Alabama news

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Democratic lawmaker in Alabama has proposed a bill that would require men in the state to obtain a vasectomy at age fifty, or after the birth of their third child, in response to last year’s Human Life Protection Act,…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A police officer who was working security at a church in Alabama is in critical condition after responding to a robbery in the neighborhood and being shot by a teenager. According to reports, narcotics detective John…

 GADSDEN, Ala. — A prominent youth minister, televangelist and author in Alabama has been sentenced to more than 1,000 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing seven teenage boys. Acton Bowen, 38, had initially denied the…

Photo Credit: Screenshot WVTM-TV JASPER, Ala. — A sheriff’s office in Alabama says that it will not be responding to a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) requesting that it cease calling upon the community to pray in…

JASPER, Ala. — An Alabama sheriff’s office says that it “won’t bow” to the bidding of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) after it received a letter requesting that Sheriff Nick Smith cease promoting prayer on social media as it…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by then-President Jimmy Carter has blocked Alabama’s abortion ban from taking effect, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a “woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy…