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Alabama appealed a Tuesday ruling by a federal court forcing Alabama to use a congressional map that will likely lead to the election of two Democrats in 2026.

Following a federal appeals court's blocking of a 6-1 Republican congressional map passed by Alabama legislators in 2023, Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) issued strong criticism of the verdict, calling it a "politically motivated attempt to weaponize the judicial system."

A ruling by a federal court on Tuesday forcing Alabama to use a more Democrat-friendly congressional map for the 2026 election was “unsurprising,” according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

Longtime Perry County District 1 Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. narrowly lost re-election by the slimmest of margins on Tuesday.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a mother in connection with the death of her 17-month-old son.

A three-judge panel of federal judges on Tuesday granted a motion by left-wing activist groups to block the use of a 6-1 Republican congressional map passed by lawmakers in 2023. 

Kela Stanford, 55, the woman accused in a hot car death of a child in the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) last summer, is set for a pretrial hearing in August.

Over 1,000 signatures have been collected in opposition to a proposed Lowndes County data center,  with residents intent on raising concerns about what could be the largest industrial project in the county’s history at an upcoming county commission meeting  

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced on Friday that the state’s April preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 2.8%, up from March’s rate of 2.7%, and below April 2025’s rate of 2.9%.

On the heels of securing seven of 11 reelections for his caucus incumbents in last week's Republican primary elections, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) told Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal" that some "restrictions" could be in order.

The wife of Lee County Sheriff-elect Cam Hunt was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, according to Opelika Police.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), in a recent speech on the Senate floor, blocked Democratic efforts to deny the use of federal funds to compensate anyone prosecuted for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 (J6) riots at the U.S. Capitol.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a single-vessel crash on Lake Demopolis.

Shortly after graduating from Miles College, Hannah Smith went on a cruise to the Bahamas on May 11, 2025. She went to celebrate her graduation but returned home as a double amputee.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon weighed in on the recommendation of former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell to take the helm of the University of Florida starting a chain reaction of responses from U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and the university itself.

An attorney for the Dothan City Schools system explained why a Jerry Lee Faine Elementary math teacher was not immediately fired after alleged inappropriate sexual conduct with a student that led to numerous criminal charges.

A scathing 120-page complaint outlines seven charges against Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard.

After years of concerns about the living conditions of soldiers at Fort Rucker, the U.S. Army is nearing completion of new, modern barracks buildings.

Saturday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "The Big Weekend Show," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) weighed in on pushback from Republican lawmakers against a previously announced $1.776 billion settlement in the President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service lawsuit spurred by the leak of Trump's tax returns.

For decades, the Southern Poverty Law Center has monetized and weaponized political tensions by labeling anyone right-of-center a “hate group.” Now the Montgomery-based organization is facing multiple indictments, accused of stoking the hatred they claimed to fight.

Just hours after the three-judge panel held a hearing on the legality of the steps Alabama has taken to return to the 2023 maps approved by the legislature, qualifying closed for the four congressional district special elections for both the Republican and Democratic parties.

Gadsden Regional Medical Center confirmed there were no suspected cases of Ebola or viral hemorrhagic fever Saturday after a social media post caused panic.

Each year, Gulf Shores Fire-Rescue responds to more than 300 water rescues. The department lives up to the city’s motto, “Small Town, Big Beach.”

Alabama Democratic Party chairman Randy Kelley says he anticipates lawsuits challenging the eligibility of gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and lieutenant governor candidate John Wahl for their respective offices, though it will not come from the state party.

The Alabama Department of Insurance recently promoted Michael Herron to lead pharmacy benefit manager compliance specialist within the Department's PBM Compliance Division. 

Baldwin County Sheriff Anthony Lowery is looking forward to his first full term as sheriff and said being elected rather than appointed feels different.

A three-judge panel of federal judges considered on Friday a motion by left-wing activist groups to block the use of a congressional map passed by Republican lawmakers in 2023.