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Gulf Shores City Board of Education president Kevin Corcoran wrote a letter to State Rep. Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill) addressing comments she made in opposition to bills that would change the distribution of a countywide education tax.

President Donald Trump rolled out his tariff regime on Wednesday, also known as "Liberation Day," by raising tariffs, including 34% more on imports from China, 46% on Vietnam and 32% on Taiwan.

 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is among three attorneys general leading a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court defending actions to combat the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) changed its Code of Ethics for the first time since 1957, omitting the word "God."

Officials at Dothan Preparatory Academy (DPA) have been surveying damage and returning items to students after an EF-1 tornado damaged the school.

The Mountain Brook City Council approved the appointment of Thomas Boulware as police chief.

Attorney General Steve Marshall's office has taken over the website of a Baldwin County business after issuing a restraining order against the company.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is among 25 state attorneys general asking U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pete Flores to close a loophole posing a threat to public safety.

The woman prosecutors believe sped through a red light, causing a deadly crash last September, has been indicted for murder.

The man who shot and killed Tammy Wedgeworth on New Year's Day in 2022 will spend the rest of his life in prison.

After the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) was approached by a private entity about purchasing the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, the ADCNR announced it would auction a lease on the property with an option to purchase the state-owned land.

Former Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette was denied immunity and a dismissal in connection to a deadly officer-involved shooting.

The Facebook post showed photos of a hazardous mess inside the store. The poster, JaMel Jermaine Brown, accused the manager refused to close the store despite a grease spill.

Parents were scrambling to get their children from Dothan Preparatory Academy on Monday after a possible tornado damaged the school and caused damage in nearby areas.

Former University of Alabama and University of Georgia strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran spoke Monday about his struggle with drug addiction during his time working under Coach Nick Saban.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a woman killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Fairfield.

The U.S. Navy christened the USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11) during a ceremony on Saturday. The ceremony was held at Austal USA in Mobile with the family of Billy Frank, Jr.

Spring Breakers are navigating around extensive construction zones on Highway 59 in Gulf Shores. As the widening and improvement project continues, city officials are working to update the public.

Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said he supports bills in the legislature requiring a portion of a countywide penny tax to be split between all school systems instead of going only to the Baldwin County Public School system.

The Mobile Police Department announced the arrest of 18 individuals in connection to a three-month operation titled “Operation Azalea Trail.”

The Conecuh Sausage processing plant will no longer be in Conecuh County after it moves to Covington County this summer.

Firefighters from Centreville, Brent, and Brierfield worked to extinguish a fire at AmeriGas off Belcher Road in Centreville on Friday.

The Birmingham Police Department made the first arrest under Alabama’s new machine gun conversion “Glock Switch” law and the suspect is a teen.

A pro-library non-profit based in the Chicago area is voicing support for the Fairhope Public Library under the false pretense that it has been defunded.

Across the United States, Tesla vehicles, dealerships and facilities have been targeted in violent attacks by those who protest Elon Musk's involvement with the Trump administration.

The family of a resident at Arabella Health and Wellness Center in Grand Bay is suing the facility, claiming another resident sexually assaulted their loved one.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) is once again going on an angry social media tirade against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.