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A federal grand jury in Huntsville indicted six Mexican nationals for reentering the U.S. illegally after being previously deported.

Multiple people were indicted as a result of a long-term investigation of cockfighting and gambling in Blountsville.

Over the past decade, the use of diabetes control medications for weight loss has increased drastically. However, a new study by researchers at UAB shows the number of overdoses has also increased substantially.

A now former associate pastor at the First Baptist Church of Dothan was arrested over the weekend after police say he left a young child alone in the car while he went to drink at a bar.

Southern breakfast and Italian lunch or pizza. DeVinci's in Homewood is closing August 10.

With President Donald Trump using the arms of his administration to target federal money recipients for using public areas and resources for political posturing, things like Montgomery’s virtually permanent Black Lives Matter mural could put road and bridge funding in jeopardy.

Fraud, mismanagement, abuse, lack of policies and controls, understaffing and overspending are just some of the findings reported in the four financial audits that have led to major shakeups in Hoover, Helena and Homewood.

Five days following Montgomery’s Mayor Steven Reed’s press conference in which he boasted of the city’s 28% drop in violent crime, the city was rocked by at least six shootings that left three dead.

In a report filed July 12 with the Federal Election Commission, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) disclosed $779,512.55 in fundraising for her principal campaign committee, Britt For Alabama, Inc.

 A Fairhope man is facing charges after a police pursuit ended with his vehicle striking a power pole and a natural gas valve.

 The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving one of its own.

A non-profit that started over 10 years ago in Afghanistan is continuing to give American heroes a much-needed reprieve on Alabama's Gulf Coast.

Margaret Huang recently resigned as president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center to “prioritize family life,” according to a press release from the left-wing nonprofit on Thursday.

The Florence area becomes the blues capital of the world July 16-29 with the annual W.C. Handy Music Festival 2025.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed was clearly displeased with Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth after Ainsworth took a jab at the capital’s mayor at a sold-out Eastern Shore Republican Women's luncheon in Fairhope on Thursday.

For Dallas Terrell, a personal trainer in Huntsville, it didn’t make sense why “Uncle Tom” was used derogatorily when, in the book, Tom is depicted as a loving, Christ-like character. That’s what led Terrell to write his book “Who Kidnapped Uncle Tom and Why It Matters.”

A free tribute to Jimmy Buffett and his music is in downtown Mobile on Saturday Sept 20. Son of a Sailor Festival

Saturday, during an appearance on CNN's "First of All," State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) responded to a claim from Jabari Peoples' family attorney, Leroy Maxwell, blaming legislation sponsored by Givan for the withholding of bodycam footage by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday in Cherokee County.

Foreign entities own 15% or more of the land in 10 counties in Alabama.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Friday the conviction of Tiffany Alexander Fields for the theft of hydrocodone tablets from a Montgomery area nursing home while she was employed as the facility’s director of nursing.

The Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Friday that it had conducted multiple contraband arrests across the state, including one healthcare worker, as it continues to hammer down on illegal items making their way into state prisons.

Allen Mendenhall resigned immediately from the Alabama Public Television (APT) Foundation Board, where he had served since 2019.

A Huntsville man is facing federal charges in connection to a child porn investigation.

Thousands of items, including boats, cars, trucks, office equipment, medical equipment and furniture, will be up for bid starting this Saturday in the online state surplus property auction.

During his weekly appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) reacted to Gov. Kay Ivey's decision not to reappoint Leigh Gwathney as chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Over six years since pharmaceutical companies began doling out massive payouts for their role in creating the opioid epidemic, Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall continues to rake in settlement funds for the state, most recently bringing in $8 million from eight drug makers.