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On Monday's agenda for Central Alabama Water, the board considered three pending invoices for monthly payments of $35,000 to the Birmingham Business Resource Center.

Prattville resident and local business owner Dennis Mullins has thrown his hat into the ring to challenge incumbent Prattville Mayor Bill Gillespie Jr., citing concerns with the city spending as motivation for seeking the seat.

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives, recently announced its endorsement of Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) for reelection. 

The family of a man who died after being handcuffed by the Irondale Police Department said a mental health crisis led to his death. Phillip Reeder, 53, died on Aug. 6, 2024.

From border security, tariffs, foreign policy and gender equality, President Donald Trump has pursued an ambitious agenda during the first six months of his second term in office.

Gospel singer and producer Tony Griffith of Sylacauga has been named Exec of America 250 Tour, managing the nationwide Independence concerts.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and ESPN's Paul Finebaum are set to headline an event to raise funds to help reduce the millions of preventable injuries sustained by young athletes each year. 

The Alabama Securities Commission on Monday announced they were opening an inquiry into a recently discovered alleged Ponzi scheme.

In an interview with Newsmax's "Sunday Agenda," U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) applauded the funding cuts to public broadcasting after President Donald Trump signed the rescissions package into law.

Georgia officials recently announced that they are considering eliminating their state income tax.

Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said he asked the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to take over the investigation and prosecution of a capital murder case.

With little experience in democracy, freedom of expression, and individual rights, Russia continues to embrace concepts deeply rooted in authoritarianism and repression of all opposition.

A full-length movie about the University of Alabama’s football program under Paul “Bear” Bryant and Nick Saban will be released in theaters on July 31.

With absentee voting already underway for those eligible for the August 26 municipal elections, voting is now in progress. Some voters casting in-person absentee ballots will have already voted in some cities. Historically, municipal elections in Alabama have seen low turnout despite the high stakes involved.

“Bulletproof Influence” … let’s talk about that for a minute. Let’s talk about it in terms of who we want to be as a people, a state, a nation. 

Changes are underway within Foley's leadership as the city names a new executive director of public safety and a new police chief. Current Police Chief Thurston Bullock will take over as Executive Director of Public Safety, effective September 1.

The Greater Birmingham Young Republicans hosted their July meeting, featuring State Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook) as the guest speaker.

Supporters of the university and board members were told emphatically that the school does not have an active diversity, equity and inclusion program.

Former State Sen. George Callahan could tell political stories. Some of those went to the grave as he died July 19 in Theodore.

Last week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced Mountain Brook urologist Dr. Brian Christine to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) ahead of their vote on his pending nomination. Trump nominated Christine to be assistant secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

District One Board member and former chairman Ron Snider accused current APLS chairman John Wahl and District Three board member Amy Minton of using their positions on the board to boost their political ambitions “to the detriment” of state libraries.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) gave some context to the heated exchange between her and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on the Senate floor on Thursday.

The most harmful form of white supremacy is silent and unseen. It hides behind low expectations and false compassion.

A Wedowee woman is celebrating a world champion horse show title. The first, she hopes, of many.

It's the largest fishing tournament in the world, and U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) was right in the middle of it on Saturday — fishing, not campaigning.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division announced on Sunday that it had arrested three men who now face nearly 50 total charges related to allegedly kidnapping, trafficking and sexually abusing children ranging from three to 16 in an underground bunker in Bibb County.

During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," host Todd Stacy interviewed APTV executive director Wayne Reid and network director of external affairs Jack Williams on the heels of a $9 billion rescission package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last week.