Governor Governor’s office denies rumors of Kay Ivey’s ill health AL.com columnist Kyle Whitmire released an opinion Thursday questioning Ivey's whereabouts and detailing his struggle to find answers from the governor's office. Jacob HolmesAugust 11, 2022
Elections Democratic state Senate candidate yet to file campaign finance paperwork Secretary of State John Merrill attempted to make a failure to file such paperwork grounds to remove a candidate from ballot access. Jacob HolmesAugust 11, 2022
Prisons “Love Without Parole” documentary tells story of Alabamian released from prison Michael Schumacher was released from prison after 36 years thanks to the help of Alabama Appleseed, and finally was able to marry the love... Jacob HolmesAugust 10, 2022
President Alabama political leaders react to raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence Republicans say the raid erodes trust in the justice system and that it amounts to political weaponization of the FBI. Jacob HolmesAugust 10, 2022
Prisons Board denies parole to Jimmy O’Neal Spencer Spencer is accused of killing three people including a child in 2018 eight months after being released on parole. Jacob HolmesAugust 9, 2022
Prisons Holman warden built career after altercations with women cost him Trooper job Holman warden Terry Raybon was involved in two physical altercations that led to his termination from the Department of Public Safety. Jacob HolmesAugust 9, 2022
State Alabama remains in bottom 5 nationally for child well-being Alabama did improve in 11 of 16 indicators, but still lags behind other states in most categories. Jacob HolmesAugust 8, 2022
Health Most infectious COVID strain yet is causing a spike in transmission Although the BA.5 variant is possibly more infectious, symptoms have been less severe and vaccines still protect against serious illness. Jacob HolmesAugust 5, 2022
Economy White House says Inflation Reduction Act would lower health insurance premiums Officials say the provisions in the bill would help about a million small business owners and employees as well as self-employed individuals. Jacob HolmesAugust 2, 2022
Economy Online job ads up 33 percent from 2021 The most needed jobs include registered nurses and retail workers, two industries heavily affected by the pandemic. Jacob HolmesJuly 29, 2022