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Members of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will consider another increase in bailment fees on Thursday.

Eighteen candidates have qualified for the Montgomery City Council District 3 special election.

Hope Hull residents passed an incorporation vote in a special election on Tuesday.

Members of the Alabama Charter School Commission have elected State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) as their new chairwoman, effective at the commission's August meeting.

Barry Ragsdale appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit to the Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday that challenges the residency of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn). 

Alabama’s State Education Superintendent Eric Mackey responded on Tuesday to reporting from 1819 News showing that a faculty member at a very controversial LGBTQ-affirming K-12 charter school had apparently been appointed to the State Textbook Committee without approval from the two appointing authorities.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a viral TikTok video of the son of a deputy claiming his father abuses his family.

The Mobile City Council heard from concerned citizens who claim they were victims of fraud by two local businesses.

During a Tuesday appearance on "Rightside Media," Alabama Republican Party chairman Scott Stadthagen said legislation closing the state's primary elections will "be on the agenda" next session.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified two people killed Sunday in Irondale.

Per Tuberville, the bill prohibits federal funding from being used by K-12 schools to "develop, implement, facilitate, or promote programs, activities, or literature featuring sexually oriented content for minors."

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said he plans to overhaul the scandal-riddled Alabama Department of Corrections should he win his bid for governor.

Wedowee Mayor Tim Coe responded to concerns with the Wedowee Utilities Board after a preliminary audit revealed several issues with bookkeeping and the handling of funds. The audit flagged possible “serious internal control weaknesses, financial mismanagement, compliance violations and governance issues.”

Two years after an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, conservative lawmakers across the country are praising the commander-in-chief's resolve in the face of danger and his ongoing commitment to the United States of America.

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation into a burglary led them to a home where a couple was found slain.

Elmore County Public Schools responded on Monday to apparent online and in-person speculation that multiple teachers had been involved in alleged “inappropriate behavior.”

The Enterprise Police Department announced the search for two-year-old Genesis Reid concluded on July 10 without locating her remains.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) offered a glowing endorsement of Darline Graham Nordone as she fills the seat of her recently deceased brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

A Blount County grand jury indicted two former Blount County corrections officers in connection to the death of an inmate in January.

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is still holding district elections based on race, but that’s not the only way the organization factors race into its policies.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched a national K-12 initiative to crack down on sexual predators in K-12 schools. The letter specifically highlights the role and efforts of teachers' unions that allow abuse to continue.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Montgomery) has again accused state legislators of working to undermine black voters in Alabama's second congressional district through restricting racially based gerrymandering in the Yellowhammer State.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) defended data centers on Monday amid ongoing backlash against the projects in parts of Alabama and across the United States.

Governor Kay Ivey is encouraging Alabamians to take advantage of the upcoming sales tax holiday, which will begin this month, allowing students and parents to purchase school supplies without the usual 4% tax.

Alabama’s federal delegation joined dozens of their colleagues in expressing sadness at the sudden passing of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Saturday night.

A former Elba High School football coach who resigned seven years ago after an incident involving his son was arrested in Enterprise Sunday in an unrelated incident.

The Huntsville Police Department is opening applications for the fall 2026 Citizen’s Police Academy.