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The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that increased the age customers in Alabama could purchase vaping products from 19 to 21 years old.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation banning hemp products from being sold at gas stations on Tuesday by a 19-13 margin.

The Alabama Senate passed a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Tuesday.

A vote on a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to submit officer counts to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency didn’t happen on Tuesday.

After some pushback from Democratic lawmakers, the Alabama House of Representatives sent one bill addressing illegal immigration to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature and another to the Senate to agree on changes.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced 180 infrastructure grants worth $3.2 billion to “get America building again.” The grants were previously announced but were delayed and were undergoing “woke” scrutiny.

The City of Birmingham filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against Gov. Kay Ivey over a bill awaiting her signature that would restructure the governance of the Birmingham Water Works Board.

The contested 2022 sheriff’s race in Conecuh County is not over, even after the judge dismissed the civil case earlier this year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently joined his colleagues in filing legislation to create a tax deduction for those earning overtime pay.

Donna Yeatman, executive secretary of the embattled Alabama Board of Pharmacy, received a $255,000 settlement to resign in January.

Mobile's weather personality John Edd Thompson has died at 82.

For 60 years, musician Johnny Click entertained Birmingham. He died May 4 at age 78. His music and memories will live on.

Dr. John W. Stewart III, president of the University of Montevallo (UM), announced on Monday he was stepping down at the end of July.

Gov. Kay Ivey has officially signed the state’s nearly $14 billion General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets without sending either back to lawmakers with executive amendments after both cleared the Alabama Legislature last week.

The Spanish Fort Public Library (SFPL) Board, comprised of city council members, unanimously approved an amended policy Monday to ensure juveniles in the library are protected from sexually explicit materials.

Talk of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) executive order by President Donald Trump and former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban is “unmerited and unhelpful,” according to one attorney involved in litigation with the NCAA.

While it may sound counterintuitive at first, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said the plan could help rid the country of millions of illegals and do it for cheaper than having authorities hunt them down.

Mother's Day can be different for you, your Mom, family and friends. A free concert is in Mobile's Washington Square. Details in article.

WSFA-TV news quickly backs off, changes "pregnant people" post after public backlash.

Since November 2022, the city of Clay has continued to renew its grocery tax cut of 2%. Locals are enjoying the break, the city is making moves to ensure it is able to continue giving the break and state lawmakers are taking notes.

Cullman City Councilman and local businessman Clint Hollingsworth is the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the newly vacant seat in Alabama's House District 12 with an official Monday announcement.

Things are heating up in the House District 11 race as GOP candidates Heath Allbright and Don Fallin spar over campaign finances and alleged Montgomery influence.

Another round of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal grant cancellations hit Alabama in recent weeks.

During Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) spoke critically of House Bill 202 (HB202), also known as the Back the Blue Act.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will open a new portion of Canal Road in South Baldwin County Monday.

Multiple industries in the Gulf Coast and Alabama are happy about President Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcements on foreign businesses, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise).

With little more than a week before the House District 11 special election primary, a contract made by the Cullman County Schools Board of Education during Republican candidate Heath Allbright’s tenure is raising some questions.