Keeping existing prisons open could strain the state’s General Fund budget. ADOC is seeking close to $868 million from the $3 ...

When the Alabama Legislature approved the construction of two new men’s prisons in 2021, it also committed to shuttering existing ones. HB 4, sponsored by Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, outlined ...

Adjust the results for such things as student poverty, and the “southern surge” is even more impressive. On a ranking compiled by the Urban Institute, a think-tank, Mississippi comes top (see chart 1) ...

Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, David Reynolds Thrasher, MD, is honored as a Pinnacle Professional Member Inner Circle of Excellence for his contributions to Pulmonary Medicine and Community ...

Economic instability and discrimination were associated with higher odds for long COVID among children and adolescents, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CALERA, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is urging lawmakers to pass two bills that would enhance penalties for police chases.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey on Monday continued her crackdown on criminals and again called for the passage of public safety legislation which increases penalties for eluding law ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey has awarded grants worth a total of $4.5 million to groups that alleviate poverty and help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient. The ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that the date has been set for the execution of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton, who was convicted for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 auto ...

Alabama lawmakers are considering a state budget, and one of the open questions is whether they’ll approve a 2% raise for teachers and school employees. Another question: How will they manage benefits ...

Tuscaloosa-area groups will receive over $400,000 in grants to aid victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Governor Kay Ivey announced a total of $2.3 million in grants for nine entities ...

Alabama lawmakers have approved House Bill 41, known as the “Child Predator Death Penalty Act,” which would allow the death penalty for rape, sodomy or sexual torture of children under the age of 12.