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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), the leading candidate to be the state’s next governor, recently announced his “Golden Age Action Team,” which will help transition him to the state’s highest office should he win in November’s general election. 

A recent order by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson dismissed both a case and the consent decree, following an agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Alabama that terminates the governing terms imposed on the State for over a decade.

The city of Montgomery announced the final list of qualified candidates on Thursday who will appear on the ballot in the special municipal election for the Montgomery City Council District 3 seat.

During a Thursday interview with Benny Johnson of "The Benny Johnson Show," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) asserted that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani would eventually end up in Guantánamo Bay for his actions.

Despite Homewood's recently elected Mayor Jennifer Andress touting the city's strong financial position in her State of the City speech earlier this year and a mid-year budget presentation in May that noted the city continues to have a robust surplus, the new city manager, Cale Smith, with Andress' support, has frozen new hires and promotions across all departments, including the city's police and fire departments.

The Wedowee Utilities Board heard from an accountant at MDA Professional Group, the company that performed an audit that revealed years of possible financial mismanagement.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) closed the Bankhead Tunnel in downtown Mobile Thursday for emergency utility repairs.

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) voiced her support for data centers and backed President Donald Trump's effort to ensure that electricity costs for the centers aren't passed on to those who live in the communities where they're being built.

The Alabama Department of Public Health recently announced that a case of measles has been detected in an Alabamian who is currently residing and working out of the state.  

Alabama drivers have seen a large increase at the pump since last week as the conflict between the United States and Iran continues.

Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis responded to the arrest of the city’s police chief and several others, as well as evidence revealed by Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood.

Governor Kay Ivey and other elected officials are reacting to the heartbreaking news that Ralph teenager Will Roberts passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer.

Opponents of the provision, also known as the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, claim it would link the United States and Israeli militaries in a previously unprecedented and inappropriate fashion.

A Ralph teenager has died after battling a rare form of osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer.

Liberal Huntsville City School Board member Andrea Alvarez is again accusing the Alabama Policy Institute of taking part in a "national agenda" aimed at undermining public schools across the country.

Loved ones are remembering a Mobile woman who was killed in a boat crash Saturday in Baldwin County.

Families that reported they were victimized while mourning the loss of loved ones say they are pleased law enforcement took action and arrested a Foley funeral home director.

After being released under the threat of litigation, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) between developers of a forthcoming data center in Bessemer was recently released to lawyers on behalf of the Alabama Rivers Alliance, showing that the city agreed to destroy certain records upon the developer's request.

The Alabama Democrat Party isn’t encouraging its members to vote in the upcoming Republican primary despite plans from the party’s vice chair, Tabitha Isner, according to party chair Randy Kelley.

During Tuesday's episode of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," former U.S. Rep. and current GOP candidate for Congress, Jerry Carl (R-Mobile), said boots on the ground in Iran will likely be necessary, but they won't be American.

Auburn University is being sued over accusations that staff within the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment ran the Inventory and Conservation Planning Project, which Auburn refers to as the “ICP2” program, like a “frat house.”

 The Mobile Police Department identified a woman killed after she was struck in a Walmart parking lot Tuesday.

Prediction markets like Kalshi, Polymarket, and others “closely resemble” sports betting platforms, according to U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Montgomery).

House Majority Leader Paul Lee (R-Dothan) recently called for hefty Republican participation in the August 11 special primary election, after Democrat leadership in the state has called for their members to cross party lines on the ballot.

Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood announced indictments against officers in Prichard on Wednesday, describing it as "a cultural rot that was going on at the Prichard Police Department."

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch confirmed that Prichard Police chief Walter Knight was arrested on Wednesday. It is unclear what charges he will face.

After leaving his position as co-owner and operator of an industrial compliance engineering company, Drew Hicks, a former Marine and defense contractor, is joining 1819 News as its next senior vice president of operations.