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The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday barring foreign nationals from donating political funds to candidates or towards constitutional amendments and referendums in state elections.

Alabama Public Library System (APLS) Chairman John Wahl said the Fairhope Public Library has been the worst he's seen in the fight to remove inappropriate material in children and teen sections.

The Birmingham Police Department announced the arrest of two more suspects in connection to the Sept. 21, 2024, mass shooting in front of Hush Lounge in Five Points South.

The Birmingham Police Department made a second arrest in connection to the murder of Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton.

Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board chairman John Wahl recently stood behind the board’s Thursday decision to fire then-APLS director Nancy Pack after months of growing tension.  

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Thursday the indictment of a former Alabama Medicaid Agency employee for the theft of more than $100,000 in public funds.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said now is the time for Redstone Arsenal to prepare for U.S. Space Command headquarters to make Huntsville its new home.

Some Republicans in the Alabama Congressional delegation applauded President Donald Trump’s executive order on Thursday that begins the process of shutting down the federal Department of Education.

Two pardoned January 6 political prisoners – Anthony Mazzio of Midland City and Russell Alford of Hokes Bluff – recounted their unthinkable experiences to the Republican Women of Coffee County this week.

A free workshop on soapmaking using Alabama plants is March 23 in Florence.

The Young family of Baldwin County are a reality TV show as they search for a rundown beach house and renovate it. Airs Friday March 21 on Magnolia Network.

In a very tense ending to what had been a three-hour meeting, the Alabama Public Library Service board voted to terminate the employment of APLS director Nancy Pack, who has been at the center of an over-year-long dispute in the state regarding sexually explicit or obscene material in the state's public libraries, specifically intended for minors.

Lifetime Cullman County resident and Smith Lake realtor Cindy Myrex announced her intent to run for the Alabama House of Representatives.

PCI Federal, the federal government contracting enterprise owned by the Poarch Creek Indians, recently opened its new National Capital Region office in Reston, Virginia, with an official ribbon-cutting celebration at its building on Sunrise Valley Drive.

The Alabama Public Library System (APLS) paused funding to the Fairhope Public Library Thursday receiving concerns over inappropriate material being offered in the teen section.

A Madison woman is claiming she was threatened with legal action by an Athens-Limestone County Library board member after sending excerpts from a book in the library aimed at minors with sexually explicit themes.

A Holt High School teacher was arrested on campus on Wednesday for public intoxication.

Larry and Kim Lewis of Huntsville's PROJECTXYZ named small business of year by SBA.

A now-former Alabama Senior State Trooper was allowed to resign from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency two-and-a-half weeks after being indicted for possession of obscene material of a person under the age of 17.

The Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama unanimously voted on Wednesday to hire Stephen Morris as their new executive director.

The Leeds Police Department arrested a man Wednesday after they said he drunkenly drove through a school playground and walking track.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson applauded Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Legislature Wednesday after the signing of a law banning Glock switches and similar trigger activators.

The Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday on a bill allowing criminal charges for approaching or remaining within 25 feet of a first responder when commanded and for cursing or using obscene gestures.   

Emily Jones has officially launched her campaign to represent District 8 on the State Board of Education.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday expanding the accountability court program to hold low-level offenders more accountable while receiving the treatment and rehabilitation they need. 

The House and Senate Armed Services Committee chairmen announced on Thursday they were “very concerned” about a recent report the Defense Department was considering changes to the military’s presence in Europe and Japan.

An Elmore County woman was all smiles Tuesday just hours after she shot a deputy who was trying to arrest her.