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Governor Kay Ivey signed into law legislation on Wednesday requiring the state to request a waiver from the federal government to eliminate candy and soda purchases from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

A Ramsay International Baccalaureate High School student was killed in a house fire, along with her parents, early Wednesday morning.

A political action committee (PAC) run by former Democratic congressional candidate turned Montgomery political power player Steve Raby has funded over 100 candidates and other entities this election cycle with money from out-of-state gambling interests.

During a Tuesday discussion on Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," candidate for Secretary of State Caroleene Dobson expressed support for closing primaries in Alabama.

According to U.S. Senate candidate and cattle farmer, Rodney Walker, while the tariffs have been beneficial for some industries, such as manufacturing, America's soybean producers have taken a significant hit since their implementation months ago.

Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed a very controversial bill into law on Tuesday that divided lawmakers in the final days of the legislative session and nearly died before gaining approval on the last day of the session.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox revealed 19 people were arrested during Saturday’s A-Day celebration after people from outside of Tuscaloosa came to town as part of a “takeover.” The mayor also addressed a controversial Facebook post by a council member.

Alabama lawmakers should cut the state’s individual income tax, according to former State Sen. Gerald Dial.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law on Tuesday, granting participants in the state’s school choice system protection from discrimination when participating in high school athletics after Ivey and other state leaders filed a lawsuit last year.

A campus theater honor society with a long-standing presence at the University of Alabama is facing allegations of hazing, according to an exclusive interview with a member. 

As U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) continues to push for mass amnesty legislation cloaked in morality, Alabama's top three candidates for U.S. Senate are now sounding off on the so-called "Dignity Act."

Following a federal judge's ruling, Huntsville City Schools has been released from federal supervision in two major areas tied to a desegregation consent order.

Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation into law on Monday that would allow the removal of tenured faculty and limit the authority of faculty-led governing bodies starting in October.

A Walton County, Fla. grand jury indicted the surgeon who performed a surgery on a Muscle Shoals man who died while on vacation in August 2024.

Approximately half of a $243,530 payment sent by the city of Montgomery to TrafficServe, a Louisiana private security company, went to an LLC registered by the CEO of the company and to the brother of former Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins for consulting expenses.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service recently announced it was closing a research and development facility in Huntsville.

Business in downtown Cullman came to a standstill Monday morning as the city’s historic Stiefelmeyer Building caught fire.

While GOP lawmakers are likely to discuss how to end the current partial shutdown and fund other Republican priorities, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hopes to pack the bill with “as much stuff as we can get” to help the American people and forward President Donald Trump's agenda.

Monday, on Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Rep. Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill) discussed recently passed legislation intended to protect dogs living outdoors in Alabama.

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 95, the Alabama Post-Election Audit Act, on Monday.

The Randolph County Commission could be negatively impacted by a recent audit by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

Archbishop of Mobile Mark S. Rivituso responded Monday to a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump calling Pope Leo XIV weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.

The Selma Police Department arrested a man after the mother of his child reported abuse to authorities.

A suspect wanted for a theft at Northern Heights Presbyterian Church was arrested after the incident was caught on camera.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information leading to the arrest of a gunman who opened fire at the Grand Bay Horse Show on Saturday.

Despite Magic City Acceptance Academy's declining enrollment, abysmal scores, and questionable record of following the state’s ban on DEI, the school now seeks approval for a long-planned expansion.

Could a group of like-minded conservative state lawmakers form their own voting bloc, similar to the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.?