"Understanding the considerable opposition to the Stopping Online Piracy Act (SOPA) as currently written, I believe significant changes will be required before it can be considered by the full House," Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, said in an email.... More

The political tide has turned so thoroughly in North Alabama that there isn't one contested Democratic race in Madison County in March. To get elected, some former Democrats, like Butler and Hawk, tried to join the GOP and were rejected. Others were allowed in, and some of those still sound like Democrats.... More

The youngest District 2 Madison County Commission candidate, David Michael Smith, 26, served in the Army in Iraq where he saw children "living in dumps" and in houses they had made from trash.He said "there has to be a better way" to help people all over the world have a better quality of life, which is why he's running for office.... More

Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean on Wednesday formally announced his intention to seek a fourth term in office.... More

The court harshly criticized Alabama's capital defense system.... More

"I did check with the people in Dothan and they gave me a high recommendation for him. I checked with the state Pardons and Paroles Board and they were quite pleased with the job he's been doing so I saw no reason to bring up old things," Mayor Marvin Williams said.... More

The proposal would ban smoking in all enclosed public places, a major expansion of current rules.... More

A judge has set Feb. 10 for a hearing for Ulugbek Kodirov to change his plea to guilty in the case... More

Hawk could still appeal the state's steering committee's decision to the state party's full executive committee or run as an independent, but said today he does not plan to do either.... More

"The key people who were instrumental in putting these elections on are no longer with the county because of the layoffs," Manager Tony Petelos said.... More