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The Alabama House Ways and Means Education committee passed multiple bills on Wednesday that would allow activity from nonprofit programs to be tax-exempt.

The House Health Committee approved a bill by State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) to strengthen a seafood labeling law. In Alabama, restaurants must disclose the country of origin for certain seafood to customers.

Mobile Pastor Travis Johnson had harsh words following the news that State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) resigned from his majority leader position.

State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley) celebrated the House passage of a bill on Tuesday that would expand screening access for breast cancer.

A bill restricting an agency from passing environmental protection rules more stringent than the federal law or regulation is headed to the governor’s desk.

House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) officially resigned as majority leader on Tuesday, sources confirm.

The Alabama House passed a bill on Tuesday to establish safety plans for summer camps across the state.

Mobile police released more information about two separate shootings that occurred at the same time on Sunday.

Enterprise Police are asking the public to come forward if they have seen a missing toddler within the past 30 days.

The Alabama House will vote Tuesday on two bills to eliminate patient costs to certain breast and prostate cancer screenings.

The Mobile Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in downtown on Sunday.

The developer of a planned solar facility in Stockton said the project will move forward despite community pushback.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a fiery crash that claimed the life of a Camp Hill man Saturday evening. The crash occurred on U.S. 280, eight miles west of Auburn.

The Columbiana Police Department is investigating after an officer was shot during a welfare check on Saturday.

A former Franklin County teacher pleaded guilty and admitted he sent an explicit video to a 17-year-old.

The case of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona has increased situational awareness for women nationwide. The 84-year-old mother of NBC’s “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.

The Calera Police Department arrested a man for the shooting death of a woman on Thursday night.

The Eastern Shore Republican Woman (ESRW) held an attorney general candidate forum on Thursday, hosting Pamela Casey and Katherine Robertson.

A Camden woman is facing up to 70 years in prison after a Wilcox County grand jury handed down an indictment on three charges.

The top candidates in the race for the Republican nomination to Congressional District 1 are sounding the alarm over a proposed solar farm project in north Baldwin County, and at least one candidate is pointing his finger at the other.

The company planning a 2,000-acre solar farm in Stockton has previously faced a lawsuit and outcry from community members in Georgia.

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) released a statement on Wednesday opposing a solar farm in Stockton.

A Fort Rucker soldier was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of indecent recordings.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) asked for prayers on Wednesday evening after a special agent assigned to ALEA's SWAT Team was shot during an officer-involved shooting incident.

The search continues for a man Blount County sheriff’s deputies believe shot and killed a bond recovery agent Tuesday morning.

Newly appointed Wedowee Utilities Board Chairman Barry Waldrep reviewed information from an audit of the utility following concerns of mismanagement and an investigation by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.

Multiple agencies are searching for the suspect in the shooting death of a Blount County bond recovery agent Tuesday morning.