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A Ukrainian immigrant who killed two people in a Thomasville crash pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal negligent homicide.

The Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project announced on Thursday is “terribly needed,” according to House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

Tuesday, suspended Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard was on the other side of the bench for the first hearing on the 7 ethics charges she faces before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary. 

With a new administration, the Wedowee Utilities Board has been delving into historical financial moves made by previous leadership.

The Mobile County Sheriff's Office has taken custody of 148 sexual assault kits that were previously unprocessed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences during its evidence inventory of the Prichard Police Department.

Questions remain about a letter State Education Superintendent Eric Mackey wrote appointing an educator from an LGBTQ-promoting charter school to the state textbook committee, apparently without going through the legal appointing authorities.

A prison health care company formerly contracted with the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) should be investigated for fraud, according to State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa).

From Michigan to New York, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently took Democrats to task for their embrace of far-left, socialist candidates.

On Wednesday's broadcast of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Republican First Congressional District candidate Austin Sidwell discussed the growing financial challenges of running a household in Alabama, including navigating the affordability of childcare and rising grocery prices.

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Thursday that Alabama was part of a multi-state settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind Cash App, regarding the app’s safety and fraud prevention.

The Alabama Department of Transportation said a plan is coming together to build a new Mobile River Bridge and Bayway, which will be a positive change for frequent commuters.

After Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid dismissed a lawsuit against U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Thursday, the 2026 campaign to be Alabama’s governor will now be about the issues and not “political games and frivolous lawsuits,” according to Alabama Republican Party chairman Scott Stadthagen.

Women throughout Alabama are joining the national fight to preserve the integrity of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) by ensuring that membership remains as its founders intended, limited to women.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) unveiled a revised plan for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, which includes a nearly $8 toll bridge. The toll is a steep increase over the previously proposed $2.50 toll.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday attempting to block the gubernatorial aspirations of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

The funeral for Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran will be held on Thursday, July 16, according to his obituary.

The Elmore County Republican Party will appoint a new nominee to go on the general election ballot for coroner following the arrest of the GOP candidate.

The surviving families of three minors who died as passengers of a speeding vehicle are outraged after Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker reached a surprise plea agreement with the man accused of driving the car that killed their loved ones.

Donald Bennett filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday to stop a recount of Perry County Commission District 1 Democrat primary results.

With specifics expected to be forthcoming, U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) co-bylined an op-ed that appeared Tuesday on AL(dot)com, which praised President Donald Trump and his administration's efforts to move construction forward on the long-awaited new I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway.

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has been “hijacked” by a leftist agenda, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), who responded Wednesday to a recent White House report exposing “radical left propaganda and degeneracy” at the museum.

The Somerville City Council has approved an 18-month moratorium on a potential bitcoin mining data center within the small town's limits after several local residents voiced opposition to the facility.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) announced his appointments to United States service academies.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said removing an alligator from under a home was “just another day at the office.”

The Alabama Department of Insurance recently hired Thomas McCarthy as senior pharmacy benefit manager regulatory counsel for its PBM compliance division. 

A United States Marine officer is facing multiple charges in Lauderdale County after officers said he set two fires in Rogersville.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in an arraignment in Montgomery for a superseding indictment by the Department of Justice.