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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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) called the political left wing in America far more violent than its conservative counterpart during an interview with 1819 News on Saturday.

Marine Vietnam veteran and retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent George Williams has spent his life in service of the United States. Now, as the chairman of the Alabama Minority Republican Party, Williams has a message in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination.

The candidates in the Mobile mayoral runoff raised a combined quarter of a million-plus in campaign contributions in one week.

Governor Kay Ivey joined House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) in filing an amended complaint and a preliminary-injunction motion on Friday to continue fighting against the AHSAA’s policy denying eligibility to CHOOSE Act students. 

Alabama Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed announced on Friday that average weekly wages increased in August to $1,117.54, the state's second-highest wage level ever.  

The LaFayette Police Department responded Friday night after reports of shots fired outside the high school football stadium.

The City of Huntsville, its police department and two unnamed officers are being sued in federal court by the family of a man who was killed in 2023 after pointing a firearm at authorities.

Members of the Montgomery City Council passed the largest budget in city history for fiscal year 2026 on Tuesday.