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A Mexican national is accused of illegally voting in multiple elections in Marion County.

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday to allow the Alabama-West Florida Conference (AWFC) of the United Methodist Church to continue contesting multiple property disputes with local congregations across the state. 

University of Alabama quietly stopped assigning classes to Jalyn Dantzler, a Women's Studies adjunct professor, after students reported observing classroom bias.

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.

As gambling appears once again to be dead for the legislative session, and potentially for the remainder of Gov. Kay Ivey's governorship, speculation abounds as to how the incoming new legislature and likely "Governor" Tommy Tuberville would approach it for the next quadrennium.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday banning foreign nationals and foreign corporations from donating to political candidates or political action committees.

State Rep. Juandalyn Givan (R-Birmingham) took issue with the bill, arguing it could negatively impact ethnic minorities.

“It feels amazing,” former Huntsville television news anchor and Kids to Love founder Lee Marshall said Thursday after returning home from a trip to Israel. “I didn't realize how much I would miss America until I didn't have it.”

The Alabama House of Representatives passed multiple bills on Thursday aimed at expanding career and technical education opportunities and strengthening workforce development.

Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) acting-chairman Joan Reynolds, and State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) are running to be the next ALGOP chairman.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.