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Governor Kay Ivey recognized Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson Thursday with a joint resolution highlighting his years of dedicated service.

A Huntsville man was sentenced on Friday to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on X to tweet out false positive news about bitcoin. 

After being at the tail end of a bevy of criticism for his decision to allow the state’s exemption on overtime tax to expire, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says he is not opposed to revisiting the issue next year.

Craig Carlisle was announced on Friday as a nominee for second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, according to the Baptist Paper.

The Alabama League of Municipalities on Thursday elected Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan as its new president and Riverside Mayor Rusty Jessup as its new vice president during the business session of the League’s 90th convention in Huntsville. 

Friday, during an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) reacted to images of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-sanctioned dumping of dredging sediment into Mobile Bay.

Pathway Church pastor Travis Johnson delivered a stern message Friday night during a live broadcast of FlashPoint Live from Mobile.

The legal fight against illegal aliens is "all hands on deck" in the Southern District of Alabama. The first report was released Friday.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) was swift to applaud President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff strategy as markets show improvements in inflation, as well as food and car prices.

Dr. Jordan Vaughn, founder and CEO of MedHelp, founder of the Microvascular Research Foundation and co-founder of the Concerned Doctors organization, will testify to the U.S. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations next week.

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the “Back the Blue” police immunity bill into law.

Spanish Fort Mayor Michael McMillan announced he will seek a fourth term.

Mobile pastor Travis Johnson shared his powerful testimony to the nation Thursday night during a live broadcast of FlashPoint Live, streamed live from Pathway Church.

Thursday at a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development hearing, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to consider several Alabama priorities, including widening Interstate 65.

The Trump administration cut a $44 million federal grant on Thursday to the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub for clinical trial diversity and vaccine development, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

After the Alabama House of Representatives adjourned sine die, Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) expressed disappointment at some measures that failed to reach the finish line due to a significant slowdown from Senate Democrats.

178 residents of the Mobile Bay area met Thursday and organized to halt the massive dumping of sediment into the Bay.

An estimated 560-pound, 10-foot bull shark was caught off the coast of Alabama in early May.

Vestavia Hills city staff is feverishly working to have a striping error fixed after repairs on U.S. 31.

“Suicide Bombers,” “Cemetery Boys” and “Gender Dysphoria” are just some of the books found in Mobile County Public School libraries.

Roy Drinkard, an Alabama part of living history, led the Pledge of Allegiance on the final day of the 2025 session.

An Uber driver in Auburn is on trial for two counts of sexual assault. Testimony this week revealed there is more than one alleged victim.

Aderholt said he was committed to working with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who testified before the committee, “to find practical, life-affirming solutions to protect access to care and support our rural hospitals and providers.”

Despite saying he has not made up his mind, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says he is unfazed by the bevy of recent attacks from Alabama media as rumors swirl over the senator's gubernatorial bid.

Jeremy Tremaine Williams, the man convicted of killing and posthumously sexually assaulting five-year-old Kamarie Holland in 2021, is now asking for an expedited execution after having previously filed for appeal last year.

A search is underway for the man who escaped from the Elba Community Work Center on Thursday.

More than 80 dogs rescued from a puppy mill in Florence could soon be up for adoption after the owner entered a settlement agreement.