BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is among 19 Republican state attorneys general backing former President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to send the National Guard into Los Angeles, even as critics say the deployment escalated tensions and undermined local control. Marshall joined a legal brief last week defending Trump’s authority to federalize the…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabamians in at least 14 cities, including Birmingham, will join millions nationwide Saturday for the “No Kings” protests, a coordinated day of action rejecting President Donald Trump’s military parade and what organizers call his authoritarian approach to governance. The protests, scheduled for June 14 to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday, Flag Day,…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, is again making headlines with a new bill to bar transgender women from participating in women’s sports at U.S. military academies—a move critics say is pure political showmanship and a distraction from real issues facing Alabamians. Tuberville’s legislation, introduced this week, would require the Defense Secretary to…

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama executed Gregory Hunt by nitrogen gas Tuesday evening for the 1988 beating death of Karen Lane, marking the state’s continued reliance on capital punishment as much of the nation moves away from the practice. Hunt, 65, was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. at a south Alabama prison, in the nation’s sixth…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama has fallen to 43rd in the nation for child well-being, according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, marking a sharp decline from last year’s 39th place finish and underscoring deepening challenges for the state’s youngest residents. The annual report, released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, paints a troubling picture:…

JASPER, Ala. — Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith was arrested Monday morning after a grand jury indicted him on six misdemeanor charges for hiring law enforcement officers who were not properly certified, according to court documents filed June 9, 2025. The indictment, handed down May 30, alleges Smith knowingly employed individuals—including school resource officers, deputies,…