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Over the Memorial Day weekend, the City of Montgomery hosted a sneaker ball for its Stop the Violence Campaign, featuring a guest performance by Mobile Rapper Yung Bleu, who has a somewhat recent history of less-than-stopped violence.

It has been nearly two weeks since Troy Meink was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and there has been no official announcement designating Huntsville the permanent home for Space Command headquarters.

The “One, Big, Beautiful” reconciliation bill will likely undergo some changes in the Senate after having passed out of the House last week, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Former Killen police officer Jarrod Gailen Webster was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law and sexual exploitation of children.

The state can strike one name off the list of potential candidates for U.S. Sen Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) soon-to-be-vacant spot in the Senate, after U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) confirmed to 1819 News that he would not seek the seat.

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.

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).

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.

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.