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With a TV schedule brimming with NPR and PBS programming, Alabama Public Television will be making cuts and attempting to make more Alabama-focused shows in light of the White House's funding cuts to the two media giants accused by President Donald Trump and others of pushing a biased agenda.

Over a week has passed since three-year-old Ke'Torrius "KJ" Starkes, Jr. of Bessemer, was found dead after an Alabama Department of Human Resources contracted driver allegedly left him in a hot car for nearly five hours, and DHR officials remain silent.

State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) announced on Friday he has pre-filed legislation for the 2026 regular session that will repeal Senate Bill 322, block the annexation of land and prevent the creation of a community development district for a proposed resort project on Smith Lake. 

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation turned over all body-worn camera footage of a high-profile officer-involved shooting to the Homewood Police Department and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office after concluding its investigation.

The mother of an infant who was severely beaten to death in Athens has been arrested and charged with capital murder.

Calera Police arrested an illegal alien in connection with a rape case. The police chief said the case is a prime example of the need for law enforcement action.

Leo Denton stayed active right until the end. He died two days before his 95th birthday. He goes to be with his 50-year wife Mignon and his brother, Admiral Jeremiah Denton.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) doesn’t agree with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) support for a ban on Congressional stock trading.

The Jackson County, Miss. Sheriff’s Department arrested a man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from Alabama.

Kela Stanford, 54, the contract driver for the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR), has been charged with a Class B felony over a week after she allegedly returned home with a three-year-old boy after a scheduled visitation with his biological father and left him to die in the hot car.

The Saban Center, a self-proclaimed “cutting-edge educational campus that integrates STEM and the arts,” announced a “significant partnership” with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

A recent horrific child sex trafficking ring discovered in Bibb County has possible ties to the Sureños Mexican-American gang.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently expressed disgust at the uncovered sex ring in Bibb County and gave full support for the subsequently announced legislation that would mandate a life sentence or the death penalty for sexually assaulting a child.

The mother and grandfather of a one-year-old baby boy who was hanged from a ceiling and beaten have pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

The UAB Health System announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached with UnitedHealthcare to continue services for patients.

A mini-Lulu's has opened in the new Gulf Shores Airport by Lucy Buffett, owner of Lulu's Restaurant.

Southern Company reported second-quarter earnings of $900 million in 2025 compared with earnings of $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is "100% sure" that Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville will soon be announced as the new home for U.S. Space Command.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently filed legislation to prevent students from hostile countries from studying at American colleges and universities.

Voters in Alabama who want to take part in their local municipal election by absentee ballot must apply soon.

The City of Foley is hosting a municipal election candidate forum on August 14.

Alabama lawmakers will try again to pass legislation in the 2026 legislative session that would make child rapists eligible for the death penalty in the wake of horrific child sex abuse cases in Bibb County.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a woman Wednesday after a destructive incident near the Alabama-Tennessee line.

Business leader and retired Vulcan Signs CEO Bubba Lee died Tuesday. He helped found and lead the Business Council of Alabama.

An illegal immigrant arrested in Mobile County has ties to the dangerous MS-13 gang, according to previous arrest documents.

Recent audio allegedly shows the Department of Human Resources contractor accused of leaving a three-year-old boy in a hot car to die apologizing to the family, saying, "Sorry isn't enough to express how I feel."

The man Scottsboro police said shot an officer after a domestic incident and chase is scheduled for a court appearance on August 20.