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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.

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.

A Wedowee man was sentenced to 108 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials and to the possession of a machinegun and silencer.

The City of Anniston announced that Mayor Jack Draper has resigned, effective May 2.

A circuit judge on Thursday permanently blocked the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from licensing freestanding birth centers like hospitals after years of litigation and protests from midwives and other birthing advocates.

While the reactions to President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has been mixed, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continues to back the president as he champions bringing more of the country’s production back to U.S. shores.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation has been called in after the arrest of the Sulligent police chief.

As the State Senate considers legislation to ban discussions and displays related to sexual orientation or gender identity in schools, a middle school in Huntsville is prominently showcasing the LGBTQ Pride flag in at least one of its classrooms.

Mobile pastor Travis Johnson has come a long way from being canceled in 2023 for his prayer in a city council meeting.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Thursday a legal victory for the state in Boe v. Marshall following the plaintiffs’ decision to drop their challenge to Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, which prohibits experimental sex-change procedures for minors. 

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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).

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

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

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.