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After failing to reach the finish line in the 2026 legislative session, a bill by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) will reportedly be high on the list of priorities among leadership after some Democratic operatives in the state have flirted with trying to hijack the upcoming special Republican primary election.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed legislation critics warn could grant amnesty to thousands of foreign workers in America's agricultural industry.

Coldwater Mountain Brewpub in Anniston recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

With a heart for community and serving others, Pat McClellan, part-owner of Flora-Bama, touched many lives and helped change the landscape of Alabama and Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis revealed the city’s police chief resigned after a week of controversy and arrests.

Longtime sports reporter Aaron Suttles was arrested in an undercover human trafficking sting by the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force.

The Gulf Shores Police Department said evidence gathered from Flock Safety cameras helped track down eight suspects in an armed robbery.

On Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey applauded the recent court order dismissing all federal oversight of Tutwiler Prison by the U.S. Department of Justice after it found evidence of abuse by ADOC guards in 2014.  

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), the leading candidate to be the state’s next governor, recently announced his “Golden Age Action Team,” which will help transition him to the state’s highest office should he win in November’s general election. 

The city of Montgomery announced the final list of qualified candidates on Thursday who will appear on the ballot in the special municipal election for the Montgomery City Council District 3 seat.

The Wedowee Utilities Board heard from an accountant at MDA Professional Group, the company that performed an audit that revealed years of possible financial mismanagement.

Despite Homewood's recently elected Mayor Jennifer Andress touting the city's strong financial position in her State of the City speech earlier this year and a mid-year budget presentation in May that noted the city continues to have a robust surplus, the new city manager, Cale Smith, with Andress' support, has frozen new hires and promotions across all departments, including the city's police and fire departments.

During a Thursday interview with Benny Johnson of "The Benny Johnson Show," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) asserted that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani would eventually end up in Guantánamo Bay for his actions.

A recent order by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson dismissed both a case and the consent decree, following an agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Alabama that terminates the governing terms imposed on the State for over a decade.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) closed the Bankhead Tunnel in downtown Mobile Thursday for emergency utility repairs.

Opponents of the provision, also known as the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, claim it would link the United States and Israeli militaries in a previously unprecedented and inappropriate fashion.

Governor Kay Ivey and other elected officials are reacting to the heartbreaking news that Ralph teenager Will Roberts passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer.

Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis responded to the arrest of the city’s police chief and several others, as well as evidence revealed by Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood.

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) voiced her support for data centers and backed President Donald Trump's effort to ensure that electricity costs for the centers aren't passed on to those who live in the communities where they're being built.

Alabama drivers have seen a large increase at the pump since last week as the conflict between the United States and Iran continues.

The Alabama Department of Public Health recently announced that a case of measles has been detected in an Alabamian who is currently residing and working out of the state.  

A Ralph teenager has died after battling a rare form of osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer.

Liberal Huntsville City School Board member Andrea Alvarez is again accusing the Alabama Policy Institute of taking part in a "national agenda" aimed at undermining public schools across the country.

Loved ones are remembering a Mobile woman who was killed in a boat crash Saturday in Baldwin County.

Families that reported they were victimized while mourning the loss of loved ones say they are pleased law enforcement took action and arrested a Foley funeral home director.

After being released under the threat of litigation, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) between developers of a forthcoming data center in Bessemer was recently released to lawyers on behalf of the Alabama Rivers Alliance, showing that the city agreed to destroy certain records upon the developer's request.

The Alabama Democrat Party isn’t encouraging its members to vote in the upcoming Republican primary despite plans from the party’s vice chair, Tabitha Isner, according to party chair Randy Kelley.