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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. 

On Thursday's broadcast of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," former Alabama Republican Party chairman and candidate for Lt. governor, John Wahl, reaffirmed his support for transitioning Alabama's congressional map to a 7-0 conservative-dominated layout.

In a video call sent out to reporters on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) strongly criticized liberal leaders in "blue states," including Governors Tim Walz (D-Minn) and Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.), for enabling multi-billion-dollar fraud schemes tied to both education and health care.

This is plaintiff Joel Kennamer’s third attempt at seeking relief in what he described as a “fraudulent, corrupt scheme” to deprive him and other Guntersville taxpayers of land dedicated for public use.

A Loxley woman was indicted by a Baldwin County grand jury on multiple charges, including child abuse and human trafficking.

On Thursday, Blanchard was suspended from the bench, and retired Judge Sherri Friday was sworn in. Exact details of why have not been released.

Bay Minette attorney Harry Still III was found not guilty in Baldwin County Circuit Court after a jury heard his appeal from a 2025 third-degree assault conviction in Bay Minette Municipal Court.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently introduced federal legislation that would require employers to use E-Verify when hiring someone, a move designed to cut down on the employment of illegal immigrants.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Thursday declined to overturn a federal appeals court ruling in favor of Joseph Smith who has been on Alabama’s death row for more than 20 years. In a 5-4 ruling, the court dismissed Alabama’s petition for review.

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and political newcomer Case Dixon have qualified with the Alabama Republican Party to run for the special primary election for Congressional District 6.

Former University of Alabama President Stuart Ray Bell is up for the top post of University of Florida but his strong support of DEI is raising questions.

A Jerry Lee Faine Elementary math teacher is behind bars after allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with a student.

Election results for Wilcox County were delayed after the machine used to count absentee ballots displayed an error message. The county had to wait for a new voting stick to be delivered for the ES&S (Election Systems & Software) machine.

A man accused of murdering his wife is back behind bars just weeks after being released.

The state has scheduled the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Jeffrey James Lee, 49, for the 1998 murder of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson in an attempted robbery, after the Supreme Court recently issued the order.

Republican voters across the state of Alabama selected leadership in the Alabama Republican Party’s (ALGOP) State Executive Committee during Tuesday’s primary.

This weekend will be the final weekend of operation for Nana Funks in Birmingham’s Lakeview.

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently filed a 16-state coalition letter supporting a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that would streamline federal review of state capital murder convictions.

The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the SPLC on Wednesday for documents related to its coordination with the Biden-Harris administration and funding of extremists.