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Newly leaked videos of the officer-involved shooting death of Otis French, Jr. in Baldwin County were released Friday.

Early Saturday morning, Shoals residents were awakened by loud explosive sounds around 6:30 followed by the sound of sirens.

Of the six charged in connection to a Cullman County District Attorney’s investigation into the Hanceville Police Department, four suspects have pleaded not guilty.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed on Friday a Biden-era lawsuit filed just before the 2024 presidential election to halt Secretary of State Wes Allen’s efforts to keep noncitizens from voting in Alabama elections. 

The Alabama State Department of Education voted on Thursday to take over the Dallas County Public School System, citing a major discrepancy with the use of federal grant money nearing roughly $12 million.

A $5,000 reward is now being offered for detail in a harrowing robbery where the owner of a Montgomery staple business was assaulted, tied up, and robbed at gunpoint by four masked men.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) both voted for legislation to fund the federal government for another six months on Friday.

Nearly 25,000 K-12 students have applied for the CHOOSE Act, the state's new Education Savings Account program, after applications opened on January 2.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an amicus brief on Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirming his commitment to defending religious liberty and school choice. 

The University of Alabama was recently named among 52 universities currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for alleged “impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation” and other violations of civil rights laws.

Governor Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency and activated the Alabama Emergency Operations Plan Friday ahead of a potentially dangerous storm system.

James Osgood, 55, was convicted of two counts of murder for the 2010 murder of Tracy Brown. The murder charges were made capital because it was committed during the course of first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy.

Thirty-two kindergarten through 12th-grade students across Alabama were honored Wednesday at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival theater in Montgomery.

The Singing Garbage Man Doug Kiker has died at age 32.

Isaiah Moore, a 22-year-old from Springville, will make his "American Idol" debut on Sunday.

HAZMAT crews had to be called in to Moundville on Thursday to clean up around 2,000 gallons of aviation fuel spilled over a five-mile stretch that includes a bridge over a creek.

After 50 years, you can still experience 'The Doors' recreated in tribute in Foley's OWA Theater April 12.

The Albertville Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured a man at an Exxon gas station off U.S. Highway 431.

A Prichard day care worker is facing a child abuse charge after an investigation by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

The Alabama State Board of Education (BOE) had a brief but slightly tense exchange on Thursday while discussing a proposed contract granting Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Superintendent Eric Mackey a 55% raise from his initial contract in 2018, an increase of $135,000.

An attorney representing the family of Otis French, Jr., who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Bay Minette, is demanding a full investigation into the leak of body worn camera footage.

Our Day Mobile, a left-wing, anti-Trump group organizing protests in Mobile, announced on Thursday they opposed attendees chanting “All Lives Matter” at their events.

Pike Roads School issued an apology on Thursday after posting a student's artwork, part of a partnership with the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail and Durr Lecture Series, that featured five hooded Ku Klux Klan members to social media.

According to a Department of Justice announcement on Thursday, Brundidge Police chief Samuel Green was charged with 13 counts in an indictment for alleged roles in a scheme to defraud the federal government.

A grand jury indicted a former DeKalb County deputy accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with minors.

Alabama State Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey was cautiously optimistic on Thursday morning after the state could not withdraw nearly $9 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday.

State Reps. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley), Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill) and Donna Givens (R-Loxley) gave legislative updates Thursday at the Eastern Shore Republican Women’s (ESRW) luncheon.