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The Mobile County Commission approved a measure to help fund the new Mobile arena. The arena project, one of the largest projects in city history, will replace the old civic center.

Alabama Public Library Service Board chairman John Wahl has reiterated the board's resolve after voting last week to pause all funds to the Fairhope Public Library for allegedly not being aligned with the APLS’s policy surrounding books.

On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the release of the 2024 New & Expanding Industry Announcements Report, which boasts $7 billion in new capital investments across 224 projects and generates more than 8,500 jobs.

Dothan police arrested Audarian Kywon Richards on Friday on possession of child porn charges.

On February 4 Sheila Austin, chairman of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission, sent a letter to the Magic City Acceptance Academy in Homewood. In it, she described the Commission’s role in ensuring state compliance and the state's remedies, including revoking the school's charter for noncompliance.

North Alabama's Madison has been named a top 10 place to live in the United States.

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) continues to push for educators’ workman’s compensation bill while the House delayed voting for at least another two weeks.

The Spanish Fort Police Department is investigating a possible home invasion where the intruder was shot.

The Alabama Legislature has reached the halfway point of the 2025 session, and there is little speculation about the possible passage of a gambling bill.

Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that, if signed into law, would reduce grocery taxes and increase income and retirement plan tax deductions.

Friday, during his weekly appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) reacted to the Alabama Public Library Service's (APLS) decision to fire now-former agency director Nancy Pack a day earlier.

Stan Pate, a well-known Tuscaloosa businessman, says he is willing to give President Donald Trump parts of the border wall he purchased last year.

American Idol finalist Danny Gokey brings his 'Sound of Heaven Tour' to Mobile on April 13

Last week, the Mississippi Legislature moved to eliminate its state income tax, putting the Magnolia State in line with Alabama's neighbors Tennessee and Florida, which are states without an income tax.

The artist known by one of his names, Prince, died in April 2016. His music and legacy live on and will be remembered in a tribute in Talladega’s Ritz Theater on April 4.

Baldwin County parents addressed the school board Thursday, saying there is a violent situation unfolding in an elementary classroom. The parents say they do not feel heard and their children do not feel safe.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is crying foul after the Senate Healthcare Committee called a surprise meeting to vote on amending legislation related to midwifery that ALMA and other advocates fiercely opposed.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccines should never have gained FDA approval after a new study found the injections are not safe.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals voided four more temporary restraining orders (TROs) entered against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Friday.

The Trump administration canceled $796,569 worth of National Institutes of Health grants to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in March.

Fourth graders from Hoover went on a field trip to Vulcan Park and Museum in Birmingham. They were assigned a tour guide, which led to questions about age appropriateness of their visit.

The Air Force announced its “validation plan” this week in response to the Restoring America’s Fighting Force task force established following the release of the Secretary of Defense guidance memo in January. 

Fourty-year Hoover resident and former Councilwoman Donna Mazur is running to return to the Hoover City Council. Mazur previously served on the council from 2000 to 2004.

The Alabama Public Library Service board voted on Thursday to send a letter to all state libraries ensuring compliance with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump, threatening to slash federal funding for agencies promoting gender ideology.

Investigators with the Birmingham Police Department are asking for information on a July 2023 double homicide.

A homeless man in Mobile is facing charges after police say he attacked two Mobile Infirmary workers.