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Former Conecuh County sheriff candidate Mike Blackmon is not giving up on his goal to become sheriff. He announced he will try again in 2026.

Officers with the Huntsville Police Department arrested a man on Saturday for first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.

Officials at Dothan Regional Airport believe an on-duty police officer took his own life Tuesday morning.

A May ruling by a federal three-judge panel finding the congressional redistricting map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act will haunt Alabama “for generations,” according to State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

The atmosphere in the Hoover High School performing arts center, as hundreds gathered to swear in Nick Derzis for mayor and the seven city council members, was lively and hopeful, with the focus on the city's future. 

Just days after his first interview, Brad Presnall, a contracted consultant for the Alabama Education Association, appeared on WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show" to double down on previous remarks touting the group's newfound conservative bona fides. This time, he shockingly made the comparison between AEA and foreign dictators, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. 

Montgomery County District Judge Michael Godwin on Monday denied a request by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office to increase the $60,000 bond of one of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4.

In 2023, New Mexico State University (NMSU), led by then-starting quarterback Diego Pavia, defeated first-year head coach Hugh Freeze's Auburn team 31-10 for one of the biggest upset wins in the program's history.

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) endorsed Jared Hudson for the U.S. Senate on Monday.

Spanish Fort Police chief John Barber will team up with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to fight the exploitation of children online.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R- Monrovia) spoke about the increasing dominance of radical leftists within the Democratic Party during a discussion on WVNN’s The Dale Jackson Show on Monday morning.

Eventually, a real wolf will show up at the door, and the tragedy will be that no one will believe them. They too carelessly and too callously called “wolf!” when none was there – all until people stopped telling the difference between honest men and hungry wolves.

Auburn certainly didn't win any style points on the hardwood on Monday night, but the Tigers held on to narrowly escape Bethune-Cookman in overtime in their season opener at Neville Arena.

The Tuscumbia Board of Education (BOE) responded Monday after a video showing a fight in the locker room between two football players circulated on social media.

No. 15 Alabama opened the basketball season in Coleman Coliseum Monday night rolling over North Dakota 91-62, making it 23 straight wins in season openers.

Will there be any staff changes coming to Auburn football for the remainder of the season? 

Huntsville resident and former State Rep. Douglas Van Hale passed away recently at the age of 83.

Alabama has proven we know how to run elections the right way. What we need now is for Congress to give our local officials the consistency they deserve, the kind of reliable funding that keeps preparation from turning into reaction.

Following U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Auburn) recent speech drawing attention to radical Islam and Sharia law, President Donald Trump has now suggested a possible military intervention in Nigeria to stop the widespread executions of Christians by militant Muslims.

Small business owner State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) announced he will seek reelection to House District 105 in 2026.

During a Monday appearance on WJOX FM's "McElroy & Cubelic in the Morning," ESPN's Paul Finebaum said Auburn had "no choice" but to fire head football coach Hugh Freeze after an abysmal outing at home versus Kentucky over the weekend.

On Monday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin took to social media to address the rumored frontrunner for chief executive officer for Central Alabama Water, Jeff Thompson.

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis was sworn into office Monday at City Hall.

Elmore County citizens will vote on whether to implement new taxes and property assessments known as the Enhance Elmore plan on Tuesday. 

The Scottsboro Police Department received multiple calls after trick-or-treaters were hospitalized after eating Halloween candy from a city event on Friday.

Jackson Hospital announced on Monday the appointment of a new three-member board of trustees and the selection of John Quinlivan as chief executive officer.

The Mighty Alabama Strikeforce was dispatched to Virginia ahead of the state elections.