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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.

Democrats voting against funding the federal government by a Friday deadline would be “political suicide,” according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Three men in Lee County were indicted for allegedly discharging a weapon into an occupied building or vehicle with enhanced charges under Alabama’s Criminal Enterprise Act, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday.

The federal Department of Education halted all funds to Alabama Wednesday. Officials have a strategy to eliminate federal bureaucracy and send the money directly to the state.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hopes that the newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Douglas A. Collins, will be able to curb waste with the proposed rollout of the Oracle federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system after lawmakers expressed concern with spending and efficiency in recent months.

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) have introduced companion laws named after Lulu Gribbin, the Mountain Brook teen who was attacked by a shark last summer.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) recently filed legislation requiring the attorney general to create, maintain, and publish a police abuse registry of persons convicted of using or threatening to use force against a law enforcement officer.

Legislation adding a new kind of legal immunity for police in Alabama will help with recruiting, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency secretary Hal Taylor.

The Alabama National Guard has already met its recruiting goals halfway through the 2025 fiscal year.

Supporters of Keith Sullivan, the defendant in a Dekalb County murder case, are concerned that a not-guilty verdict could have been reached if the judge had listened to the defense about a possible tainted juror.

The Alabama House of Representatives will tackle legislation mandating post-election audits when it returns from break on Tuesday, voting on the amended bill that is seeking final passage for the third year in a row.

Gov. Kay Ivey said on Wednesday she’s going to trust President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to abolish the federal Department of Education.

The Mobile police department is searching for the suspects in a shootout between two groups of people.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is claiming resistance from state regulatory agencies as it tries to advance legislation allowing midwives to collect newborn screenings for babies born outside of hospitals.

Two new bills filed in the Alabama House of Representatives by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) would bolster the state’s self-defense provisions and place a statewide ban on enforcing so-called red flag laws.

Members of the Alabama Republican delegation in the House voted in favor of a six-month spending bill on Tuesday to keep the government open.

State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) has reintroduced a bill to prohibit discussing gender identity and sexual orientation in K-12 public school classrooms.

The National Science Foundation gave Alabama A&M University a $343,789 grant in 2023 to study systemic racism in mathematics teacher education.

Paul Prine, the former Chief of Police for Mobile, formally announced he is running for mayor after months of speculation.

Total Lunar eclipse watchers need to stay up late this THURSDAY, not Friday. Eclipse starts Thursday night late and goes total at 1:43 a.m. Friday.

A larger-than-life-size bronze sculpture of Mobile's Jimmy Buffett will be erected on the Port City's waterfront.

Do schools have the power to force students to participate in instruction on gender and sexuality against their parent's wishes and religious beliefs?

A group of transit workers showed up to the Mobile City Council meeting Tuesday with a union representative instead of going to work, leaving some citizens stranded.

The game of musical chairs in Alabama politics in 2026 is off-and-running after last week’s news that U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is interested in being Alabama’s next governor.