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Parents were scrambling to get their children from Dothan Preparatory Academy on Monday after a possible tornado damaged the school and caused damage in nearby areas.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently filed legislation to roll back the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives taxation, registration, and regulations under the National Firearms Act.

As the deadline swiftly approaches for Alabama families to participate in the state’s school choice Education Savings Account law, called the CHOOSE Act, Gov. Kay Ivey is calling on Alabama parents to take advantage before time runs out.

The University of Alabama College Democrats will rally in support of Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a woman killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Fairfield.

The legal battle over a 22-acre property in Huntsville continues as attorneys lock horns over a court opinion more than 20 years old.

Birmingham native and University of Alabama student Riley McArdle is kicking off his campaign for chairman of the College Republican Federation of Alabama with an impressive list of legislative endorsements and an ambitious agenda.

Auburn High School parents are concerned after a school administrator appears to have posted on the school's online platform encouraging students to wear a transgender ribbon in support of Monday's so-called Transgender Day of Visibility.

Forty-five illegal aliens are currently on hold in Madison County Jail, awaiting their date with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

During an appearance on this week's broadcast of Newsmax TV's "Saturday Agenda," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said he anticipated President Donald Trump would ultimately win out over federal district court judges who have paused his administration's efforts to implement executive orders or enforce existing law.

The U.S. Navy christened the USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11) during a ceremony on Saturday. The ceremony was held at Austal USA in Mobile with the family of Billy Frank, Jr.

At their March 2025 meeting, the Morgan County Republican Party unanimously passed a resolution calling on the state legislature "to Repeal SB116, Amend the Second Amendment Preservation Act, Censure Infringers, Pass Meaningful Law."

Kohl's store in Spanish Fort has closed, but all other Alabama locations remain open.

When others were panicking during the 2008 recession, Cox, having just served in the U.S. Marines, bet on himself and the Gulf Coast and launched Bellator Real Estate & Development. Over the next eight years, Cox grew the business until, in 2016, he formed 68 Ventures, which has gone on to be the largest and most successful development and investment company in the Southeast.

Spring Breakers are navigating around extensive construction zones on Highway 59 in Gulf Shores. As the widening and improvement project continues, city officials are working to update the public.

Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said he supports bills in the legislature requiring a portion of a countywide penny tax to be split between all school systems instead of going only to the Baldwin County Public School system.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Friday a $500,000 grant to make critical upgrades to a wastewater treatment plant in Macon County.

The Trump administration will again begin allowing sales of 1911 pistols through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) announced on Monday.

You cannot go aboard the docked SS United States as it is being stripped in Mobile, but you can go on a "cruise-by" with a guide as emcee.

The Mobile Police Department announced the arrest of 18 individuals in connection to a three-month operation titled “Operation Azalea Trail.”

The Conecuh Sausage processing plant will no longer be in Conecuh County after it moves to Covington County this summer.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) has some harsh words for protesters criticizing his support of the Trump administration, saying his record and the booming success of his district speaks for itself.

Health and Human Services recently canceled a nearly $1 million National Institute of Mental Health federal grant sent to Auburn University to study the eating disorders of gay, lesbian, bisexual and non-heterosexual individuals.

State Senator Bobby Singleton's (D-Greensboro) obsession with Elon Musk knows no bounds.

For those wanting their children to receive religious instruction as part of their school learning while avoiding the murky waters of the church and state distinction, State Rep. Susan DuBose’s (R-Hoover) bill authorizing students to attend religious instruction during the school day seems like a no-brainer.

"The South will not rise again" was just one of the nonsensical chants students, potential students, and visitors to the University of Alabama heard chanted by the Queer Student Association at a recent on-campus rally. The issue at hand: The protestor's opposition to the university refusing to compel students to violate their First Amendment rights of free speech and religious freedom.

A Montgomery non-profit founder and former WSFA reporter was sentenced on Thursday in federal court to one month in prison, a year of weekends in jail, and ordered to pay back the $927,000 in grants and loans she defrauded from the federal government.