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Those in the capital city with the observant eye may have noticed this past “Juneteenth” that the “temporary” Black Lives Matter Mural around Montgomery’s historic Court Square Fountain still festoons the street for the fifth year in a row.

Stephanie Ganey-Messinger is running for Daphne City Council, District 5.

The Senate unanimously passed Lulu’s Law on Tuesday.

Scott appeared with Tuberville Tuesday night on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” where he gave his full support for Tuberville’s gubernatorial bid, though he said he’d miss him in the Senate.

In a move that brought the ire of left-wing advocates nationwide, the IRS recently stated in a court filing that churches can, in fact, advocate for or oppose political candidates from the pulpit.

We are under two months from the season opener against Florida State and just a week away from SEC Media Days.

A trio of juniors will be joining Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze at next week’s SEC Media Days in Atlanta. 

First Principles Action, a Nashville-based nonprofit, gave Katherine Robertson a $1 million donation last week for her 2026 campaign to be Alabama’s next attorney general.

Troy Vickers officially announced he is running for Fairhope City Council, Place 1.

State Rep. Troy Stubbs (R-Wetumpka) announced on Tuesday that he was officially launching his reelection campaign for the Alabama House of Representatives 31st district in 2026. 

The U.S. Border Patrol detained a Bessemer murder suspect attempting to flee to Mexico on Monday.

Many of Alabama’s members of Congress were pleased to back President Donald Trump, after the administration announced on Tuesday that it was taking aggressive action to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from acquiring American farmland.

A GoFundMe account for one of the five men injured in a fireworks incident on Lake Martin has raised over $15,000.

Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning will be on The Plains on Tuesday to set a Guinness World Record for rolling Toomer's Corner.

Wasting away again in Gadsden. The Jimmy Buffett musical comes to Gadsden's Ritz Theater July 18-27.

Yes, Ivey is done next year, and Alabama will see a new governor, but damage to the ADVA has been done.

If Trump and team hope to claim that they are “growing” their way out of America’s debt crisis, there needs to be an actual growing economy. 

For the second time since President Donald Trump took office, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is facing a funding freeze, as federal officials announced $6.8 billion in frozen federal K-12 funds for the 2025-26 school year.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed told members of the media and the public during a Monday afternoon press conference that violent crime had decreased by 28% in the city since last year.

Marion "Bebe" McCarter died July 6 in Elmore County where she lived for 94 years.

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA), announced on Monday its endorsement of former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell in his campaign to secure the Republican nomination for attorney general in 2026.

Monday's Central Alabama Water Board meeting was marked by debate over bylaws and board officers before members went into an executive session to discuss Lake Purdy Dam.

On Monday, U.S. Border Patrol and other law enforcement agents executed an immigration raid targeting illegal aliens near a park in Los Angeles, drawing the ire of LA Mayor Karen Bass.

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced she had selected Hal Nash as the new chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. 

Longtime state official Mac Gipson has died. He was a legislator and then admin of the ABC board.

Search continues in the Texas hill country as four Mobile family members and over 100 others remain missing in the flood of the Guadalupe River.

The federal E-Verify system is an internet-based system that helps employers verify an employee's work eligibility in the United States. However, in Alabama, employers and lawmakers say it's not foolproof and more could be done.