ADOC is creating a new position to review use-of-force investigations so the responsibility to investigate does not fall on the individual prison.

Alabama’s tax revenues grew by nearly 6 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to the previous year, according to the Alabama Retail Association.

Three meetings between the president and his challenger are confirmed, but if Alabama has its way, it could host a debate ahead of them all.

The executive orders extend unemployment benefits, put a hold on student loan payments, defer payroll taxes for some Americans, and extend the moratorium on evictions.

Alabama’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund is running low after dropping from $700 million to about $200 million since the pandemic began.

There are several different scams related to unordered packages.

A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes on a charge of first degree theft of property.

The Alabama Supreme Court will decide whether Public Service Commission hearings are public meetings in a case that began after a candidate was kicked out for recording a proceeding.

Governor Ivey, speaking with WBRC FOX6 News anchor Jonathan Hardison, said she and state health leaders will have to watch the numbers as we get closer into September to see if she needs to extend that statewide mask ordinance.

Hundreds of thousands of people are still receiving help from the government since the pandemic began.

The City of Millbrook has named former longtime Montgomery judge Lynn Bright to fill the position held for decades by the late Judge Ben E. Pool.

Lanett Mayor Kyle McCoy is coming under fire after the Alabama Ethics Commission has found that he may have committed an ethics violation.

ADPH encouraged schools to have seating charts for school buses and inside classrooms. That seating chart would then be sent to ADPH to help contact trace.

"With the office being shut for a month and a half, we really saw just increasing demand at all of our offices and we really wanted to do a way to better serve the citizens," explained Montgomery Probate Judge JC Love.

Alabama U.S. House members sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey asking to name parts of U.S. Highway 80 after Civil Right icon Congressman John Lewis.

Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, has resigned from his position as pastor of an Autauga County church, the Alabama Baptist reported Thursday.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that students from second grade to college are required to wear masks whenever practical.

Alabama is approaching the two week mark since the mask ordinance went into effect.

State Rep. Will Dismukes, a Republican from Prattville, said Tuesday he has no plans to resign as a growing chorus of officials calls for him to step down.

Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes, a Republican from Prattville, says he’s surprised by the response to his recent Facebook post that showed him giving the invocation at an annual birthday celebration for Nathan Bedford Forrest.

The Alabama Department of Corrections responded Friday after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it believes the conditions inside the state’s prisons are unconstitutional.

Many Alabama school districts are concerned that there will not be enough substitute teachers for the upcoming school year.

Alabama state Senator Randy Price has been placed on a ventilator in his fight against COVID-19, according to his wife.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources said a new grant program will help licensed child care providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell has been vocal about the impact her House colleague, the late Rep. John Lewis, had on her life.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said states should not benefit from increased federal representation by counting large populations of people not in the country legally. He added Alabama and other states could lose House seats as a result.

Secretary of State John H. Merrill issued new guidance for absentee voting in August.

State leaders are hashing out the details on how to keep kids safe when they return to school.

Gov. Kay Ivey’s office released what it calls a “general overview and takeaway” from a private meeting Wednesday with Dr. Deborah Birx, a key member of the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Task Force.

Johnson held the District 33 seat that includes portions of Clay, Coosa, and Talladega counties for more than 40 years making him the longest continuously serving member of the House.

Polling locations will look different depending on the size and location. Several probate judges have bought masks, gloves and hand sanitizer.

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said Thursday he wants to see more people get COVID-19.

Alabama added more than 2,000 cases Wednesday night.

Billy Joe Driver, 84, was born on Nov. 16, 1935 in Clanton and spent a half-century serving his community in multiple roles.

Some state lawmakers want all K-12 students to be tested when returning to school.

The Alabama Capitol continues to be surrounded by metal barricades five weeks after they were erected.

On July 14 Jeff Coleman and Barry Moore will lock horns in the runoff election for the Congressional GOP District 2 seat.

Voters in Alabama head to the polls next week for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, bringing some first-time challenges for elections offices around the state.

The Congressional District 2 GOP runoff will be a race between Barry Moore and Jeff Coleman.

District 2 GOP runoff candidates Jeff Coleman and Barry Moore faced off in a debate ahead of the July 14 primary runoff election.

U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions made a pit stop to Montgomery eight days before the primary runoff election.

Alabama hospitals lost about $739 million in revenue from March 13 to April 30, according to a survey from the Alabama Hospital Association.

As coronavirus cases continue to rise, state leaders are reacting to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision to extended the safer at home order.

A campaign vehicle for U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville erupted in flames on Interstate 59.

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state plans to sign a contract with a company to provide more contact tracers.

The deadline for Alabamians to register to vote for the upcoming July runoff election is Monday.

Alabama EMA Director Brian Hastings said state agencies have shipped out 15 million items of personal protective equipment around the state since March.

The Alabama Democratic Party’s executive director called Friday for Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, to resign after the lawmaker’s public support to not defund the Confederate Memorial Park.

Some state leaders are looking at requesting CARES Act money to buy devices for students to use this school year.

Sen. Richard Shelby has signed on as a cosponsor for a piece of police reform legislation making its way through Congress.

Some Alabama Senate Democrats plan to propose a package of bills related to policing and criminal justice next regular legislative session.

State Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, said to expect a proposal giving cities more control over moving Confederate monuments.

The judge lifted a statewide prohibition on curbside voting at in-person polling locations.

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill says we’re prepared for July’s runoff election, despite concerns over the chaotic experience in Georgia Tuesday.

Alabama’s plan to educate students this fall is still in the works, but the state superintendent gave some details on what it could look like.

Group travel has plummeted in Alabama and it’s leaving some hotels and surrounding businesses strapped for cash.

Businesses are breathing a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump and Congress eased restrictions to the Paycheck Protection Program.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a Supplemental State of Emergency proclamation Tuesday that seeks to mitigate the stress COVID-19 has put on correctional facilities across the state.