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

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.

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.

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. 

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

"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."

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

The Flora-Bama bar and grill has served up great food and entertainment since 1969. Straddling the boundary line between Alabama and Florida, Flora-Bama has become a cultural icon and haven for lovers of music, good food and beach life since John McInnis III took over as majority owner in 2009.

The Alabama Forestry Commission’s Rural Bridge Grant Initiative is underway to help upgrade infrastructure in rural areas.

The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) is asking for the public’s help identifying the men who threw a dog into a dumpster.

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

The Alabama Republican Party's executive committee tabled a resolution calling on state legislators to grant tax relief during its biannual meeting at the Riverchase Galleria's Hyatt Regency in Hoover on Saturday.

The Randolph County School Board will consider how to proceed with aging buildings. An option is to consolidate all county schools into one school.

Legislation recently filed in the Alabama House of Representatives would prohibit any federal agency from expending public funds to advertise and promote vaccines after recently released data showed the Alabama Department of Public Health spent over $18 million in such advertising from 2019 to 2024.

Another gambling and lottery bill and constitutional amendment “may be coming back” this legislative session, according to Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro). 

Alabama leaders sided with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s tense meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.