MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Amateur photographers have until Oct. 30 to submit images for the 2027 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest, an annual competition highlighting the state’s wildlife, landscapes, public lands and outdoor recreation. The contest is a project of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It is open to amateur photographers who live in…

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. — A Hamilton man has been arrested on human-trafficking and child-sex charges as part of an ongoing Lauderdale County investigation that has resulted in multiple arrests since late August. Robert Earl Danford, 69, was arrested and charged with first-degree human trafficking and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act,…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A legal challenge to Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to become Alabama governor is now before the Alabama Supreme Court after challengers argued in a new filing that the Republican nominee is “constitutionally ineligible” for the office. The Sept. 3 reply brief was the latest filing in an expedited appeal over whether the courts…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s escalating feud with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has placed the Alabama governor candidate at the center of a national fight over anti-Muslim rhetoric, immigration and the Republican use of “socialism” and “communism” as campaign attacks. Tuberville, R-Ala., called El-Sayed a “terrorist” and “radical Islamist” after El-Sayed won…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama public libraries are approaching an Oct. 1 deadline to comply with new state requirements governing books and other materials that address transgender people, gender identity and related topics, intensifying a debate that critics describe as a statewide book-banning campaign. The Alabama Public Library Service has directed libraries to revise their policies…