PINSON, Ala. — Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, one of Alabama’s most visited natural areas, has grown by 328 acres in a newly completed expansion that pushes the preserve past the 1,000‑acre mark and makes it Jefferson County’s third nature preserve of that size. The addition comes after the Alabama Forever Wild board in August 2025…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville have joined more than 100 Republican lawmakers in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Louisiana-led bid to sharply restrict mail-order access to the abortion pill mifepristone, escalating what advocates say is a coordinated national attack on women’s reproductive rights. In a May filing,…

WETUMPKA, Ala. — A federal judge has ended more than a decade of court supervision over Alabama’s Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, closing a case that began with findings of widespread sexual abuse and unsafe conditions at the state’s only prison for women. U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson dismissed the case Thursday after the…

FORT MORGAN, Ala. — At least 22 people were rescued from the Gulf at Fort Morgan on Thursday after dangerous rip currents created life-threatening conditions along the Alabama coast. The Fort Morgan Volunteer Fire Department said crews had responded to at least 22 water rescues by 4:30 p.m., with at least six people transported to…

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — Fifteen men were arrested in north Shelby County during a prostitution sting last week in an operation authorities described as part of a human trafficking investigation. The suspects were booked on prostitution-related charges, and one also faced drug charges. The case comes as Alabama continues to treat prostitution broadly under state…