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The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced the arrest of correctional officer senior Joshua Joyner on Friday.

On Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey and Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth reacted to President Donald Trump's announcement that the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter had been arrested.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) called on Thursday for a statue of Charlie Kirk to be built in the U.S. Capitol to honor the late conservative activist’s legacy.

The Alabama Supreme Court ordered the state’s execution of Geoffrey Todd West, who murdered a woman in 1997.

A large law enforcement presence was reported Friday at the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting near the intersection of Green Springs Highway and Valley Avenue.

A person was killed and another airlifted for treatment after a nighttime boating collision on Lake Wedowee on Thursday. Two others involved were not injured.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified a man killed in a work-related accident on Thursday.

People in South Alabama are coming together in honor of Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA. Kirk was gunned down while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a fake threat led to the lockdown of the Alabama State University campus on Thursday.

The Department of the Interior is moving forward with a competitive coal lease sale in Tuscaloosa County in late September. 

Weeks of not knowing the full story of what caused the severe injuries of freshman football player August Borden have led to protests outside of Deshler High School.

It has been more than half a century since Arthur Bremer attempted to assassinate former Gov. George Wallace during a presidential campaign appearance in Laurel, Md.

The Marshall County Commission is fighting to keep its fair share of Alabama’s Simple Sellers Use Tax following an effort led by several larger cities to change the law in their favor.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said the killing of Charlie Kirk was a “political assassination.”

Republican legislators across the country are paying homage to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, after the late father of two was assassinated on Wednesday on Utah Valley University's campus. Among the group praising Kirk's positive impact on the country is U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Festivalgoers are hoping for year two of Morgan Wallen's Sand in My Boots festival. The 2025 festival brought 40,000 people to Gulf Shores on each of the three days and already they want to know when the next festival will be and who will be performing.

Thursday marks 24 years since the September 11, 2001, attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people.

Several individuals were arrested Wednesday morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while en route to Russellville's Pilgrim’s Pride meat processing plant. According to Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver, at least 20 people were detained between two checkpoints- with one at County Road 44 and County Road 244 and the other on County Road 75 and County Road 724.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said repeat offenders in recent cases like retired Auburn University professor Julie Gard Schnuelle and Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was randomly stabbed to death on a light rail in Charlotte, N.C., would not still be on the streets under his watch as Alabama governor.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is pushing for new police pursuit guidelines after a fatal officer-involved crash in Hartselle claimed the life of a local teenager and injured six others.

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey announced the conviction of a Trafford man on 12 horrific charges involving the sexual abuse of a child.

Pastor Travis Johnson, of Pathway Church in Mobile went live on social media following the shooting. As details trickled in, Johnson spoke about the important role of Christians at this time.

In a post one day before Kirk was shot and killed, he was mentioned in their "Hatewatch" newsletter.

A lawsuit filed by multiple private sector unions and Alabama Department of Corrections inmates would increase costs for taxpayers, according to multiple Alabama businesses.

Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was shot while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.

On Tuesday afternoon, Homewood Police arrested 31-year-old Patrick Lamar Croskey, who goes by the name "Peaches," charging him with public lewdness and disorderly conduct.

State Rep. Mark Gidley (R-Hokes Bluff) pre-filed legislation this week to grant Alabama's public school boards the option of allowing chaplains on their campuses. The lawmaker's bill will be considered in the upcoming 2026 legislative session, which kicks off in January.