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All eyes are on the legislature, as multiple lawmakers have pledged to evaluate the state's funding for Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA), a charter school in Homewood. However, the legislature is not the only path to potential change for the school.

Three attorneys appealed sanctions last week by U.S. District Judge Liles Burke for “judge shopping.”

President Donald Trump is set to announce his plans for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners on “Liberation Day” Wednesday at the White House Rose Garden. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said he hopes Trump will take the time to fully explain his plan to the American people and reassure them that any economic pain will be temporary.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled any prosecution by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall of Alabama organizations that facilitate and fund out-of-state abortions for Alabama women is “unlawful.”

The Alabama House of Representatives is slated to tackle several pieces of legislation on Tuesday after returning to the capital from a week-long Spring Break, ranging from Medicaid coverage to prison funding.

Former Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette was denied immunity and a dismissal in connection to a deadly officer-involved shooting.

The Facebook post showed photos of a hazardous mess inside the store. The poster, JaMel Jermaine Brown, accused the manager refused to close the store despite a grease spill.

Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson has requested info about why Big Creek Lake was ordered closed to public boating and fishing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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."

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.