Hannah Denham

A federal judge today sentenced a former state lawmaker from Birmingham and the former assistant to another state lawmaker for their roles in a kickback scheme to misuse public money.

The 83-year-old Democrat spent more than 40 years in the Alabama legislature.

But critics of the law say it criminalizes the work of advocacy groups, churches, volunteers who assist elderly and homebound voters who need help with absentee voting.

More than 10,000 Alabama residents received thousands of dollars in direct payments as the Biden administration doled money for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S.

| The search for a buyer for the shuttered Birmingham-Southern College campus is expanding beyond Alabama.

One is among the country’s most recognizable sports figures.

Money for athletes, tax breaks for donors: What we know about Walk of Champions, Alabama’s failed NIL nonprofit.

In the fast-changing landscape of college sports, connections matter. Players want the best NIL deals and businesses want the most lucrative marketing opportunities.

Longtime Alabama Rep. John Rogers turned himself in at a medium-security federal prison in Talladega on Tuesday to begin a 13-month sentence.

| John Archibald, who has spent nearly four decades at AL.com as a reporter, columnist and podcaster, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board.