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Alexander City Mayor Woody Baird will file a police report against the campaign manager of Mike Densmore, his opponent in an upcoming runoff election, Baird’s campaign manager said on Friday.

A second suspect in the arson at a Homewood Walmart has been arrested and charged with arson and criminal mischief. According to the Homewood Police Department (HPD), Lillian Colburn and Mercutio Southall worked together to start the fire that caused over $130,000 in damages after attending a Black Lives Matter protest. 

A man killed Thursday night in a two-vessel crash on Lake Wedowee was identified by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

A video of a message flown above the Gulf of America in honor of the late Charlie Kirk is circulating on social media.

On Thursday, a banner was hung in Cullman along the I-65 bridge and County Road 616, reading, "Charlie Kirk Never Forget" next to an American flag. On Friday, a second sign was hung with an ominous message that read, “One down, more deserving.”

On Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey and Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth reacted to President Donald Trump's announcement that the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter had been arrested.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) called on Thursday for a statue of Charlie Kirk to be built in the U.S. Capitol to honor the late conservative activist’s legacy.

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced the arrest of correctional officer senior Joshua Joyner on Friday.

The Alabama Supreme Court ordered the state’s execution of Geoffrey Todd West, who murdered a woman in 1997.

Charlie Kirk’s killer was not a lone wolf. He was part of a pack. He evolved from a toxic left-wing ecosystem that has produced a series of violent attacks in our nation in recent years.

A multi-agency law enforcement operation at a Decatur hotel led to the arrest of four individuals with connections to a major drug syndicate.

At Thursday's Huntsville City Council meeting, the liberal activist group Indivisible-District 5 North Alabama introduced a resolution urging Huntsville's Police Department not to participate in any local immigration operations led by federal agencies.

A large law enforcement presence was reported Friday at the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting near the intersection of Green Springs Highway and Valley Avenue.

A person was killed and another airlifted for treatment after a nighttime boating collision on Lake Wedowee on Thursday. Two others involved were not injured.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified a man killed in a work-related accident on Thursday.

For the sake of our country – for Iryna Zarutska, Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle, and Charlie Kirk – for the murderers who took their innocent blood; we must demand of our governmental leaders: you shall put away the guilt of the innocents.

People in South Alabama are coming together in honor of Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA. Kirk was gunned down while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a fake threat led to the lockdown of the Alabama State University campus on Thursday.

The Department of the Interior is moving forward with a competitive coal lease sale in Tuscaloosa County in late September. 

Weeks of not knowing the full story of what caused the severe injuries of freshman football player August Borden have led to protests outside of Deshler High School.

It has been more than half a century since Arthur Bremer attempted to assassinate former Gov. George Wallace during a presidential campaign appearance in Laurel, Md.

I’m calling upon each of you, especially the young people, to raise up 1,000 Charlie Kirks to reinvigorate the conservative Christian movement with your own unique qualities. Please pray and ask God to show you what he would have you do.  

Several individuals were arrested Wednesday morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while en route to Russellville's Pilgrim’s Pride meat processing plant. According to Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver, at least 20 people were detained between two checkpoints- with one at County Road 44 and County Road 244 and the other on County Road 75 and County Road 724.

The Marshall County Commission is fighting to keep its fair share of Alabama’s Simple Sellers Use Tax following an effort led by several larger cities to change the law in their favor.

Thursday marks 24 years since the September 11, 2001, attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people.

Festivalgoers are hoping for year two of Morgan Wallen's Sand in My Boots festival. The 2025 festival brought 40,000 people to Gulf Shores on each of the three days and already they want to know when the next festival will be and who will be performing.