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On Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey officially declared the 30-hour window for the Alabama Department of Corrections to execute Geoffrey Todd West, 49, using the highly criticized method of nitrogen hypoxia.

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that education savings accounts (ESAs) established by the state’s CHOOSE Act program are now fully funded and available for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Tax cut provisions in the “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House on Thursday could increase pay for some families by over $10,000, according to U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover).

For the third time in five years, a Trussville man has created an artful masterpiece that can only be seen from the sky.

Ken McFeeters, a Republican candidate for Alabama governor, took to social media to make serious accusations against several people with connections to Baldwin County Public Schools.

Despite the controversy surrounding her alleged academic credentials, Nicole Wadsworth is still leaning on her higher education degrees in hopes that it will distinguish her from the competition in the race for Alabama’s next lieutenant governor.

On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for agreeing to determine whether states can ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's school sports teams.

The city of Tuscaloosa plans to sue the state over how Alabama’s online sales tax law is divided up between counties and municipalities.

Sylacauga lost a hearty soul as Joe Clinton, Jr. died. Different Sylacauga folks knew him in different ways.

People in the Shiloh community of Coffee County have filed a lawsuit against Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) director John Cooper after months of back and forth between state and federal officials.

This week, a three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Michael Sockwell, 62, who was convicted of killing former Montgomery County Sheriff Isaiah Harris in 1988.

Members of Alabama’s Republican House delegation helped President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” gain final passage in the House on Thursday after hours of debate and delay.

Paul Miller worked his entire career for the Alabama Baptist Children's Home and ministries. He died July 2 at age 83.

After hours of delay in the House on Wednesday and early Thursday morning, President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” still didn’t have enough support to pass.

Members of the Hayneville Town Council voted to disband the police department at a special-called meeting on Wednesday.

Five Points Mayor Jeff Monroe announced on Monday he is running for the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 37 in 2026.

A terrifying moment for two people on Birmingham’s west side has turned into a desperate search for two men.

It's a bit of a homecoming to Alabama for The Red Clay Strays at the Wharf Amphitheater July 3-4-5.

A Montgomery man will spend 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machinegun.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force arrested 15 suspected illegal immigrants Wednesday in Mobile.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) recently introduced the Equal Representation Act which would ensure only legal citizens are factored into the count for congressional districts and the Electoral College map that determines presidential elections. 

President Donald Trump nominated Randall Jones, a Guntersville insurance agency co-owner, to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Tuesday.

A man is facing a charge of impersonating a peace officer after police said he tried to convince people he was a DEA agent.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl announced a series of steps the party has taken to ensure financial transparency and accountability ahead of the 2026 election cycle by enacting a series of internal policies, which include an independent audit of ALGOP’s finances.

BamaCarry, Alabama’s largest state-based Second Amendment organization, announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Selma for “trampling the constitutional rights of one of its members.”

Significant changes are coming to the University of Montevallo as the school named Terry Roberson interim president, effective July 1.

The Orange Beach City Council approved a resolution to spend $81,000 on new Flock Safety cameras and software.