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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.

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.”

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.

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.

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

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.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall called Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr a “remarkable leader” after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air after Kimmel lied about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) addressed the possibility of President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Birmingham to fight the city's high crime rate during a conversation earlier this week on WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show."

This week, State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) drafted a House resolution to honor the life of the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week while hosting a debate at Utah Valley University.

A 148-bed nursing home in Gardendale is closing following three inspections by the Alabama Department of Public Health.