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The first person to qualify for the Vestavia Hills City Council this year was Councilwoman Kimberly Cook. With a brief statement and photos on Facebook Cook declared, "After much prayer and reflection, I have decided to run for a third term."

House Republicans passed legislation rescinding $9.4 billion in government spending on Thursday.

The UAB Health System and UnitedHealthcare of Alabama are still negotiating health plan contracts for patients set to expire on July 31.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering adding a pumped storage hydro (PSH) facility in Jackson County to increase its energy output. 

Residents of the City of Irondale have been paying for the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice to support programs that now include a warning system to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the behest of the city's Mayor James Stewart, Jr.

State and federal elected officials representing Alabama sided with Israel over Iran on Thursday.

State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries on Thursday.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is supporting President Donald Trump for acting "decisively and constitutionally" in deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles to thwart the anti-immigration raid protests that turned into riots.

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called for leftist groups across the nation, including Alabama, holding mass protests against the administration to do so "peacefully."

The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice recently unveiled a new hotline to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Birmingham and other Alabama cities.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) expressed the need to responsibly dispose of dredge material during a hearing in Washington.

During Wednesday's broadcast of Fox Business Network's "Kudlow," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), a candidate for governor, excoriated Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) for his handling of the civil unrest in Los Angeles.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) could move its National Academy training program for local, federal and international law enforcement from Quantico, Va., to Huntsville, according to the Washington Post.

A Smithsonian traveling exhibit starts in Alabama June 20-July 19. SPARK! is free.

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday in response to his termination last year.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warned that the Democrats were going to push a "summer of hate" to prevent President Donald Trump from getting anything done.

After chastising reporters last week for not referring to her as Dr. Nicole Wadsworth in stories, her campaign issued a correction on Wednesday to a previous statement claiming she has a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama.

A Baldwin County lawmaker is helping the Alabama Sheriffs Association push through legislation to stiffen the penalty for people who shoot and kill others in public spaces.

President Donald Trump will be turning 79 on Flag Day this Saturday, the same day as the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. To celebrate, leftist groups across the nation are planning to hold mass protests against the administration.

During a packed event at Regions Field in Birmingham, Katherine Robertson formally announced her candidacy for Alabama attorney general with the support of Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson has spent a considerable amount of time exploring all parts of Mobile while campaigning for mayor. As a candidate, she said she has spoken to constituents in all corners of the city, opening her eyes to issues she didn't know about before.

The name of Southeast Alabama’s U.S. Army base Fort Novosel will be changed back to Fort Rucker, according to President Donald Trump.

The Daphne Fire Department celebrated the unveiling of the county's first Safe Haven Baby Box on Tuesday.

Alabama executed Gregory Hunt by nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on Tuesday night.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is blaming President Donald Trump for the chaos in Los Angeles, which is meant to be a distraction from what’s going on in Washington.

There is no ambiguity from Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch regarding the potential for out-of-hand protests coming to Mobile, similar to what is underway in Los Angeles.

Recent riots in Los Angeles are an “abject failure of leadership” in California, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.