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Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl recently appeared on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom" to address what he believes to be an increase in antisemitism in the United States since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

According to officials with the City of Hoover, the Islamic Academy of Alabama has withdrawn the application for a zoning change that would have allowed the school to relocate from Homewood to Meadowbrook Corporate Park.

Kristin Nelson, a Republican, announced her candidacy for State House District 38 on Thursday. 

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson says a project years in the making will soon be underway.

Tense moments ended in an arrest in Mobile after a man told police he had a bomb under his vehicle.

A Mobile man has reportedly passed away after drinking herbal tea containing the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca at a spiritual retreat in Peru.

Birmingham Fire & Rescue personnel risked their lives early Thursday to pull a woman from a house fire on the city’s west side. Despite their efforts, the woman later died at the hospital.

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced she is tapping State Rep. Cynthia Almond (R-Tuscaloosa) to serve as president of the Public Service Commission. 

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) recently announced the arrest of a security guard at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County, charging her with possession and trafficking of illegal drugs.

Everything is not well with the so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill," after a public feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over certain aspects of it.

While Elon Musk and President Donald Trump spent the majority of Thursday in an online dispute over disagreements with Trump's proposed budget package, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is calling for Congress to cut supposedly wasteful spending found by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

The Dallas County Public School System announced this week that it will close two schools as the system adjusts to the state takeover that took effect in March.

The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced $11 million in federal funding for Alabama through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program — an initiative aimed at turning legacy coal mining sites into engines of economic growth. 

Mobile City Councilman William Carroll will run for another term, he announced Thursday.

As children begin to enjoy their summer break, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up child predator investigations.

A former Walker County jail employee will plead guilty to deprivation of rights in connection with the 2023 death of Tony Mitchell.

Jim Nabors a/k/a Gomer Pyle will have a 95th heavenly birthday party on June 7 in Sylacauga. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) replaced $15.9 million in SNAP benefits from May 2023 to December 2024.

A small but vocal group of left-wing malcontents is trying to stop a Moms For Liberty event from happening in Huntsville later this month.

Alabama ranks highest in improvement of elementary math instruction preparation from the National Council on Teacher Quality.

Mike Densmore, a local businessman and pastor, announced on Thursday that he is running for mayor of Alexander City.

Mobile mayoral candidate Spiro Cheriogotis is pulling away from his opponents in campaign contributions.

More law enforcement will be on Alabama's Gulf Coast this summer. The City of Gulf Shores added a new Marine Unit to patrol local waterways.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently spoke about the Senate’s upcoming work on President Donald Trump’s highly prioritized budget package, expecting “a lot of changes” to address concerns over the raised debt ceiling and more.

Opp Mayor Becky Bracke announced on Thursday that she is running for re-election.

The Falkville Police Department arrested a man Wednesday night with the assistance of its K9 officer.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information in the shooting of a two-year-old early Wednesday.