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Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis is calling for more oversight and law enforcement action amid financial turmoil. However, she blasted the media during a press conference on Monday, blaming them for negative coverage.

The multinational technology corporation, Google, is planning significant "infrastructure and community investments" across Alabama.

State Sen. Robert Stewart (D-Selma) joined anti-death penalty advocates who met in Montgomery today to plead with Gov. Kay Ivey to offer amnesty to  Jeffrey James Lee, 49, who is scheduled for execution on Thursday for the 1998 murder of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson in an attempted robbery.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Auburn) campaign argues that the publishing of sensitive information revealed amid a residency challenge is illegal.

Questions about U.S. Rep. Barry Moore's military tenure and rank have led to accusations that he misrepresented his service — accusations Moore’s campaign adamantly denies.

Lawmakers across the state have extended sympathy to the family of James "Weston" Higginbotham, the Hoover native and Auburn student, who was found dead on Saturday following a 7-day search in Japan.

On Mid-Day Mobile 106.5 FM Mobile, Speaker Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) openly questions the legal strategy and skills of the former attorney for the state Edmund “Eddie” LaCour.

The average price of gasoline per gallon is beginning to trend down after going over $4 per gallon last month.

The months-long back-and-forth between former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell and Attorney General Steve Marshall continued this week after Mitchell slammed Marshall in an attack against his runoff opponent, Marshall's chief counsel, Katherine Robertson.

With double red flags signaling danger in the waters off Alabama's coast, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Gulf Shores Beach Rescue and Orange Beach Rescue are teaming up to keep beachgoers safe.

Miss Alabama 2026 is Ruby Tilghman. Tilghman, who was Miss Birmingham, was crowned Saturday night.

Employees at Legacy Cabinets in Eastaboga are voicing concerns after receiving a memo announcing the manufacturer's closure.

The Auburn Board of Trustees voted Friday to create a Presidential Academic Advisory Council to replace the current Faculty Senate and put in place a "Curriculum, Courses, Syllabi, and Core Educational Requirements Policy."

Homosexuality, recently considered an aberrant and degenerate lifestyle, now has its own month of celebration, featuring festivals, parades and corporate sponsorships of the LGBTQ+ agenda. 

During a Friday episode of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) revealed a possible timeline for a transition to a 7-0 Republican dominated congressional map in Alabama.

After weeks of rainfall and some isolated flooding events across the state, some parts of Alabama are no longer experiencing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is offering an elevated $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a Thursday shooting.

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners recently put out a notice addressing an “increased interest in peptides," warning Alabama physicians about the restrictions surrounding substances not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Orange Beach Shooting Team is in Childersburg this weekend for the 2026 Alabama Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) championship.

Following a 52-47 vote to pass a reconciliation package, providing approximately $70 billion in funding through 2029 for two immigration enforcement agencies, Senate Republicans are criticizing their Democratic counterparts for delaying the much-needed funding.

Nancy and Keith Higginbotham, the parents of missing Hoover native James "Weston" Higginbotham, have released a new statement announcing that he was found dead.

On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) campus to launch its new training center.

A delivery driver who is in the country on a student visa is now facing charges after a juvenile drowned.

Sebastian Carrillo, the currently indicted Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) employee who funneled money into Sheriff Mark Pettway’s political campaign through a company receiving state and federal money, appears to have lied in his state ethics filings regarding the business he used to make the donations.

Attorney General Steve Marshall openly condemned claims in campaign materials by GOP attorney general hopeful Jay Mitchell, who is vying for the office against Katherine Robertson later this month, regarding the Aaron Cody Smith case.

During Friday's episode of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show, " Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discussed the failed attempt from a three-judge panel to block Alabama from implementing a 6-1 conservative-leaning congressional map drawn in 2023 for the 2026 election.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office released the identities of a man and woman killed in what officials are calling a mass shooting in Birmingham.