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President Donald Trump signed a peace deal with Iran on Wednesday but warned hostilities could resume if “they don’t behave.”

Patrick "Peaches" Croskey died by suicide in jail this week. Lawmakers and activists are weighing in on his death.

Fort Morgan Fire Rescue responded to a drowning on Wednesday. Dispatchers received the call at 4:56 p.m. in the area of Vacation Lane and Ponce Del Leon Court.

The Panama City Beach Police Department is investigating an incident involving a Geneva County commissioner’s wife.

Jackson Hospital suffered a setback in federal bankruptcy court on Wednesday.

While the lower voting rate is typical of many runoff races, the 2026 election cycle drew markedly fewer voters to the polls than similar elections in years past.

Fresh off his primary U.S. Senate election runoff win on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) reacted to Major League Baseball's decision to publicly admonish players who wrote Bible verses on their uniform's "Pride" hats.

On Tuesday, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ruling by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals from taking effect while he appeals that decision. If the lower court's decision is not put on hold but he ultimately prevails, Moore told the justices, he may not be able to recover the $8.2 million that the jury awarded him.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently chaired a HELP Education & the American Family Subcommittee hearing on “The Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” making the case for AI literacy as his home state implements AI courses throughout the school system.

Residents are raising concerns after at least eight drownings at Oak Mountain State Park in the past five years. Two of them were this year.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about shots fired in Prichard Wednesday, just one day after they took over 911 calls for the city.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined "America's Newsroom" on Fox News Channel to discuss President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iranian leadership to extend an ongoing ceasefire by 60 days.

A Baldwin County poll worker is raising concerns after issues she identified on Tuesday during the primary runoff election.

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced she is appointing Ron Burgess, Fred Johnson, Demarcus Joiner, and Quinton Ross to the Public Service Commission (PSC).

The 2026 Alabama Republican primary runoff is in the books, as voters decided on Tuesday who they wanted as the GOP nominee in the November general election.

Following a national search, the board of directors for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has unanimously selected Ryan Haygood as the new president and CEO.

Tropical Storm Arthur is expected to dump 5 to 7 inches of rain on an already soaked Alabama over the next few days.

The Mobile Mysticks will be the name for Mobile's new Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) team. The team’s colors will be green, purple and yellow.

Rudolph Drake won the Democrat nomination for State Senate District 2 on Tuesday.

Mark Harrell, the Autuaga County Sheriff who made headlines by clearing out the county jail over health concerns with the building, emerged from Tuesday’s primary as the winner of the Republican primary runoff, regaining his position.

Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2 candidate Jim Zeigler is advancing to November's general election following his defeat of incumbent Chris Beeker III in Tuesday's Republican runoff.

Everett Wess won the Democrat primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. 

North Alabama native and founder of the first Moms for Liberty chapter in Alabama, Emily Jones, defeated William Matthews in Tuesday's State Board of Education Place 8 Republican runoff.

Andrew Sneed won a decisive victory in the Democrat primary runoff for Congressional District 5 on Tuesday.

Former Republican Party chairman John Wahl handily defeated Secretary of State Wes Allen in the primary runoff. Wahl, a first-time candidate, secured the endorsement of President Donald Trump early on in the campaign. 

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is demanding that Major League Baseball reverse its decision to discipline players who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps.