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Outdoor music concerts on many Friday afternoons in Fairhope. March 28 - May 30.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) expressed surprise after one of the most controversial bills of the session thus far sailed through the House of Representatives Thursday just over 10 minutes.

As Americans prepare to “spring forward” this weekend, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke on the Senate floor on Thursday about the benefits of making Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent at the federal level. 

The 159-year-old Tuskegee News has an unusual new owner, the Macon County Economic Development Authority. The transfer was a means of maintaining a local paper.

Four bills aimed at cutting taxes for Alabamians have officially been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives after weeks of speculation from legislative leadership and the Alabama Republican Party.

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If you read only the narrative spun this week by the College Democrats and an AL(dot)com opinion piece, you might believe that the University of Alabama ceded LGBTQ+ protections to a group of hateful students last week.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had nominated Montgomery native Lynda “Lindy” Blanchard to serve as ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome.

While President Donald Trump continues to enjoy relatively high approval among voters, far-left activist groups are organizing protests against him and planning town hall events to pressure Republican lawmakers into giving them a platform for their cause.

The Mobile Public Library has removed a graphic children's comic book for review.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ordered Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson to vacate a temporary restraining order on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Friday.

Last month, student organizations at Samford University received an email demanding that each group add the university's nondiscrimination statement to their organization constitution.

The beloved novel by Victor Hugo was turned into a long-running Broadway musical. "Les Mis' performs in Birmingham March 25-30.

The left-wing organization Bright Blue Dots, which celebrates liberal and progressive voters in red states, has recently placed Russian-themed billboards in Birmingham targeting U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) with false messaging insinuating that they or President Donald Trump support Vladimir Putin.

Despite hours of democratic protests, the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed several bills aimed at bolstering public safety, most from the Gov. Kay Ivey-backed Safe Alabama Package.

A town hall meeting on gun violence in Mobile will be held on March 13.

The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in the county’s history.

Fight for Alabama Families, an IVF advocacy group, called for Alabama to pass a constitutional amendment offering permanent protection of IVF in the state at a rally on Thursday.

The Alabama Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 178, the Speedy Trial Act, on Thursday.

The Alabama House of Representatives swiftly advanced the Gov. Kay Ivey-backed legislation restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs and grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into the governor's cabinet.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations arrested a suspected member of the violent MS-13 gang on Wednesday.

The artist died, but his art did not. Clark Walker of the Montgomery art community died at age 85.

State Rep. Leigh Hulsey (R-Helena) seems determined to find vindication in a fight her hometown lost.  

Travis Lofton, the man convicted for the shooting death of Jason Mallette at the Daphne Taziki's Mediterranean Café, has been sentenced to life in prison.

A comic book that teaches children about masturbation, gender identities and sexuality is available in the children's department at several Mobile Public Library locations, causing concern for citizens.

Richard Scrushy announced on Thursday he is requesting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the U.S. Department of Justice “commence an immediate investigation into the corruption, widespread fraud, lawfare, and weaponization of the DOJ relating to the politically motivated prosecution wrongfully brought against him.” 

As the Alabama House of Representatives prepares to tackle a controversial bill aimed at reorganizing the state’s veterans board and graft the commissioner into the governor’s cabinet, the Alabama Alliance of the Military Officers Association of America is stressing its opposition.