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During Thursday's ESPN broadcast of "The Pat McAfee Show," ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit reacted to the Yellowhammer News report that veteran SEC referee Ken Williamson had been "permanently suspended from officiating conference games."

The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by the City of Birmingham against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway regarding the county's refusal to house Birmingham inmates.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to introduce the Kayla Hamilton Act on Friday.

ESPN's "First Take" was broadcast live from Birmingham on Friday ahead of this weekend's Magic City Classic, and Stephen A. Smith, one of the hosts, used the opportunity to argue that the Iron Bowl was not the best rivalry in college football.

The preliminary investigation into a fire that damaged 3Circle Midtown Church in Mobile concluded the cause was likely an electrical issue in the sanctuary, police say.

During a Thursday appearance on Newsmax's "Newsline," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed the ongoing government shutdown led by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats. The shutdown, according to the lawmaker, is occurring because liberals refuse to pass a clean continuing resolution.

The Priceville Police Department is back in the news after one its officers crashed a patrol car en route to a police pursuit on Tuesday evening.

The state of Alabama executed Anthony Todd Boyd by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.

Several Clay-Chalkville Middle School were sent home sick Thursday after they ate cookies brought by another student. Officials said the students bought the cookies from the student. It is against the rules to sell food items at school.

Read Freely Alabama has been facing an uphill battle in its fight to keep controversial books in the children's and young adult sections of the state's public libraries. Now, the group hopes to channel the energy from the recent "No Kings" protest to boost its cause.

Lee County District Judge Jeffrey Gerald Tickal ordered a mental evaluation for the suspect in the murder of retired Auburn University professor Julie Gard Schnuelle.

According to court records, a federal grand jury has indicted Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters Lillian Colburn and Mercutio Southall for arson after the two reportedly set fire to a shopping cart in a crowded Walmart in August.

Mobile Fire Rescue responded just after midnight to a two-alarm fire at 3Circle Church on South Sage Avenue.

Don't be fooled. Montgomery really IS that bad.

The Alabama Department of Mental Health has decertified and shut down seven group homes in the northern portion of the state.

The case of an illegal alien charged with 11 counts in the deaths of his girlfriend and her child could go to trial in December, nearly three-and-a-half years after the murders.

State funding remains in limbo for the Fairhope Public Library following the Alabama Public Library Service decision to pause funding earlier this year.

During a call with reporters on Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke out about Whiting making bail and suggested help could be on the way to Montgomery.

A federal district court’s ruling on Thursday overturning a Biden-era HHS gender identity rule is a victory over “this absurd obsession with gender identity,” according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

A spa owner accused of 25 felony and misdemeanor crimes, including drug trafficking, forgery and practicing medicine without a license, has posted a $1,055,000 bond, according to media reports.

Former University of Alabama and NFL quarterback AJ McCarron of Mobile announced on Thursday that he will be a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in the 2026 election cycle.

Pray for this generation – that they will know the love and encouragement of Christ. We must remind our children that they are so much more than their successes or failures.

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) said on FM Talk 106.6’s “The Jeff Poor Show” that the release of a suspect in the October 4 downtown Montgomery shooting that killed two and injured a dozen others is an example of how Aniah’s Law is not being used properly in some Democratic counties.

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon endorsed local businessman and financial expert Joe Freeman for State House District 95.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department arrested Tuscaloosa County District 4 Commissioner Reginald Murray after an incident Tuesday at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.

As the shutdown continues, more Americans on government assistance run the risk of losing benefits and possibly going hungry. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said Wednesday on Fox Business Network that it’s all a part of Democrats’ strategy to try to leverage for a better position in the midterm elections, all at the expense of taxpayers.

The “legacy media” doesn’t know what to do as a government shutdown continues on, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).