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The Leeds Police Department has released the dashcam footage of Giovanna Martinez, who was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this week after being pulled over for speeding.

This Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the August 26 city elections.

A federal court on Thursday barred Alabama from redrawing its current, court-ordered congressional map again until 2030.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man wanted in a child sex assault case out of Illinois.

Bruce Ayers, the owner of the Stardome comedy club in Hoover, says that while "there wasn’t any explicit calls for violence," he is confident he “did the right thing for the club, for the customers, for everybody,” when he canceled comedian Michael Rapaport’s performance that has since garnered national attention.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized on Thursday the mainstream media’s narrative around the recent arrest in Leeds of Giovanna Martinez, a JSU graduate who worked with the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama.

A man is facing multiple charges after authorities said he attempted to shoot into an occupied school bus in Jefferson County.

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the appointment of John Young as Marshall County Commission chairman.

Attorneys for Mike Blackmon have filed a brief in the Alabama Supreme Court, appealing a lower court judgment dismissing the contested Conecuh County sheriff’s race.

Lawmakers on the Contract Review Committee delayed a $200,000 Alabama Department of Corrections legal contract for William Lunsford of Butler Snow on Thursday.

Thursday marked the 200th day of President Donald Trump's second term in the White House, and members of Alabama's GOP federal delegation are lauding it as "200 days of WINNING."

Luis Rey Guerro Martinez, 25, was captured on July 7 in Texas as he attempted to flee to Mexico to escape capital murder charges related to a shooting in Bessemer the day prior.

Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin released a statement Thursday after a story on AL(dot)com story suggested the police department pulled over an illegal immigrant for driving one mile per hour over the speed limit, then contacted ICE.

A man accused of traveling from Georgia to Alabama to have sex with a minor has been indicted on three counts.

Nearly three years after Ramon Maldonado-Vasquez allegedly drove while drunk in excess of 100 miles per hour, killing his three passengers, that state is ready to begin a pre-trial hearing.

On Thursday, Birmingham mayoral candidate State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) weighed in on the shooting of Jabari Peoples by a Homewood Police officer, which the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office deemed a "justified" shooting because he had a gun.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced on Thursday that Catherine Gayle Fuller will serve as his new chief of staff following the departure of Jess Skaggs, who will begin working for Senate President Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) later in August.

Attorney General Steve Marshall, who is running to fill the seat of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), highlighted some of the successes of his years as AG in Alabama.

It’s not all homework and tests at Marbury High School in Deatsville. In fact, a senior tradition on the first day of school is one for the yearbooks.

State Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) is weighing in on the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay.

Be careful driving in downtown Mobile starting July 11, as 26 stop light are being removed and replaced with 4-way stops.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 49 state attorneys general requested the Department of Justice increase its enforcement against illegal offshore gambling sites on Tuesday.

The Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover put out a statement on Wednesday explaining its reasoning for canceling actor and comedian Michael Rapaport's performance the previous night over threats.

A mayoral candidate challenging Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis is claiming that the incumbent mayor has been pressuring local businesses to remove campaign materials of his opponent.

The Alabama Department of Corrections made a contraband arrest of Jesse Mainor last week near Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore. 

The Huntsville Police Department released information about a house fire where two bodies were found on Tuesday.

The Huntsville community is mourning the tragic loss of a 13-year-old student at Mountain Gap Middle School after he was killed Tuesday afternoon while riding his bicycle.