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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 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.

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.

A Christian podcaster from Blountsville killed himself Wednesday morning, according to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. announced on Wednesday the sentencing of Darrie Dewayne Ziegler, 32, of Birmingham, to 92 months in prison. One year ago, Zeigler pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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

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

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

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

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.

Despite media reports to the contrary, Candice Hale, the former Auburn University and University of Alabama (UA) instructor who is suing both schools after being terminated for a social media post following Charlie Kirk's assassination, insists that the settlement offer that her attorney accepted on her behalf with UA was not approved and is invalid. She's asking Northern District Judge Eddie LaCour to "decline to enforce the unsigned settlement agreement."

Lifeline Children’s Services reacted on Tuesday to Medicaid funding being restored to Planned Parenthood.

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) last month appointed an employee of the pro-LGBTQ+ charter school, the Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA), to the official state textbook committee, though it did so by means not evidently based on law.

An Owens Cross Roads man is civilly suing the City of Huntsville and a police officer after a crash that left him injured.

Members of the Montgomery City Council delayed moving forward on Tuesday with plans to borrow $375 million for a downtown convention center expansion and other city projects.

Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Phillip Ensler and former U.S. Senator and gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones traveled to Tuscaloosa together to blame President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) for the closure of the BF Goodrich tire plant.

According to Sorrell, consultants currently take a 15% cut of all media buys in elections, with payments coming from donors regardless of a campaign's success.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch reflected on everything he learned from his longtime friend, former sheriff Sam Cochran, one day after Cochran passed away.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that a Tuscaloosa County man convicted of child porn has a “fundamental right” to live with his son.

A former Florida gubernatorial candidate was arrested in Baldwin County on drug charges.

Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday will begin this month, allowing students and parents to collect their school supplies without the customary 4% tax imposed on them the other 363 days of the year.

The board of directors of Jackson Hospital recently requested the Montgomery County Commission support a property tax referendum to support the hospital’s “financial restructuring and long-term sustainability.”

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) opened online qualifying on Tuesday for individuals seeking to serve as delegates to the Republican National Committee Midterm Convention. 

Members of the Montgomery City Council will consider whether to advance a new $375 million bond issue at their meeting on Tuesday.

During the height of the 2026 primary elections, residents of Jefferson County began receiving curious, oversized mail pieces featuring images of Judge Yashiba Blanchard; those mailers were a part of a million-dollar spending spree.