will force students in Mobile County Public Schools and Lee County Public Schools to stay home on Tuesday and work virtually to avoid confusion at schools that also serve as polling places. Lee County and Mobile County have designated Nov. 3 as an E-Learning or virtual distance learning day, in which students are expected to work remotely. That could affect about 50,000 students ...

Polls are open and voting is underway in the midterm elections. Tuscaloosa and Northport voters go to the polls to cast their ballots.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the qualifications of a former aide to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to run for the statehouse. The ruling from Jefferson County District Judge Chuck Price for now clears the path for political newcomer Alicia Escott Lumpkin to claim a seat after defeating longtime State Rep. Juandalynn Givan in the Democratic primary. There is no Republican ...

Democrat Shomari Figures of Alabama is one of several Black members of Congress who've had their House districts redrawn by Republicans in the wake of the Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.

As shootings following one of Birmingham’s biggest events left a teen dead and eight people wounded, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville promised to be tough on crime across Alabama if elected governor. Tuberville and several other elected officials offered comments after shootings Oct. 31 outside of Legion Field after the Magic City Classic. Tuberville will face former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in ...

I believe our republic is alive and well,” said Strong, who represents north Alabama’s 5 th Congressional District. “I’ve enjoyed this time. I represent six different counties and 41 different cities.

Madison County, Limestone County and Morgan County residents will have several contested races to vote on in the Nov. 3 general election. The highest profile race is the 5th Congressional District race between two term U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, and his Democratic challenger, businessman and plumber Andrew Sneed of Huntsville. Strong has about a $1 million advantage over Sneed in ...