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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. 

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

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

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.

One obscure but vital element of public safety in Alabama is our Parole Board, which has been harshly vilified by critics. We need to know the truth about the three-person board determining which felons are released early from prison.

A Montgomery man pleaded guilty in a federal case involving the robbery of a Montgomery dry cleaning business.

Leadership at the International Motors Powertrain Plant in Huntsville is fighting back against a United Auto Workers attempt to unionize its workforce.

Longtime State Sen. Tom Butler (R-Madison) will not seek re-election in 2026.

A Tuscaloosa woman has reunited with her dog after the canine was recently taken from her vehicle while parked at Target.

A free, air-conditioned unity fest starts at noon on Sunday, July 20 at The Grounds in Mobile.

The study also found that Alabama had the highest initial denial rate for in-network claims by HealthCare.gov insurers in 2023. That average in-network denial rate was 34%.

Liberals always overreach. It’s in their nature. Their hubris prevents them from knowing when their bad ideas promote backlash.

As Alabama and federal lawmakers work to restore trust in science and academia, faculty from at least two Alabama universities — University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University — are pushing back against their efforts, comparing them to “state-sponsored programs in Nazi Germany.”

Since 1926, Texas' Camp Mystic has been a sought-after summer camp for girls in Christian families across the South.

The murder charge for a man who shot and killed a trespasser in May 2023 was dropped months after a mistrial.

You could go to the World's Longest Yard Sale by going to Gadsden, Alabama or Addison, Michigan — or anywhere in between.

Republican legislators who take AEA money raise questions about whether they are controlled by special interests and expect influence in return for financial support.