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A local bill regulating off-road vehicle parks is starting to generate more buzz around the State House in recent days.

The Alabama Policy Institute's new Alabama Department of Government Efficiency report found that Innovate Alabama awarded millions of taxpayer dollars to companies statewide. Some of those awards caused concern.

Legislation legalizing historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County is unconstitutional, according to Eric Johnston, president of the Southeast Law Institute.

A new cruise line will be stopping by for excursion trips to Mobile next year.

Jacob Couch and his wife Kristen were traveling back to Arab after spending nearly a year in Los Angeles coping with the loss of their stillborn son. But before they could make it home, Jacob Couch was violently attacked by a hatchet-wielding assailant.

A luncheon featuring U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) could be interrupted Thursday due to dueling demonstrations planned outside the event in Foley.

A two-day songwriting workshop will be held April 26-27 on Dauphin Island.

Georgia recently joined the growing number of Southern states either cutting back or eliminating the state income tax, while Alabama leaders face continued criticism for letting its overtime tax cut expire.

Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) into law on Tuesday.

Alabama might or might not get a view of heavenly lights April 15 and 16. A geomagnetic storm is headed for Earth from the sun.

On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a joint resolution passed by the State Senate calling on President Donald Trump “to immediately proceed in establishing a permanent headquarters for United States Space Command at Redstone Arsenal" in Huntsville.

She is known for changing Mobile's system of government and for leadership in the Boys and Girls Club. Former State Rep. Mary Zogbhy has died in Mobile.

The Alabama Environmental Management Commission voted to narrow its search for a new Alabama Department of Environmental Management director on Friday.

During an appearance on Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Johnson commended the legislation and highlighted that taxpayer money was going toward funding "the affirmation of mental disorders on children."

Xiaoqin Yan, the Chinese woman convicted of arson and possessing a firearm by an illegal alien and sentenced to eight and a half months in prison, could now face up to five years after she escaped prison.

State Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook) explained on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" why he is sponsoring a bill to create a shark alert system on Alabama's Gulf Coast.

As the Alabama Legislature nears the final stretch of the 2025 legislative session, State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) is hopeful his Laken Riley Act will be presented to the House of Representatives this week for a vote.

An immigration judge set a bond hearing for Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering doctoral student from Iran arrested by ICE in March, for Thursday.

Samford University faculty have gathered twice this year to discuss President Donald Trump's second term and his administration's potential policy goals.

Seafood, 1930s music, swing dancing. Mobile Big Band at Bluegill Restaurant Tuesday April 15.

Nine states have joined Alabama’s voter integrity database (AVID), started by Secretary of State Wes Allen to replace the controversial Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).

Legislation by State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) would limit which Chinese companies the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) can invest in.

Mobile Baykeepers are concerned after multiple testing sites along Alabama’s Gulf Coast showed high levels of bacteria a week after record rainfall.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 27 states pushing President Donald Trump’s administration to combat the influx of allegedly illegal Chinese e-cigarettes into the U.S. that the group argues targets Children.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) introduced the Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act on Monday.

The Foley Police Department is investigating a double-fatal crash involving a pickup truck and two teens riding an electric scooter.