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Mike Elliott announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for House District 13 on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” budget bill has received criticism from both sides of the aisle, with some Republicans concerned with the amount of added spending.

Members of the Montgomery City Council expressed annoyance at the Montgomery County Commission and the Montgomery County Community Cooperative District after it asked for $500,000 to continue funding the Montgomery Whitewater waterpark.

Madison Utilities appears to be moving forward with plans to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water supply after a motion to reconsider failed during a meeting Monday night.

The Tallassee Police Department is asking for information on a triple shooting that happened Monday.

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday appointed Judge Bill Lewis to serve on the Supreme Court of Alabama. 

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) has come to the defense of New Jersey Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver after she was charged with assaulting a federal agent during an intense confrontation in front of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility earlier this month.

In yet another in what has been a flurry of illegal alien arrests in recent months, law enforcement in Madison County has arrested a 31-year-old man and charged him with trafficking of fentanyl and second-degree marijuana possession.

U.S. Reps. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) introduced the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) Research Act of 2025 on Thursday.

The City of Homewood Planning and Development Committee met on Monday to consider four agenda items related to Samford University's proposed Creekside Development.

Safety is at the forefront of the minds of Mobilians and that is why former Mobile police detective Bill Appling is running for City Council District 4.

Commercial air flights begin landing at the Gulf Shores Airport May 21 with a ribbon-cutting.

 Samantha Ingram, former deputy superintendent for Mobile County Public Schools, announced she is running for Mobile City Council in District 2.

Ken & Vernon's Barber Shop in Fairhope has lost the last of its two barbers. A chapter is closing in old downtown Fairhope.

Dauphin Island native Charlie Gray has been named to the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board.

The family of an innocent man shot while sitting in front of his Mobile home says his survival is nothing short of a miracle.

A Democrat candidate for Clay County Commission in 2024 pleaded guilty to one voter fraud charge on Wednesday.

Attorneys representing the state of Alabama will appeal a three-judge federal panel ruling on May 8 that found the congressional redistricting map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act.

During Monday's episode of Alabama Farmers Federation's "Alabama AgCast" podcast, Mitt Walker, ALFA's director of governmental and agricultural programs, offered his take on the Trump administration's tariff policy and its impact on the farm economy.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a “huge win” to the Trump administration by allowing the president’s plan to terminate the temporary protected status of thousands of migrants to proceed after it was stopped by a lower court.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on Monday stayed an order by Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson on April 21 that continued to block the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission from issuing cannabis business licenses.

The leadership of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is seeking to codify a new governance agreement with the city, months after details of a contentious relationship came to light.

Businessman and entrepreneur Timothy Lower has announced he will run for the District 2 seat of the Foley City Council. His goals include improving "Main Street" Foley and exploring the establishment of a city school system.

Americans for Prosperity-Alabama (AFP-AL) said on Thursday they were disappointed to see “several pieces of priority legislation, including Judicial Deference, fail to receive final passage” in the 2025 legislative session.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed Alabama House of Representatives candidate Cindy Myrex in her run to fill the District 12 seat.

Attorney General Steve Marshall is leading the charge to protect an Ohio law currently being challenged in the courts that bans transgender surgeries for minors.

The third and final defendant in a drug network case was sentenced this week.