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With the announcement that Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh was appointed as the state director for rural development in Alabama for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, the question now is who will Gov. Kay Ivey choose to replace her.

A Georgia woman is facing charges in Mobile County after investigators said she called the Mobile County Health Department posing as another woman to reveal her medical history.

During a Wednesday appearance on FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Alabama gubernatorial frontrunner U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) laid out his priorities if he were elected to lead the state.

Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) publicly endorsed U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) the day after announcing his bid for Governor.

Former Baldwin County Board of Education (BOE) member Angie Swiger announced her run for mayor of Gulf Shores.

Alabama will keep its current congressional map for the remainder of the decade unless the state gets a favorable ruling on a forthcoming appeal, according to a filing by Reapportionment Committee Chairs State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) and State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

The driver of a semi-truck that plowed into vehicles at an intersection in Thomasville, killing two people, has pleaded not guilty to charges against him.

Former Navy SEAL and business owner Jared Hudson announced he is running for Senate.

The Alabama Democratic Party did not waste time on Tuesday, releasing a statement nearly an hour after U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced his gubernatorial campaign for 2026, saying it would challenge his residency requirements in court.

State Auditor and GOP candidate for Alabama Secretary of State Andrew Sorrell recently detailed to Fox News Digital his experience with being “debanked” during the Biden administration.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is considering running for Senate in 2026.

Jefferson County Commissioner Lashundra Scales announced on Tuesday that she’s running for Mayor of Birmingham.

Pageant contestants compete in Daphne June 7, and they're all over age 60.

The body of a woman who disappeared while on a float at Noccalula Falls was recovered Tuesday.

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh was appointed as state director for rural development in Alabama for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. 

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced on Tuesday he’ll be running to be Alabama’s next governor in 2026 instead of seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate.

There’s “some talk” in GOP circles about Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl running for Senate.

In a Facebook post, Hoover City Councilwoman Khristi Driver announced that she is running to retain her current seat representing Hoover City Council Place 4.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, who chairs the Alabama Military Stability Commission, said on Tuesday that a package of twelve bills approved by the Legislature during the 2025 regular session will help ensure that Alabama remains the nation’s friendliest and most welcoming for active service members, veterans, and their dependents.

The waning days of the Birmingham Water Works Board were marred by several last-ditch efforts by those in control to retain their power and avert the legislature's efforts to reform and restructure the board.

The Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Tuesday that it would proceed to carry out the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Gregory Hunt, who was convicted in 1990 of the rape and murder of a Walker County woman two years prior.

The Department of Government Efficiency cut a $13,702,566 federal grant to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs in May.

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said he was pleased to read a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision allowing librarians to remove books from shelves.

The Waugh-Mt Meigs Fire/Rescue responded to an unusual crash early on Memorial Day. A vehicle and an alligator were involved.

The Valley Police Department is investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting.

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday after a school resource officer (SRO) alerted investigators.

A tribute to guitarist Travis Wammack June 3 for his fans and fellow musicians.