...

Funding is running out for this Alabama airport amid government shutdown

A small Alabama airport and dozens of other airports serving nearly 200 rural communities around the country could lose federal support if the government shutdown extends past Oct. 12. Without funding from the federal government, the Essential Air...

Montgomery shooting prompts Britt to ask AG Bondi about countering crime

WASHINGTON — During a Senate oversight hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt called Saturday’s downtown Montgomery shooting “horrific” and asked what can be done to combat violent crime. On Tuesday, Montgomery...

Alabama Athletic Commission shuts down illegal fighting event in Cherokee County

The Alabama Athletic Commission, AAC, has confirmed that on September 27 the AAC coordinated with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office to shut down an illegal, unlicensed combat sports event near Weiss Lake in Cherokee County. According to...

Alabama officials urge vigilance during National Pedestrian Safety Month

October marks National Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers to stay alert and...

Senate Confirms Neil Jacobs as NOAA Chief Amid Ethics Controversy

By Blessing Nweke On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Neil Jacobs as the new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), appointing a career atmospheric scientist to lead the nation’s premier weather and climate agency....

'Alabama Solution' directors keep focus on prison reform

1 of 3 | "The Alabama Solution," on HBO Friday, investigates Alabam Prisons. Photo courtesy of HBO LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Directors Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman say investigating the Alabama prison system in their documentary The...

State Rep. Stringer rejects Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed efforts to blame constitutional carry deadly Montgomery shootout — 'It's a thug problem'

Earlier this week, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed went back to the well of blaming gun laws for his city's violence. In a statement issued on Monday, he cited Alabama's "lax" gun laws as a factor in a shootout Saturday night in the heart of...

Crash fatalities decline in Alabama in 2024

Alabama saw a decline in traffic fatalities in 2024, according to the newly released Alabama Crash Facts report available online at the Drive Safe Alabama Website. The report shows 967 motor vehicle fatalities statewide, down from 975 in 2023....

7 Things: Reed rejects National Guard in Montgomery; Alabama sheriff faces whining over Halloween decorations; and more …

7. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) highlighted a 1,325% surge in AI-driven financial sextortion targeting teenage boys, calling for coordinated action by law enforcement, tech companies, and Congress to protect children from online predators....

More Tensions Between ESPN & Paul Finebaum’s Alabama Ambitions Despite VP Clearing the Air

Who would’ve thought? Out of all the people in the United States, it had to be Paul Finebaum who’s now on the verge of crossing a very controversial — and political — line. College football’s grumpiest analyst, Paul Finebaum, broke the internet...

Democrats’ blue-state failures are becoming a political problem

Republicans have Democrats nationwide on the ropes over local governing failures on issues such as crime, a vulnerability that could cost them at the ballot box if left unaddressed.President Donald Trump has spent the past several months pushing...

Reports stress drought’s impact on Alabama farms, heightened fire risk

The Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team Monitoring and Impact Group highlighted the environmental impacts of an unusually dry September during its Tuesday meeting. ADAPT is a committee of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community...

U.S. Senate approves Alabama Trump nominees Brian Christine and Lynda Blanchard

The U.S. Senate approved 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees, including two from Alabama on Tuesday. Senators voted 51-47 along partisan lines to approve Dr. Brian Christine to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services and Lynda...

Is it legal for Trump to put his picture on US Mint dollar coin?

President Donald Trump appears poised to put his image on both sides of a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint – the country’s manufacturer of legal tender coinage that also produces commemorative coins. On October 3, the White...

Huntsville Hospital Takes The Lead in Alabama

Huntsville Hospital CEO Jeff Samz joins Governor Kay Ivey’s advisory group to help shape Alabama’s Rural Health Transformation Program, aimed at expanding access to care across rural communities. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey has tapped...

Process, Not Product: Community Collaboration & Growing the Arts in Alabama

Quick-Fire Quips is a speedy questionnaire where we get to know people who stand out in the State of Alabama! In this episode, Alabama Public Radio host Baillee Majors talks with the Exa Skinner, executive director of Kentuck Art Center and...

Simpson, Chambliss team up for renewed push on use of capital murder charge after Montgomery HBCU party shootout

Following a deadly shooting in Montgomery after a historically black college and university (HBCU) football game, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) is once again pushing to make it a capital offense to murder an individual while "knowingly...

Woke journalists resign from Alabama-based media company following correction of hateful article calling Charlie Kirk 'racist'

The staff of three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna, and Juneau resigned from an Alabama-based media company after complaining that an article was edited to remove anti-Charlie Kirk rhetoric and reposted online without their consent. The...

Watch: Security cameras capture chaos of Montgomery weekend shootout

Security camera footage from a local liquor store captured the exact moment of a deadly shootout in downtown Montgomery on Saturday night. Video of the chaotic scene showed hundreds of people scrambling for cover as the shooting began, with many...