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Dozens of people reported issues Tuesday while attempting to vote in the municipal runoff election in Mobile.

During his January “State of the City” address, the same day he announced he would seek reelection, Mayor Frank Brocato revealed a study on the future uses of the Galleria.

Erica White and Scott Harbour both managed to defeat incumbent council member Karen Denzine in August's municipal election but failed to clear the 50% threshold needed to declare an official winner in the race.

The Baldwin County Board of Education could vote this week on a measure to move forward on a plan to bring an AltaPointe mental health day school to the county.

Charlie Kirk was on the second stop of the tour at Utah Valley University when tragedy struck. The tour will include a stop at Auburn University on November 5.

Alliance Defending Freedom presented its 2025 Alan E. Sears Leadership Award to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday.

American Legacy Co. in Gulf Shores is selling Charlie Kirk-inspired merch and donating 100% of the proceeds to the Gulf Shores High School’s Turning Point USA chapter.

Alexander City voters will decide on Tuesday whether they’ll stick with Mayor Woody Baird or go with challenger Mike Densmore.

The Gulf Shores City Council unanimously passed a tax on vapor products on Monday to avoid a state-mandated tax that goes into effect next year.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell criticized on Monday fellow 2026 Republican attorney general candidate Katherine Robertson for “accepting campaign contributions tied to the gambling industry.”

Some voters living in Baldwin County will once again head to the polls on Tuesday for municipal runoff elections.

Calling it “wildly entitled and absurd” that anyone would even expect Alabama's Democratic members of Congress, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Prichard), to support the resolution for a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk," the Alabama Democratic Party and both lawmakers repeated false accusations that Kirk was racist.

Curtis Bowers, the Alabama-based producer of the AGENDA documentaries, reflected on his time at Sunday's Charlie Kirk memorial service in Glendale, Ariz.

An illegal alien from Honduras was arrested late last week after breaking into a Marshall County residence with a homeowner inside. According to local law enforcement, the woman called police around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday and told dispatch that someone was currently inside her home after hearing glass shatter.

State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) announced on Monday that he will seek re-election in 2026.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced that the City is officially storm-ready, according to the National Weather Service.

Prichard's collapsing infrastructure has led to nearly 50 million gallons of raw sewage spills over the past three years. Now, there is a call to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to step in.

Pastor Travis Johnson, of Pathway Church, posted an open letter ahead of the 2025 municipal runoff election between Spiro Cheriogotis and Barbara Drummond.

More than 200 people attended a memorial event for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Decatur on Sunday evening.

Wetumpka Police arrested nine people in connection to a child sex operation.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed released a statement Sunday evening after a weekend of violence.

During his weekly appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106'5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) discussed the unfolding controversy about the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) and its efforts to deny high school sports participation for students participating in Alabama's school choice programs.

State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) discussed Jimmy Kimmel's indefinite suspension that was handed down by ABC and Disney earlier this week, following the late-night host's controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk's assassination.

In his words and actions, Charlie Kirk embodied the courage necessary to reclaim the culture and turn the country around. His success in shaping young minds is what led to his murder, Pastor Lusk said.

 LaFayette Mayor Kenneth Vines confirmed one person was killed in a shooting outside the high school football stadium Friday night.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) has reintroduced legislation that would provide Spaceports, ground-based launch and reentry sites for spacecraft, with 'dedicated federal support.' The congressman's bill, the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, would help to ensure that rising civil, commercial, and national security demands for space transportation are being properly addressed.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is taking an unusual step in at least two of the upcoming municipal election runoffs on Tuesday.