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Students accepted into Alabama’s education savings accounts under the CHOOSE Act will have more choices next year as school districts opt into the program.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today filed emergency motions on Thursday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift injunctions blocking Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map, arguing that the injunctions cannot survive the court’s ruling on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais. 

Members of the Montgomery County Community Cooperative District Board fired Jason Wilson, the executive director of Montgomery Whitewater, on Thursday afternoon.

On Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais.

Multiple agencies are searching for a missing fisherman from Mobile County.

Southern Company reported first-quarter earnings in 2026 of $1.4 billion, or $1.21 per share, on Monday compared with earnings of $1.3 billion, or $1.21 per share, in the first quarter of 2025. 

The man convicted of trafficking marijuana to benefit a criminal enterprise will spend 25 years in prison.

California and Illinois should restrict their congressional maps to get all Democrat representation in California and Illinois, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) urged Alabama leadership to "take action" and redraw its congressional maps to better reflect the state's values and politics after the U.S. Supreme Court found race-based redistricting unconstitutional in a Louisiana case.

Former Alabama Republican Party chairman and GOP candidate for lieutenant governor John Wahl applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated verdict on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's majority ruling on Wednesday restricting racially based congressional gerrymandering, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) urged the Alabama Legislature to promptly redistrict the state in favor of conservatives by redrawing two liberal leaning districts previously established to meet racial requirements found in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map.

Alabama is currently “not in position” to have a special session on redistricting, according to Governor Kay Ivey.

The Pentagon recently announced a nearly $49 million grant for Auburn University to advance research on aviation and missile modernization.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently announced legislation to fight against financial fraud in higher education by stopping so-called "ghost students" from receiving federal financial aid.

Stephanie Wisener, a longtime educator now serving as the Marshall County Alternative School’s supervisor, faced a ballot challenge in February after her Republican Party affiliation was questioned.

According to Robertson, a candidate for attorney general, Trump's positive impact in the Oval Office has caused factions of the left to support or engage in violence for political gain.

A 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court of the United States found the use of race-based redistricting to be unconstitutional in a Louisiana case on Wednesday.

A Sumter County Water Authority Board member is raising concerns about more than $1 million in unpaid garbage bills.

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced the retirement of Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Commissioner John Hamm.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with a quadruple homicide.

Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, the day a Thomasville Police officer will be laid to rest.

During a Tuesday interview on Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) reacted to the report that Alabama teacher union payroll deductions are helping fund more than $660 million in contributions from national unions to far-left organizations and left-wing political groups, calling it "utterly ridiculous."

Following a recent Madison County Republican Men's Club meeting, former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl, candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke to 1819 News about the growing presence of "dark money" from out-of-state gambling interests in Alabama's elections.

With multiple data centers now opening across Alabama, the Athens City Council addressed community concerns regarding the possibility of such facilities being constructed in the municipality's limits.

On Monday, the lawmaker announced his cosponsorship of legislation requiring President Donald Trump to designate the entire Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, while also directing the U.S. Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress regarding the designation no later than 90 days after the enactment of the bill.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a man shot and killed by a security guard at Birmingham’s Greyhound bus station.