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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

The Freedom Foundation, a national non-profit organization that has defended and represented public union employees nationwide, has come to Alabama ready to take on the Alabama Education Association (AEA).

State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) is moving forward with his effort to restore voluntary prayer and devotion time in schools. House Bill 511 (HB511) will be up for a vote in the House State Government Committee on Wednesday.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Chickasaw man in connection with a possible child porn case.

R.B. Walker resigned recently as Alabama Power’s governmental affairs director to pursue other opportunities.