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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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

Alabama will select its Teacher of the Year May 7 after a year-long competitive process. The winner goes to the nationals.

A Fairhope man has already paid the price for the safety of his family. In 2021, Nathaniel Spurgeon's wife and mother-in-law were kidnapped for ransom. Now, he is opening up about his experience in hopes of preventing innocent children from having to pay the price for the mistakes of adults.

A local parent in the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library system discovered a book targeted at juveniles, which teaches children to engage in social activism and that “[r]acial categories were invented to advantage white people and to justify slavery, colonialism, and genocide.

State senators will consider advancing legislation in the final days of the legislative session to regulate and restrict hemp products sold in retail stores in Alabama.

The former Sylacauga city clerk and treasurer is appealing her case to the court, claiming her termination was unlawful and unconstitutional.

Term "pregnant people" used by Montgomery news staff WSFA-TV. Backlash from viewers.

What was it like for President Donald Trump to speak at their graduation? Two UA seniors on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Friday on Fox News.

A new video showing dredge spoil being dumped into Mobile Bay demonstrates the impact the practice can have on the bay’s ecosystem.

Marshall County Commission chairman James Hutcheson died early Saturday morning after serving the county for nearly 15 years.

On April 14, officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans arrested Huy Quoc Phan, a 43-year-old Vietnamese illegal alien, at his residence in Fairhope.

John Weichman has died in Mobile at 81. He was a restaurateur, community leader and supporter of law enforcement.

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order related to name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments to college athletes. 

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Friday announced Monica Carroll as the new executive director of Alabama’s Farm Service Agency.