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Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Jay Mitchell resigned from the court on Monday.

A Trinity man was killed instantly when his motorcycle was hit by a train in Decatur.

On Sunday, two communities came together to mourn the death of a teenager who was killed in a car accident the night before.

An Orange Beach businessman-turned-author has published the first in a series of children's books that teach faith-based life lessons.

He served Mobile County in the State House and on the Circuit Court bench. Jim Wood died May 16 at age 85.

FBI Director Kash Patel said he expected to move 1,500 employees out of Washington, D.C. One of the locations, Patel said, was Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, which he described as "one of the crown jewels of the FBI."

The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts found 29 recent instances of legal and financial noncompliance at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, according to an audit released on Friday.

Rumors of declining mental health have plagued Gov. Kay Ivey’s second term, but according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), she’s as sharp as ever.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is taking aim at organizations that fund the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) with legislation to limit U.S. assistance to entities such as the United Nations (UN) that “give additional rights and privileges” to the PLO.

On Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Senate Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) reiterated the possibility of a rules change for the 2026 legislative session for the Alabama State Senate.

From Fairhope, it's on to New York and then to Liverpool for high school senior and winner of national songwriters' challenge, Sydney Gray.

A woman gave birth to twins in the Aladdin Trailer Park of Lacey’s Spring, and placed them on ice in a box, according to court documents.

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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).