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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.

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.  

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A $9 billion rescissions package being debated in the Senate is a “common sense approach” to cutting spending, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke out in support of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Alabama.

The Enterprise Police Department arrested a man on six charges after executing a search warrant Wednesday morning.

The Northport Police Department’s traffic reconstruction unit responded to the scene of a deadly wreck on Highway 43 Wednesday.