MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death-row inmate after a number of former public officials, and the current district attorney, raised doubts about his conviction. The Republican governor said she was commuting Toforest Johnson’s death sentence to life in prison without parole. Johnson was convicted of the […]

DOTHAN, Ala. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Republicans Monday to rally around State Rep. Rhett Marques during a campaign stop in Dothan as both national parties vie for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Speaking after a law enforcement roundtable, Scalise called the newly redrawn district, stretching from the Wiregrass to Montgomery, a “swing […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. News & World Report has released its 2027 Best K-8 Schools rankings, showing how 871 Alabama elementary and middle schools stack up based on student performance in reading and math. Forest Avenue Elementary School in Montgomery ranked No. 1 among elementary schools, while Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle took the top spot among […]