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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

There is still no sign of a missing mother and her two children from Mobile County, but at least two arrests have been made in the case. Sheriff Paul Burch said investigators are still working the case and zeroing in on a group of painters, some of whom are illegal immigrants, working for construction companies.

Former Mobile County Commissioner and Mobile mayoral candidate Stephen Nodine is now legally cleared to run for office again after he was pardoned by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles.

Nearly 300 people showed up Monday for a town hall on a proposed solar farm in the Stockton community. As people poured into the Stockton Civic Club, an outdoor overflow area also filled.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of one of its own over the weekend.

A former Trussville Police officer is facing child sex abuse charges, according to jail records.

The Wedowee Town Council approved two measures at an emergency meeting on Monday to protect City Hall documents and employees.

The Gulf Shores City Council unanimously approved a resolution banning alcohol for Spring Break 2026.

The Gulf Shores City Council will consider a resolution banning alcohol on beaches for the Spring Break period.

A bill filed by State Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook) would establish safety plans for summer camps across the state.