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He sings “Poontang on the Pontoon” and “Critter Up my Shitter” but now one of the funniest entertainers on Alabama’s Gulf Coast has his sights set on politics.

Baldwin County Public Schools chief school financial officer John Wilson resigned his position Wednesday morning.

Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl wouldn’t have to resign from his current role with the party to run for lieutenant governor in 2026 if a new proposed rule change is approved by the party’s executive committee.

When Bayou La Batre celebrates it 70th anniversary June 21, it will also name its city park for former Governor George C. Wallace.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) questioned and applauded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a committee meeting on national security, budgetary issues and more.

The ABC Board will begin charging a roughly 2% credit card fee to wholesale customers on July 1. 

Questions of Joe Biden’s mental fitness plagued the latter years of his presidency, and U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said it’s time the American people finally got answers.

City Councilman Hunter Williams took a few minutes at this week's city council meeting to apologize to Birmingham residents and express his concern about the disrespectful actions of a California-based nonprofit now working in and funded by the City of Birmingham.

Former Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson passed away unexpectedly Wednesday of a heart condition.

Al Sharpton will join Alabama Democrats for a march in Montgomery on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth.

Amid escalating tension between Iran and Israel, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is putting her trust in President Donald Trump.

Endorsements have already begun pouring in for U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) in his bid to be Alabama’s next governor, most recently earning one from his Senate colleague, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

A Prichard police officer is under investigation and on administrative leave after he helped a woman get away from her husband by striking him multiple times with a bat.

Nippon Steel completed its acquisition of U.S. Steel on Wednesday, finalizing a $14.9 billion merger in a deal that President Donald Trump announced last month would benefit Alabama's U.S. Steel operations.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to gain access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, a program that will be used to identify noncitizens registered to vote. 

Dr. JuWan Robinson, a former DEI staffer reassigned after the passing of AL's law preventing state funds from going to DEI programs, lamented “Alabama’s status as a conservative state."

The Tuscaloosa By-Pass, which spans the Black Warrior River, connecting Tuscaloosa and Northport, serves over 4 million vehicles per day. The mile-long bridge was built in 1998 and it is owned by American Roads, the same company that owned the former Baldwin County Bridge Company in South Alabama.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a man killed in a freak accident at U.S. Steel in Birmingham.

A Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and medications for minors is constitutional, according to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Herman Pair has preached all over the world. June 22, he goes home to Stamp, Alabama in the pulpit of his home church.

America First Legal has obtained documents showing the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) hosted an "hate crimes" event promoted within President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch has vowed to make the City of Prichard a safer place after he said gang-related violence has claimed innocent lives and made citizens feel unsafe.

A Honduran national who was in the United States illegally is charged with felony assault of a federal officer after an incident in Foley Monday.

The Dothan Police Department arrested a suspect in a Tuesday afternoon shooting death.

Like most across the nation, members of Alabama’s federal delegation are waiting for the Donald Trump administration to make up its mind on whether or not to directly engage in hostilities with Iran after it was attacked by Israel last week.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl plans to step down from his current role with the party if he decides to run for lieutenant governor in 2026.

The Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to uphold a veto by Montgomery Steven Reed, which revoked the council’s previous decision to approve a moratorium on opening new package stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and vape shops in the city's corporate limits.