William A. Read’s “Indian Place Names in Alabama” tells us that Tombigbee comes from Choctaw words meaning “box makers” or ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted a death sentence for the first time in her tenure Friday, sparing inmate Robin Dion "Rocky" Myers. The Alabama Supreme Court had cleared the way for Myers to be ...

Gov. Kay Ivey, the first elected female Republican governor of Alabama, has once again demonstrated why she is one of the most effective and transformative leaders in the state’s history.

When Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison last week, she knew it would put a strain on her relationship with Attorney General Steve Marshall.