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Two Montgomery area State Senate districts weren’t included in an August special election announcement by Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday for a handful of congressional seats.

Republican voters will see a crowded slate for Congressional District 1 on the May 19 primary ballot. However, the results will be nullified once the special election takes place in August. While some candidates for CD-1 plan to stay in the district, others will switch to CD-2.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has joined U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) to promote the so-called Assimilation Act, an effort to implement stricter vetting of immigrants and to end chain migration and the visa lottery.

But in high-level government actions, we must look to the long-term consequences, remembering that constitutional decisions are two-edged swords that can cut both directions.

The family of a missing teen in Barbour County discovered remains during an organized search.

It was a quiet showing at the plate, full of missed opportunities for No. 4 Auburn against No. 24 Jacksonville State on Tuesday night at Rudy Abbot Field, as the Tigers suffered their second loss of the season to the Gamecocks, 4-1. 

Wednesday, on Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discussed the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down a racially based federal court-ordered Alabama congressional map from 2023.

Gulf Shores Fire Rescue lifeguards rescued a swimmer on Tuesday after spotting him in distress.

The candidates are seeking answers to who is behind the “massive political effort,” how much is being spent “to influence Alabama elections,” and why the fund has not disclosed any financial reports.

The tragic kidnapping and murder of Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney shocked the state. Now, seven years later, Cupake's mother, April Thomas, is speaking out in support of Lloyd Peeples, the prosecutor in that case, endorsing him for State House District 48.

Kolowski took a shot at Republican Place 8 candidate and parental rights defender Emily Jones, as well as the conservative political organization, Moms for Liberty, calling it a "White Christian Nationalist Extremist group."

Several incumbent Alabama House members have complained about mailers being sent by Alabama Values PAC, founded by former State Sen. Dell Hill.

The NAACP and ACLU filed a temporary restraining order request in the Northern District of Alabama federal court on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated an order that barred Alabama from using a congressional map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023.

Governor Kay Ivey officially announced that the state would hold a special election for a handful of congressional seats, a path paved by the Alabama Legislature last week.

Too many Democrats truly believe the politics of racial identity are the gods that brought them up out of Egypt instead of the Word of God. They build statues to it. They hold festivals. They eat and drink, dance and sing in revelry to commemorate past sacrifices and political victories. And they are uncharitably swift to say all who disagree with their politics are on the wrong side of history.

Gulf Shores Fire Rescue assisted the Gulf Shores Police Department in removing a 12-foot alligator that killed a dog.

A Baldwin County voter said she was shocked by a social media reply from the campaign Facebook page of State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley) when she called campaign mailers “junk mail.” However, Holk-Jones said there is a misunderstanding.

In the ongoing drama surrounding Alabama’s efforts to use maps that the federal courts previously banned, Democrats and left-leaning activists have continually levied the accusation of racism against the Republican supermajority legislature.

A recent Alabama redistricting ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) “allows Republicans to once again have a fair chance to compete,” according to State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

A recent Alabama redistricting ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court "is an incredibly unfortunate decision," according to U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile).

Alabama was vindicated in a recent redistricting ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) called U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Associate Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom" and the "one who sold us out in Africa" after a recent redistricting ruling on Monday.

Randolph County Commissioner Derek Farr and Chief Deputy Donnie Grant, who are both running for sheriff, participated in a forum presented by the Randolph County Accountability, Transparency and Public Information Group.

The May 19 primary election will proceed as scheduled after Alabama got a favorable redistricting ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday, according to Secretary of State Wes Allen. 

Henager Police officers arrested Selvin Alirio Reyes-Lopez, 29, on Saturday after responding to a call about a kidnapped 7-month-old child.

The future of Alabama is total Republican representation in Congress after a favorable Alabama redistricting ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise).

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) struck down a 2023 federal court-ordered Alabama congressional map on Monday.