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The Alabama Senate unanimously passed legislation on Wednesday banning the use of cell phones by public K-12 students in Alabama during the school day.

The FBI continues to make arrests in connection with an alleged lottery scam.

FBI Mobile announced the arrest of six suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

After investigating for the last three years, BBC News has linked a “pro-suicide” online forum allegedly created by a man in Huntsville to at least 50 deaths in the United Kingdom, prompting a formal investigation by the U.K.’s Office of Communications.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced on Wednesday that suspicious letters containing pornographic images were sent to lawmakers at the Alabama State House in Montgomery.

Gov. Kay Ivey expressed support Wednesday for House Bill 437, which would establish a shark attack or unusual shark activity alert system in Alabama.

An approximately $10 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget for fiscal year 2026 passed the Senate Finance and Taxation Education committee on Wednesday.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information on two people caught on camera robbing the Brighton Bingo Hall.

Legislation regulating psychoactive cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC cleared the House Health Committee on Tuesday, sending it to the House floor for a vote.

The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday granting Alabama's school workers access to compensation for on-the-job injuries.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) reacted to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers' (R-Saks) prediction that Space Command would officially be moved from Colorado to Alabama later this month with the similar expectation.

Foley Fire chief Joey Darby announced that Kids to Love has offered to pay more than enough to install a Safe Haven Baby Box.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections on Tuesday.

Alabama folks love to grow and eat strawberries. They will gather for strawberry festivals in both North and South Alabama in April.

It’s expected that Space Command will officially be moved from Colorado to Alabama later this month, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks).

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is working on a boater’s rights campaign after another year of hearing from concerned citizens about one or two officers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division.

Statewide legislation that would change how a Baldwin County sales tax is distributed passed the Senate County and Municipal Government committee on Tuesday afternoon.

On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed amended legislation regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers, sending it to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for a signature after the Senate voted to concur with the House’s amendments.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently highlighted some projects to address drainage issues across the city after receiving six to 10 inches of rain Sunday into Monday.

Legislation allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation to begin offering health plans to its members cleared the House Health Committee on Tuesday, setting it up for a House vote, expected for Thursday.

A Mobile pastor convicted of seven counts of sexual misconduct was sentenced Tuesday to two years in jail.

On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Board of Education announced Dr. Zickeyous Byrd as the new superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation raising the age of consent for medical treatment from 14 to 16 years of age on Tuesday by a 30-2 margin.

While President Donald Trump has deployed every means possible to diminish and shrink the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore has now taken the first step toward gaining the congressional support needed to totally and completely abolish the agency.

As with many Hoover City Council meetings held over the past year, the hour-and-a-half-long discussion included several heated exchanges, interruptions and accusations of failed leadership.

The man authorities say shot his wife, their two children and his niece and nephew last July has been indicted on five capital murder charges.

Tallapoosa Circuit Judge Steve Perryman ordered criminal term dates for the six suspects charged in the April 15, 2023, Sweet 16 party shooting in Dadeville.