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A large crowd descended on Snow Hinton Park in Tuscaloosa on Thursday as part of the “Tide Against Trump” rally to protest President Donald Trump’s commencement speech at the University of Alabama just a few miles away.

Thursday night, a near-capacity crowd at the university's Coleman Coliseum was the center of the political universe as President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to deliver a commencement speech to the storied institution

Several more criminal suspects have been arrested in Alabama in recent weeks and placed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds as federal law enforcement tries to confirm their status as illegal aliens.

Health plan legislation backed by the Alabama Farmers Federation passed the Senate by a 30-2 margin on Thursday.

State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) criticized President Donald Trump ahead of his visit to the University of Alabama on Thursday.

President Donald Trump hosted the National Day of Prayer at the White House on Thursday morning. During the event, he recognized featured guests, including Alabama's U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover).

The Alabama Legislature passed a bill to establish a shark alert system along the Gulf Coast.

After hours of Democratic lawmakers' pushback, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday overhauling the governance of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB), sending it to the governor’s desk to become law.

Anti-abortion advocates gathered in Prattville at an event with State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) to discuss his plans to completely abolish abortion in the state and how the public can be involved.

Mercedes-Benz announced on Thursday that they'll begin making a new “core segment vehicle” in Tuscaloosa.

Southern Company on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.3 billion, or $1.21 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $1.1 billion, or $1.03 per share, in the first quarter of 2024.

A four-year-old in Mobile County was picked up from school with a blood alcohol content of .29, four times the legal limit.

Samford University is rebranding its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Last week, the university's president referred to its DEI commitment as a commitment to "Biblical justice."

A Daphne man was sentenced to 135 months in prison and will have to register as a sex offender after he was caught soliciting child porn on social media.

Youth leader Brilyn Hollyhand will meet with President Trump just before his commencement speech at the University of Alabama Thursday. The 18-year-old Tuscaloosan is chair of Youth Advisory Council to the RNC.

Alabama Public Library Service chairman John Wahl said all libraries, including the Fairhope Public Library, should be safe for children. After watching part of a Fairhope City Council meeting Tuesday night, he said some things must be clarified.

Luck ran out Wednesday for the operators of at least two bingo halls in Jefferson County when the Alabama Attorney General’s Office raided the locations for not having business licenses.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl slammed the planned protest at President Donald Trump’s scheduled commencement address at the University of Alabama on Thursday.

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Wednesday expanding civil and criminal immunity for law enforcement officers in Alabama.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently reinstated the visas of foreign students at Auburn University who had their student visas revoked two weeks ago.

High school seniors in Alabama can graduate with a job contract in the Academy of Craft Training.

The Daphne Police Department said two men were found Tuesday night wounded from gunshot wounds.

On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Laken Riley Act by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity), but ongoing Senate stalling and filibustering puts the bill in jeopardy of not reaching the finish line with only four legislative days remaining in the session.

After much speculation and attempted mudslinging over perceived residency questions, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced on Wednesday that he will make an official announcement on his rumored run for governor at the end of May.

The Senate Education Budget committee passed a one-cent grocery sales tax cut and a sales tax reduction on machinery equipment on Wednesday.

A Lee County man is currently being held on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold after being charged with first-degree rape for allegedly assaulting woman who was “incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.”

The Senate County and Municipal Government committee passed legislation renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Wednesday.