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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).

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

A Walker County Sheriff’s deputy indicted in connection with the treatment of an inmate is asking for one of the counts against him to be dismissed.

It’s a commencement speech that faculty, students and all who attended will never forget. It’s also one AL(dot)com would like to pretend never happened.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' State Lands Division plans to auction off public land leases with 140 potential tracts across 32 counties in an upcoming five-year lease cycle. 

Jeremy Tremaine Williams, the man convicted of killing and posthumously sexually assaulting five-year-old Kamarie Holland in 2021, recently waived all his legal rights in an effort to speed up his execution after having previously filed for appeal last year.

On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey released a video to honor fallen service members in honor of Memorial Day.

The Bay Minette Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during a large house party.