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State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) announced on Monday that she was resigning her House seat.

Birmingham Water Works Board attorney Mark Parnell was one of several who were given last-minute contracts in the final hours before Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to reorganize the Birmingham Water Works. The total value of the contracts was $2.6 million.

As speculation grows around who will replace U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) as he runs for governor, the outgoing senator said he’s confident a qualified, true Republican will emerge to continue his legacy.

The Young Republican Federation of Alabama held its annual state convention this past weekend, electing leaders, training members, and fostering networking as the group prepares for the year ahead.

The Foley City Council approved a resolution to bring a second World War II plane to a new exhibit at the Foley Railroad Museum.

The Dothan Police Department is investigating a shooting outside the AMC 12 Theater, according to multiple reports.

A Greensboro man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiring to steal at least 18 high-end vehicles and to 97 months for receiving the stolen vehicles.

The trial for six suspects in the April 15, 2023, Dadeville Sweet 16 party shooting are scheduled for trial on Tuesday.

Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering doctoral student from Iran arrested by ICE in March, left the United States on Sunday.

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate announced on Monday he will run for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.

Republican Secretary of State candidate Andrew Sorrell, who currently serves as state auditor, recently reported $50,027 in contributions raised in just 12 days, a new fundraising record on an initial campaign finance report for the office.

Kenneth Cox announced his candidacy for Hoover City Council in late April. Over the weekend, he publicly declared that he will be seeking Place 2.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently announced 21 Alabamians had accepted their appointment to a U.S. service academy. 

Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores were released, and three Alabama hospitals scored an overall “F” rating. Two of those are operated by the Huntsville Hospital Health System.

Miss America Abbie Stockard visited President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Marksmen of today will commemorate those who landed on D-Day 81 years ago. Talladega's CMP Park.

It's the funnest time of the year for fishing competition, the Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo June 6-8.

Jay Mitchell, who resigned from the Alabama Supreme Court last month, has officially announced his candidacy for the state’s next attorney general to take over the term-limited Steve Marshall.

One victim has died and another is wounded after a shooting Sunday at Mobile's Saenger Theater. Suspect Marcus Sanders turned himself in and is charged with murder.

Despite Republican detractors in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is still hopeful for the passage of the so-called "big, beautiful" spending bill backed by House Republicans and President Donald Trump.

Three people are undergoing medical treatment after two were shot and one injured in a melee inside Mobile's Saenger Theatre.

June 2025 will showcase sky events in Alabama, including the Full Strawberry Moon on June 11th, a conjunction of the Moon and Venus on June 22nd, and the Summer Solstice on June 21st.  

A 20-year educator is the new principal at ACCEL charter school in Mobile. Dr. Jaclyn Stringer

Alabama has been included in the official NOAA forecast for Northern Lights Sunday and Monday as a Geostorm approaches Earth.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Friday that she was making several appointments to the newly re-formed State Board of Veterans Affairs, after clearing the legislature earlier this year as one of the most contentious bills of the session.

From mining critical minerals and fixing Medicade to forming a Western hemisphere alliance, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is at the forefront of several key issues to secure America’s future. That’s why he recently announced plans to run for a seventh term, despite having once committed to limiting himself to five.

The Bruce Pearl for U.S. Senate discussion appears to have some behind-the-scenes steam. However, one lawmaker on Capitol Hill is already voicing his support for the Auburn head basketball coach.