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hursday afternoon, 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson visited the University of Montevallo campus for the recently rescheduled "Prove Me Wrong" event hosted by Turning Point USA. During the event, left-leaning students on campus hosted a protest against the visit.

During the public comment period on a prayer to allow voluntary prayer and devotion, one speaker got up to oppose the bill on the grounds that America isn't a Christian nation, saying that the bill was "prioritizing Western Christianity and the Bible."

Arely Guzman's trial was set for March 17. However, her attorneys requested a 30-day continuance to have more time to prepare.

On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey delivered remarks to the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce at an event in Montgomery, touting Eli Lilly's recent commitment to building a $6 billion operation in Huntsville as well as U.S. Space Command's planned relocation to North Alabama.

A Randolph County grand jury brought an indictment against a Woodland man after a family member came forward years after she said he raped her as a child.

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised Operation Epic Fury and the ongoing strikes against Iranian targets, while arguing against isolationism in a video call sent to reporters.

In celebrating the decision, nearly everyone acknowledged that Britt spearheaded the effort through her role as chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds DHS and USCG.

House Bill 216, sponsored by State Rep. Mark Gidley (R-aaa), would require local boards of education to display the Ten Commandments along with a context statement in each history classroom from fifth grade through twelfth and in a common area of each school for fifth graders and above.

State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) presented a bill to the Alabama House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure on Wednesday that would remove reservoirs on public waterways from the state’s list of critical infrastructure facilities.

On Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a major update to military civilian college programs, identifying Auburn University as a potential new partner institution.  

Indivisible Baldwin County, the local chapter of the group that plans “No Kings” rallies nationwide, plans to support one of the protesters arrested last October.

State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) introduced House Bill 475 last week, requiring the PSC to hold a public rate case hearing once per year. On Wednesday, he presented a substitution that would require a meeting once every three years, which he said was similar to other states.

State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) has now responded to allegations from an opponent regarding his perceived "improper" influence on the Alabama Republican Executive Committee.

During a Wednesday appearance on Huntsville WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) pushed back against the notion that the United States' strikes that resulted in the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei violated the War Powers Act.

Members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday passed legislation allowing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama to create a holding company. 

A suspect arrested in a Cullman sex sting operation has ties to the Mexican cartel, according to investigators.

Auburn police are searching for the suspect in a shooting that left one person injured Monday.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday requiring all licensed day care centers to adopt anaphylaxis response policies and to receive training in administering emergency allergic reaction interventions.

The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus voted not to move forward with proposed ready-to-drink cocktail legislation on Tuesday.

Two people are facing federal charges after a grand jury indicted them in two separate child exploitation cases.

On Tuesday, the Alabama House passed a consumer protection bill to ban the distribution of illegal sexualized content via artificial intelligence and provide remedies for victims.

A man sentenced to death in the 1988 killing of a Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy could get a new trial after the United States Supreme Court declined to review a ruling from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Alabama drivers are seeing price increases at the pump this week due to the conflict between the United States and Iran causing uncertainty in the Middle East.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday requiring the state to apply for a waiver from the federal government to exclude candy and soda as eligible purchases under the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Tuesday requiring the weekly broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner in public schools.

Legislation mandating minimum reimbursement rates for health insurers to pay emergency ambulance services passed the Senate by a 27-2 margin on Tuesday.