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During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, said the Trump administration's border policy appeared to be having a meaningful impact on the impact of illegal drugs on the streets.

Emergency crews worked overnight after a CSX train derailed near Sysco Foods.

U.S. Sec. of War Pete Hegseth and members of Alabama's federal delegation, along with local elected officials, attended an unveiling ceremony at Redstone Arsenal on Friday for U.S. Space Command's new site and signage.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke from the Senate floor on Thursday about the massive fraud recently uncovered in Minnesota's Somali community.

On Thursday, at an annual hearing held by the House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) touted North Alabama's contributions to national security, including the development and testing of counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems, as well as the training of individuals to operate them.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of federal and local partners, conducted a seven-month-long operation that led to the arrests of 22 individuals with suspected associations with the Sex, Money, Murder (SMM) street gang.

The suspect in a Calera car burglary had 60 prior arrests, according to Police Chief David Hyche.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) was presented with an honorary doctorate degree Friday by University of South Alabama president Jo Bonner.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is joining the chorus of lawmakers voicing strong opposition to the West Alabama Highway saying that Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) director John Cooper, "should be embarrassed."

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon is looking for a way to fill the void left by the cancellation of the Hangout/Sand in My Boots Festival.

A reluctance to criticize his current employer as “woke” was the main reason ESPN football commentator Paul Finebaum decided against running for Senate in Alabama in 2026.

Rogers said the bill authorizes more than half of the federal government's discretionary spending and gives the Pentagon direction on how to spend it, namely by expediting acquisitions and adapting to new technologies like drones and artificial intelligence.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission issued three of the four required dispensary licenses to in-state businesses on Thursday after years of litigation brought implementation of Alabama’s medical cannabis law to a halt.

The United States Department of Justice recently announced that an illegal immigrant in Mobile County would be referred to immigration officials for deportation after he was arrested in September.

A Guatemalan man with ties to Albertville has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry after deportation.

A Malcolm man is facing serious charges after an undercover sex sting in Baldwin County.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) provided an update on a project to widen Interstate 65 from Alabaster to Calera.

During a call with reporters on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed President Donald Trump's campaign to remove Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro as the despot approaches his 13th year of rule.

On Wednesday, Central Alabama Water passed an operation and maintenance budget and a capital budget; the budgets do not include a rate increase for customers.

A legal veteran with over 20 years of experience in the judicial system has been selected to serve as Madison County Circuit Judge in Alabama’s 23rd Judicial Circuit by Governor Kay Ivey.

Tuscumbia City Schools Board of Education recently praised its coaches and staff for taking “fast action” in response to an incident that left Deshler High School student August Borden with lasting injuries.

The Alabama Highway Authority is selling $730 million in bonds starting Thursday to fund 80 miles of the West Alabama Corridor project.

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte is moving Fannie Mae’s offices from California to Birmingham.

A new tractor assembly plant is coming to Monroeville, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday.

Liberty Park Middle School in Vestavia is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair this week; the sale features three books that include sensitive topics like LGBTQ+ relationships, child abuse, bullying, alcoholism, and self-harm.

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) officially joined the litigation challenging Alabama’s Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) on Wednesday.

As the Trump administration works to tighten the rules of the road and remove commercial truck drivers who cannot speak English, signs of trouble are emerging in Baldwin County.