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Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones defended his recent firing of deputy sheriff Cam Hunt over Hunt's announcement of a run for sheriff in 2026.

Opioid overdose deaths have decreased by 30% year-over-year in Alabama, according to a recent report touted by StateHouse Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) and Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

Alabama State University announced on Monday that it has recently received a $38 million donation from MacKenzie Scott.

Ahead of the upcoming legislative session, Secretary of State Wes Allen has proposed a new constitutional amendment requiring Alabama's elected constitutional officers to be natural-born citizens. Allen's Natural Born Citizen Constitutional Amendment (SB 21) has officially gained sponsorship in both the state senate and house.

An illegal alien has been arrested in Morgan County following an investigation into local online sexual predators.

Read Freely Alabama compared two Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) members and various conservative groups to the KKK in a recent newsletter.

Marshall County may soon be updating its picketing regulations following a second “No Kings” protest in front of the courthouse in downtown Guntersville.

The Mobile Police Department arrested a suspected illegal immigrant Monday morning after a DUI crash that killed one person.

A mother whose teenage son was killed in Hartselle by a driver fleeing police has filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Morgan County against the city of Priceville, a Priceville Police Department officer and the driver responsible for striking the vehicle her child was in.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources received guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday on the suspension of SNAP benefits for the month of November due to the federal government shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said Republicans are ready to negotiate healthcare costs under the Affordable Care Act, but only after the government reopens.

A student reported the post, which spurred a university investigation.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl recently spoke with representatives of the Alabama Education Association regarding public comments on homeschooling legislation.

A former pastor in Huntsville has pleaded not guilty after allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from All Nations Worship Assembly.

A new VA specialty care clinic will soon be opening in Huntsville, allowing a shorter travel time for veterans in north Alabama and southern Tennessee seeking assistance with advanced care.

During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed defended Donald Watkins, Jr., his controversial pick for the city's small business development director.

Roadways were flooded Sunday after a severe weather system made its way through South Alabama.

The Supreme Court of Alabama ruled a Baldwin County court’s declaratory judgment in favor of a developer suing Orange Beach was deemed void due to lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

In her bestselling book “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda,” Daily Wire cultural reporter Megan Basham exposed disturbing links between far-left organizations and some of America’s top religious institutions, all in an effort to manufacture consent for woke policies.

Last week, State Education Superintendent Eric Mackey announced that Alabama had lost more than 5,800 students in its public schools.

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger's Island) was pleased when his seafood labeling bill was finally passed and signed into law in 2024. Restaurants and grocery stores are now required to disclose the country of origin for their seafood products, including fish, shrimp and oysters.

The Alabama Charter School Commission voted to renew the contracts for Montgomery's L.E.A.D. Academy and Perry County's Breakthrough Charter School in Marion during their October meeting.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones fired deputy sheriff Cam Hunt on Tuesday over Hunt announcing a run for sheriff in 2026.

During Friday's broadcast of Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) spoke about the decreasing number of public school students in Alabama.

Sports betting and various kinds of gambling is being “thrust” onto younger generations, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was involved in a crash in Center Point is facing charges, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

A court-ordered special master released three possible new State Senate district maps on Friday for U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco’s consideration.