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A Montgomery non-profit founder and former WSFA reporter was sentenced on Thursday in federal court to one month in prison, a year of weekends in jail, and ordered to pay back the $927,000 in grants and loans she defrauded from the federal government.

Members of the Jacksonville State University Student Senate voted down a resolution urging the Student Government Association to acknowledge the kingship of Jesus Christ on March 17.

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city of Muscle Shoals in a lawsuit brought by residents seeking damages over claims of negligence after heavy rainfall in 2019 flooded their homes.

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced on Thursday the Abolish TSA Act, which would dissolve the Transportation Security Administration while allowing America’s airports to compete to provide the safest, most efficient, and least intrusive security measures, under a new Office of Aviation Security Oversight.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently canceled a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office lease in Fairhope.

The Alabama Department of Public Health will have to lay off 140 employees due to federal funding cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmimgham).

A University of Alabama doctoral student from Iran was transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility on Thursday.

A University of Alabama doctoral student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday was a national security concern, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to protect women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Passing a state income tax exemption on the name, image, and likeness for student athletes is likely not happening in the 2025 legislative session, according to State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville).

A Mobile man charged with rape was re-arrested after running away after initially being arrested in Priceville during a traffic stop on Wednesday. 

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cancelled $239,797,598 in federal grants to the Alabama Departments of Mental Health and Public Health this week.

Alabama’s overtime tax exemption “has been a game-changer for the state’s frontline workers,” according to The HR Digest.

A University of Alabama doctoral student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday.

A new license plate for Atlanta Braves fans is now available, according to the Alabama Department of Revenue. 

Governor Kay Ivey sent a memo to all state agency heads on Wednesday announcing she has banned the use of DeepSeek, Manus and similar technologies on state devices and the state network. 

Douglas Mayor Corey Hill is running to be the next Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

A lineman from Tennessee died Tuesday due to injuries sustained from an alleged drunk driver on March 16.

Things got a little testy between U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Danish Ambassador to the United States Jesper Moller Sorenson ahead of Vice President J.D. Vance and wife, Usha’s, trip to Greenland on Friday.

Some Haitian immigrants in the Albertville area are now “self-deporting” after the Trump administration ended a Biden-era parole program on Tuesday that allowed illegal aliens from certain countries to immigrate to the United States.

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce withdrew its offer to help host Montgomery Public Schools superintendent finalists’ receptions and fireside chats scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. 

Hyundai announced on Monday a new investment of $21 billion in the United States from 2025 to 2028.

A Birmingham chapter of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is planning to picket a local Chevron gas station over the company’s support for Israel in its conflict with Palestine.

The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was allegedly accidentally included in a group chat with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President J.D. Vance, and other top officials where they discussed strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The Trump administration will again begin allowing sales of 1911 pistols through the Civilian Marksmanship Program, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), House Armed Services Committee chairman.

Dothan police arrested Audarian Kywon Richards on Friday on possession of child porn charges.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals voided four more temporary restraining orders (TROs) entered against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Friday.