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The Alabama Tourism Department defended the state’s pavilion at the Great American State Fair from criticism on Wednesday.

The Trussville community is mourning the loss of longtime educator and Cahaba Elementary School principal Joy Tyner. Tyner passed away Tuesday morning after a battle with cancer.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office held a baptism service Monday for inmates who wanted to be baptized.

The Pike Road Town Council recently extended a ban on new gas station construction by one year. 

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) took a victory lap on Tuesday after a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision affirming the right of states to protect women from competing against biological males in sports.

Stockton residents voted Tuesday to have a say in future developments.

Former Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson sued the city of Montgomery and the eight other members of the council on Monday after her seat was recently vacated.

Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said there is no question that a new bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway is helping get drivers into Gulf Shores. However, he is disappointed in a last-minute change that is making it more difficult to get off the island.

House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile), the original bill sponsor of the "Gender is real legislation," is celebrating the SCOTUS decision affirming states' rights to protect women's sports.

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jennifer Rudden Conway to serve on the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Ron Burkett, of Trussville, is known for his pressure washing creations. For years, Burkett has made art out of a cleaning project. He has created patriotic driveway art for the Fourth of July, a manger scene for Christmas, and a wildlife scene during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Alabama’s state leaders were elated on Tuesday after the announcement of a U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision affirming the actions of states like Alabama to protect women from competing against biological males in sports.

Mobile Archbishop Mark S. Rivituso received his pallium from Pope Leo XIV at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. 

An illegal alien from Nepal who is accused of scamming a Fairhope couple is now in custody after his alleged partner in crime was arrested in December 2025.

Following the bench's verdict, elected officials from across the country, including Alabama, weighed in on the decision.

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the city council are at odds over allegations of conspiracies and cover-ups. The latest conflict came during a live-streamed council meeting to appoint a new council member following the retirement of Jerry Johnson.

A woman from Warrior was one of three firefighters killed while fighting along the Colorado-Utah border.

Arely Guzman was rearraigned on Monday, when she entered her felony guilty plea. Guzman was given a plea agreement, the details of which were disclosed in court but have not been made public.

Nearly a full day after voting, the Alabama Republican Party officially announced the results of its deliberations, in which it deemed invalid a challenge filed against the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, John Wahl.

President Donald Trump has nominated Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid held a hearing on Monday on a lawsuit attempting to block the gubernatorial aspirations of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

After saying the deal between the City of Guntersville and developers of its City Harbor project “kind of smells,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled in their favor in a lawsuit brought by Joel Kennamer.

Alabama is missing an opportunity to tell its story with the state’s pavilion at the Great American State Fair, according to State Rep. Craig Lipscomb (R-Gadsden).

A past imam at Huntsville's Islamic Academy and, according to a university source, former part-time lecturer at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is demanding Muslims "sacrifice their blood" to spread Islam throughout America.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) recovered the body of a Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff assistant district attorney after he fell into Logan Martin Lake Sunday afternoon.

Longtime talk radio show host Kevin Elkins is running in the upcoming special election for Montgomery City Council District 3. 

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on Monday that federal law does not require mail-in ballots to be received by election day, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) once again called for the passage of the SAVE America Act.