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As Fairhope city council place one incumbent Jack Burrell reaches the end of his 13th year on the council, he is hoping constituents will keep him in office for a fourth term.

As the lengthy and sometimes hostile debate in the previous weeks surrounding President Donald Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill seems to be a distant memory, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is now turning his attention to Trump’s rescission package.

The sound and feel of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers come to Andalusia August 2. Tribute band ULA plays at the Kiwanis Center.

Some Alabama farmers are celebrating President Donald Trump’s decision to end the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement and slap a 17% tariff on most fresh Mexican tomatoes.

Three Mexican nationals—Luis Miguel Campos-Reyes, Isaac Fernandez-Lopez, and Marco Antonio Guzman—were arrested and face federal charges this week after local, state, and federal law enforcement raided multiple Mexican restaurants across Alabama on Tuesday.  

Friday, during an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Joesphine) said there was a possible legislative remedy for stopping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dumping spoil from a dredging project underway directly into Mobile Bay.

Seven illegal aliens from China, Mexico, and Guatemala employed at a Chinese buffet in Albertville were detained by local and federal law enforcement on Friday.

The Alabama Public Library Service approved on Thursday to begin the process of aligning the state’s administrative code with President Donald Trump’s executive order, mandating that no federal monies be given to entities that promote gender ideology.

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles adopted new amended parole guidelines at a meeting on Thursday.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Chris Murphy (Conn.) got involved in a heated argument on the Senate floor on Thursday.

An attorney representing an alleged drug “kingpin” apologized to a federal judge in Mobile on Wednesday after submitting a brief with false case citations generated by an artificial intelligence program.

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced on Friday that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for June held steady at 58%. 

Crescent Theater, the quaint movie theater in downtown Mobile, has closed again. Chains are on the doors.

Former State Representative, city judge and attorney Michael Onderdonk died June 26 in Chatom.

Calhoun County Animal Control confirmed an outbreak of canine distemper virus within its shelter facility on Thursday. 

The Demopolis Police Department arrested a woman for assault Tuesday after an attack at Walmart. However, a new charge of terrorism has been added, WSFA reported.

Republicans in Baldwin County are voicing concerns over possible progressive plants in some municipal elections.

At least two Alabama politicians are seeking avenues to return campaign funds after it was discovered that the prolific, Georgia-based GOP donor, Brant Frost IV, had been operating a Ponzi scheme, in which the SEC he had defrauded his clients of $140 million.

Thursday on Fox Business Network's "The Evening Edit," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) urged ICE agents to protect themselves as they conduct raids after one agent was allegedly dragged down the street by a Honduran national fleeing in a van.

The 2025 Orange Beach Mayoral Debate will be held on August 12 at the Orange Beach Event Center (4671 Wharf Pkwy W, Orange Beach, AL).

Alabama is saying goodbye to Bill McGinnis, known as "Papa Rocco" in Gulf Shores.

The American public should “get transparent, credible answers” related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Governor Kay Ivey issued a statement Wednesday evening in response to growing pressure calling for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to release the police footage in the shooting death of Jabari Peoples.

Fort Novosel was officially changed back to Fort Rucker in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum on Thursday.

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a man in connection with a child sex abuse case involving multiple victims.

Mardrecus Quartez Hardy, 42, died 11 days after he was found unresponsive in the 6800 block of Division Avenue on July 5. Family members checking on Hardy discovered him inside the residence.

According to court records and a complaint filed with the State, former first lady Lisa Taylor Wallace has been placed in an unnecessary court-ordered guardianship and conservatorship and is being held against her will at the Briar Glen Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Hoover despite a recent clean bill of health.