State News

By Joseph D. Bryant  A new state congressional map ordered by federal judges earlier this month will be used in the 2024 election even as the state continues its opposition against it, Attorney General Steve Marshall clarified to […]

By Leada Gore Laptops, office furniture, tools, boats, vehicles – including a bus – are among the items up for bid for the next online state surplus property auction starting Saturday. The Surplus Property Division of […]

By Rebecca Griesbach  Two months into state intervention, staff at Sumter County Schools have been hard at work: The books have been balanced, the football field spruced up, and officials have a detailed plan to improve […]

Since Dec. 10, 1819, heroes with Huntsville Fire & Rescue (HFR), formerly known as the “Huntsville Fire Bucket Brigade,” have answered the call to protect life and property in the Rocket City. Now, HFR wants […]

Federal Judges Redraw Lines, Boosting Black Voting Power and Democrats’ Prospects By Zoie D. Roberson, Speakin’ Out News’ Youth Editor In a decisive victory for advocates of fair representation, Alabama’s Black legislators have achieved a […]

By Lawrence Specker Birmingham native Imani Perry has been honored with a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship, an elite honor colloquially known as the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grants.” The program awards unrestricted grants to “talented individuals who have […]

By Lawrence Spencer For many years, the library building known as the Davis Avenue Branch seemed destined to stand as nothing more than a monument to Mobile’s segregated past. In a jubilant moment on Wednesday, […]

By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com and Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com Judge Chad Floyd didn’t waste any time Tuesday morning as he addressed defendants and family members gathered in a small third-floor courtroom atop the Cullman County […]