Alabama’s annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday of the last full weekend in February and ends at midnight on the following Sunday.

Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican leaders say police need more legal protections, partly to help recruit and retain officers.

A look into news from the metro area’s nonprofits and good works and philanthropic outreach from local businesses.

Two of the eight bills included in Gov. Kay Ivey’s Safe Alabama bill package, intended to improve public safety and reduce ...