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Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison denied wrongdoing on Thursday despite a recent audit released last week that his office owes the State of Alabama $4,966,427.69 for misspent bingo funds.

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced the arrest of one of its own for drug possession.

Montgomery Police arrested one juvenile male for his alleged role in the deadly downtown shootout last Saturday.

Homewood City Councilman Nick Sims posted an image on Thursday comparing ICE agents to Nazis.

A man shot and killed in a busy area of Birmingham was identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

Members of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board increased its bailment fee on Thursday from 72 cents to $1 per case.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined other Senate Republicans in calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Dr. Martin Makary to reconsider the recent approval of a new generic abortion pill by the FDA.

Despite being declared a closed case by Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard, August Borden and his family are not giving up their fight for justice.

Carnival’s Spirit will return to Mobile in a few weeks and the ship will begin year-round cruises.

While the ongoing government shutdown threatens national security and could prevent some federal workers at the southern border from getting paid, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) said it also endangers the Democrats' chance of winning the 2026 midterms.

A developing non-profit in Decatur canceled its 2025 Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival due to safety concerns.

Following a report on a Madison church being vandalized with ‘vile’ graffiti ahead of hosting a conservative event, Alabama Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate, Steve Marshall, made clear such acts will not be met with silence or indifference.

On a call with reporters Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) gave President Donald Trump complete credit for brokering a peace deal between Israel and the terrorist organization, Hamas.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its statutory authority by issuing its 2024 Final Rule expanding the definition of being “engaged in the business” of “dealing in firearms.”

The CASC Montgomery Gun Show set for November 1 should be subject to a “temporary pause and review” after a deadly Saturday night shootout in downtown Montgomery, according to Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson.

Congressman Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is demanding that Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to reopen the government.

After receiving significant public pushback, Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard is defending his decision not to press charges in the case involving an injured student at Deshler High School, saying it was a simple case of horseplay gone wrong and calling “conspiracy theories” to the contrary “delusional.”

The investigation is not over for prosecutors in Bibb County as they prepare for one of the most complex and disturbing cases in the rural county’s history.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called for more states to ban Sharia law on Wednesday.

While the Madison County DA’s Office considers the case now closed, Jason Borden isn’t giving up his fight for his son.

The longer the Democrats keep the U.S. government shutdown, the more everyday Americans are going to suffer, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said Wednesday on Newsmax’s "American Agenda."

The mother of missing teen Brittney Wood, who disappeared in 2012, has died, according to a Facebook post.

Madison County District Attorney Robert Broussard announced on Wednesday his office will not be seeking criminal charges in the case of a Deshler High School student who was severely injured on campus in August.

Central Alabama Water (CAW) is ready to defend itself and ratepayers against the Birmingham Water Works' former attorney, Mark Parnell, as he seeks to reinstate his controversial contract signed the night before the new board was created.

Teaching staff across Auburn University have been encouraged to use a rubric that prompts educators to develop not only diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ)–centered syllabi but also DEIJ-focused learning experiences throughout the university's online and hybrid courses. 

1819 News president and CEO Bryan Dawson was the subject of critical graffiti discovered Wednesday morning at Movement Church in Madison. Dawson is scheduled to speak on Thursday evening at the church.

Details in the stabbing death of retired Auburn University professor Julie Gard Schnuelle could be revealed next week in a preliminary hearing for her accused killer.