State News

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is voicing her support for President Trump’s plan to deport undocumented immigrants. Ivey joined 25 other Republican governors Thursday in a statement in favor of deportation of undocumented immigrants. “As […]

By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama families can apply to get up to $7,000 toward private school tuition from the state starting Jan. 2. In May, the legislature passed a law, known as the CHOOSE Act, to create a […]

By Leada Gore Hospice is an invaluable service that focuses on quality of life for people approaching the end of their lives. It seems unbelievable that a service for families in some of their most vulnerable […]

By Carol Robinson An Alabama school bus driver is facing criminal charges after police say a student got caught in the bus doors and was dragged about 150 feet. The driver, 64-year-old Steven Phillip Valentine, […]

By Alexander Willis MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Legislature’s Contract Review Committee approved a $6 million contract Thursday for the Department of Human Resources designed to help the agency combat rising instances of EBT theft, with […]

By Heather Gann Alabama homebuyers could be playing a waiting game for an interest rate that some say is a thing of the past. In a recent nationwide survey conducted by homebuilder Century Communities, the majority of prospective […]

By Leada Gore The FBI and U.S. cyber security experts are warning Americans about security risks from sending texts using iPhone and Android phones. Amid what’s being described as an “unprecedented cyberattack” from a Chinese-backed hacking […]

By Roy S. Johnson  Miles College President Bobbie Knight – on a high with the historic success of the school’s Division-II playoff football team – is “disappointed” that her request for a second extension of the purchase agreement to […]

By Leada Gore Credit card skimmers can give crooks access to your money – all before you even know your information has been stolen. Skimming involves criminals installing covert devices on card-reading machines used at gas stations, ATMs […]