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Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced on Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 2.8%, down from August 2025’s rate of 2.9%. 

A Guatemalan man has been found guilty of multiple child exploitation offenses by a Limestone County Jury.

Chloé and Ric Mayers donated $1 million to Tuscaloosa Academy recently.

Friday, during an appearance on Rightside Radio, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a candidate for U.S. Senate, commented on the U.S. Supreme Court decision a day earlier approving the State of Texas' effort to implement a congressional map favorable to the GOP for the 2026 midterms.

An inspector general report released earlier this week found Secretary of War Pete Hegseth could have endangered troops by using the encrypted Signal app to discuss a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen.

In the name of transparency the Birmingham Police Department held a press conference and showed video following a deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred on November 28. However, that decision led to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) dropping the investigation.

In September 2024, three Colorado families sued the Jefferson County School System over a controversial district policy allowing biological males, who identify as women, to room with biological females on school field trips and sporting events.

As threats against law enforcement continue to grow across the nation, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has introduced legislation he hopes will provide an increased measure of safety for officers and agents serving in the field.

During Friday's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) was asked when Alabama will join the national redistricting fight and remove U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) from their seats.

An online sales tax lawsuit pushed by multiple cities “threatens the fiscal viability of the state,’ according to General Fund Budget chair State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore).

Last month, University of Alabama professor and program coordinator Sim Butler published his book "And the Dragons Do Come" about his son's gender dysphoria, spending a significant amount of time criticizing Alabama's lawmakers, particularly State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville), who sponsored the Vulnerable Child Protection Act bill. 

Smith Warren Management Services shouldn’t be a qualified vendor to contract with Alabama licensing boards, according to State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).

A joint investigation between the Athens Police Department and the FBI led to the indictment of a former Athens High School student in an alleged plot to harm students and teachers.

On Wednesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent a letter to Peter J. Mohler, the President of the University of Alabama, decrying the removal of two identity-based magazines and the creation of a new magazine that will cover all points of view in one publication.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) addressed the rapidly growing number of threats facing members of federal law enforcement and their families during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

The Belforest Elementary School assistant principal has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for DUI for the second time in a year.

A Lawrence County shooting range is being sued by a group of local residents claiming their homes have been hit by gunfire from the location.

The legendary Nick Saban joined with an investor group to purchase Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach this week.

Donald Trump is the first president “probably in my lifetime” to be concerned about domestic manufacturing, according to Stephen Wellborn, the co-owner of Wellborn Cabinet. 

Alabama is teaming up with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to make the state’s interstates safer.

Nationally syndicated radio host Larry Elder weighed in on the case of a man accused of murdering at least 18 people in Birmingham between 2023 and 2024.

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office released information on the tragic killing of two people in October.

District Attorney CJ Robinson, of the Nineteenth Circuit, announced the “Hug-a-Thug” policies are over after the sentencing of a career criminal in Chilton County.

A McGill-Toolen High School student was indicted on assault charges after an investigation into a civil lawsuit over an alleged bullying incident.

U.S. Homeland Security agents based out of Mobile have been fighting the drug trade in the Gulf of America for years. However, a retired special agent said on FM Talk 106.5's "Jeff Poor Show" that President Donald Trump's latest policies could make an impact on traffickers traveling from South America like never before.

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that the CHOOSE Act family application portal access date information is available on the program’s updated website, where Alabama families can sign up for the state’s education savings account (ESA) program for the 2026-2027 academic year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is doubling down on his strong support for the Trump administration’s anti-drug trafficking operations in the Caribbean as Democrats continue to accuse Secretary of War Pete Hegseth of possible war crimes over an alleged incident involving a Venezuelan drug boat on September 2.