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The Wilcox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Wilcox County employee last week for allegedly stealing $437,402.28.

Hollis Towns on Tuesday announced his resignation on Tuesday as vice president of content and editor-in-chief of Alabama Media Group’s al(dot)com effective March 28.

Even though it's not an election year, the waters of the national, state and local current affairs are still choppy, and Mobile's Comic Cowboys did not pull any punches with their biting commentary on this Fat Tuesday.

Last week's slowdown in the Alabama State Senate by State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) and State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) is still having a ripple effect throughout Montgomery.

End of voyage. SS United States is docked in Mobile to prepare for sinking as the world's largest artificial reef.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is leaning towards running to be Alabama’s next governor in 2026.

The General Service Administration’s Public Buildings Service announced on Tuesday they’ve picked six federally-owned properties in Alabama to possibly sell. 

In a recent hearing on the confirmation of Elbridge Colby for the number three command spot in the Pentagon, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) questioned the nominee on the future of Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal as the home of U.S. Space Command.

"He was just put to sleep. He was euthanized, and there was no rattling. There was no — he was so paralyzed. There was nothing that he could have done or that I could have done to wake him up. It's so unfair. It is unfair."

For some, Gov. Kay Ivey's crusade to revamp the governance of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) has been a trying episode.

Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA settled a lawsuit last week brought by 53 employees who were denied exemptions from the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 

After 50 years, the Troy University Board of Trustees recently voted to shut down its Phenix City campus, citing a growing interest in online schooling as the reason for the shuttering.

The U.S. Senate failed to advance U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Monday after the body was unable to garner enough support to cloture debate and proceed to a final vote.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting at a bingo hall off Chalkville Road.

Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Chairman John Wahl on Monday endorsed legislation requiring post-election audits in state elections after years of attempts in the legislature.

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama announced federal indictments against two Colombian nationals charged with drug crimes.

The case of a seized 1968 Chevrolet Camaro is back in the hands of the Baldwin County Circuit Court.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) received a bevy of support from women’s rights organizations as the Senate prepares to vote on his bill preserving Title IX protections for female athletes by prohibiting biological men from competing in women’s sports.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently canceled 13 more federal office leases in Alabama, saving taxpayers over $14 million.

Robert McCollum, former PSC candidate, announced his candidacy for the open seat of State Auditor.

The Elmore County Republican Party announced that it will hold its annual dinner next week to raise funds for college scholarships.

Parents, educators and students alike have celebrated President Donald Trump’s efforts to protect students from the radical gender and racial ideology that has become commonplace in many classrooms. The state legislature is expected to take up a bill soon to protect Alabama classrooms by mirroring Trump’s executive orders.

Alabama’s coastal communities are preparing for an influx of visitors during March and April.

President Donald Trump continues to draw heavy criticism for his “America First” agenda, particularly when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine War and involvement in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

SS United States now expected to arrive in Mobile overnight on Sunday.

The Alabama State Senate faced its first major slowdown of the 2025 session after State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) and State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) took to the floor to prevent the body from considering Senate Bill 5 (SB 5).

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) held its annual Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee Winter meeting on Saturday at the Riverchase Galleria's Hyatt Regency in Hoover.