Courts Limestone sheriff asks judge to toss charge, accuses AG’s office of improper conduct In a motion filed late Monday, Sheriff Mike Blakely’s defense team accused the AG’s office of hiding an investigation of a key witness. Josh MoonJuly 20, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Shameless: Alabama asks to use COVID funds to build more prisons "The Department of Corrections wants federal dollars to build more prisons. The Treasury Department should laugh." Josh MoonJuly 19, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | COVID cases are growing again. Alabama leaders have to do something "It's not enough to sit quietly and allow the new Delta variant to spread. State leaders have to speak up." Josh MoonJuly 15, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Mo Brooks says Katie Britt is crushing him in fundraising. That shouldn’t be a surprise Brooks said Britt has outraised him three-to-one. She's done so despite being in the race for only a month. Josh MoonJuly 13, 2021
Local news Former Tuskegee mayor nearly topples Confederate monument Former Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford took a saw to a Confederate monument. He might have done enough damage to ultimately force its removal. Josh MoonJuly 8, 2021
Elections Mo Brooks’ ever-changing Jan. 6 story Brooks has gone from blaming antifa to blaming Donald Trump in the span of six months. Josh MoonJuly 7, 2021
Party politics Fight over ADP leadership is back in court — again A hearing in a federal lawsuit challenging bylaws changes in 2019 will be held Tuesday in Montgomery Josh MoonJuly 6, 2021
News Clouse joins the race for House Speaker Clouse, who's served for 27 years, will challenge Nathaniel Ledbetter. Josh MoonJuly 4, 2021
State Shots fired into state senator’s home Mobile Police said 23 shots were fired into Sen. Vivian Figures home on Thursday morning. Josh MoonJuly 2, 2021
Economy An Alabama plant closed and moved to Mexico after receiving a $10 million PPP loan: report FreightCar America received a $10 million PPP loan in early 2020. It closed its last American plant located in Muscle Shoals in September. Josh MoonJuly 1, 2021