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Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, a Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 1 candidate, called on Friday for the PSC to hold public rate hearings.

State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) joined Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" this week to discuss his recently introduced amendment expediting the process of identifying a new lieutenant governor if the office becomes vacant.

The Alabama Port Authority Police Department opened a criminal investigation into possible theft at the McDuffie Coal Terminal.

A federal judge in Alabama approved a $2.67 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association in 2020, but customers are now expected to start receiving the payout.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the global tariffs President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution gives Congress, not the Executive Branch, the power to impose tariffs.

Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed and local officials joined business leaders on Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Grove at South Jefferson in Athens.

According to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, an illegal alien has been arrested and charged with aggravated criminal surveillance after placing a hidden camera in the bathroom of a local business.

After embezzling more than $400,000, a former Huntsville pastor has been sentenced to 60 months in prison.

Mobile Baykeeper responded to a bill signed into law that restricts an agency from adopting environmental protection rules more stringent than federal regulations.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday creating a new extracurricular religious instruction program in public schools.

Cason Williams, a six-year-old from Bay Minette, has made the big time.

Doug and Marinella Davis are sharing their homeschool story as part of an ongoing series from Governor Kay Ivey’s office spotlighting those using the CHOOSE Act.

Energy Alabama recently hired former Democratic Governor Jim Folsom, Jr. to lobby against legislation that would transition the Public Service Commission from an elected to an appointed body.

Following the latest mass shooting committed by a "transgender" individual, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) issued a blunt assessment regarding the growing trend of violence.

Southern Company on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $416 million, or $0.38 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $534 million, or $0.49 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

The last portrait of the Alabama House of Representatives in the current Alabama State House was taken on Thursday.

On Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the "App Store Accountability Act."

Thursday, State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) introduced legislation requiring the Alabama Public Service Commission to hold annual hearings.

A Montgomery Police vehicle crashed into a Montgomery Academy student’s vehicle on Wednesday.

The Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee met on Wednesday and approved bills, including tax exemptions for nonprofits, college funding for veteran dependents, and a bill to support living organ donors.

Jeffrey Epstein was invited to the 2013 University of Alabama commencement ceremony by the family of John Alexander, a former UA student. Epstein also previously invited Alexander’s family to his island in 2011.

The House County and Municipal Government Committee gave a bill giving local control over library board appointments and removals a favorable report, with two amendments.

Gov. Kay Ivey was among state leaders at the grand opening of the Alabama Veterans Resource Center on Wednesday.

The Wedowee Utilities Board unanimously approved the termination of the employment of bookkeeper Brenda Boone during a meeting held on Wednesday.

Montgomery City Councilman Ed Grimes said on Wednesday he supports recently-filed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.

The Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee took up and passed Speaker Pro-Tem Chris Pringle's (R-Mobile) bill authorizing appointees to remove and replace their appointments to boards and commissions.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has secured another major endorsement in his campaign to become Alabama's next U.S. Senator.