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The United States District Court announced the indictment of a Chattanooga, Tenn. man for the assault of a DeKalb County corrections officer.

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division confirmed a monster catch out of Lake Guntersville.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation restricting the Alabama Department of Environmental Management from passing rules more stringent than the federal government on Tuesday.

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Tuesday making child rapists eligible for the death penalty in the wake of horrific child sex abuse cases in Bibb County last year.

Irondale Mayor James Stewart’s recent comments about refusing to assist ICE are a “dog whistle,” according to Jared Hudson, a U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL.

After struggling with malfunctioning voting machines, the Alabama House of Representatives spent much of Tuesday debating a bill aimed at helping employers and law enforcement agencies stay informed about the people they hire.

Similar to the one passed in 2025, State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) said the Fair Campaign Practices Act, HB214, would mirror the current federal law against foreign donations, making is a state prosecutable crime.

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in Montgomery in a defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by former Alabama basketball walk-on Kai Spears against the New York Times.

Wedowee Mayor Tim Coe was removed from the Wedowee Utilities Board on Tuesday amid a barrage of concerns over operations. Now, council members want to take a closer look at the town’s finances to ensure fiscal responsibility.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Tuesday to discuss the increasing importance of passing and enacting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act).

The Alabama Senate passed an amended version of a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) on Tuesday that would require 70% of dredged material to be beneficially used.

Ahead of state elections, the Alabama Republican Party steering committee voted to dismiss residency-related complaints filed against U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and former Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl.

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) discussed the now-ended partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill during Tuesday morning's edition of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show."

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is making good on his pledge to hold election law violators in the state accountable. On Tuesday, Allen announced a legal update on four individuals who were arrested last August and charged with absentee ballot harvesting in Russell County.

Mobile City Council discussed supplemental funding to the District Attorney’s Office and heard from District Attorney Keith Blackwood at its regular meeting on Tuesday.

State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) took a point of personal privilege shortly after the House gaveled in on Tuesday, announcing that Simpson had fallen ill and led the chamber in prayer.

Local media would be able to broadcast postseason high school games under a bill recently filed by State Rep. Marcus Paramore (R-Troy).

Irondale Mayor Jame Stewart, Jr., recently announced that illegal immigrants will be safe in his city.

The Baldwin County Coroner’s Office (BCCO) is working to strengthen services amid record growth.

Foreign migration to Alabama declined by about 60% in 2025, according to a recent report by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA). 

The Aliceville Police Department arrested a high school teacher on charges related to child pornography.

State Rep. Brock Colvin (R-Albertville) recently introduced a bill amending Marshall County’s local volunteer fire district act, which was the subject of a lawsuit that reached the Alabama Supreme Court in 2024.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has cleared a man wanted in connection with a missing family, but said they are still searching diligently after discovering disturbing evidence.

On Monday morning's episode of Real America's Voice "American Sunrise", former Trump White House official and current candidate for Senate, Morgan Murphy, addressed the rising likelihood of an attack on Iran to remove the country's Ayatollah.

A lawsuit was recently filed against the Trinity Child Development Center in Huntsville and a man who sexually assaulted at least two children under the age of 12 while employed at the facility.

A suspect injured a female ICE agent in Alabaster on Monday morning during a targeted immigration enforcement operation. 

Dawn Fields, a third-grade teacher at Huntington Place Elementary School in Northport, holds strong opinions about the Trump administration and current events, and she's not afraid to let the world know how she feels.