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Three candidates have announced their candidacy for Homewood City Council Ward 3, with Chris Lane, Keith Young, and John Manzelli vying for the newly redrawn seat.

Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis picked up two high-profile law and order endorsements last week in his bid to replace incumbent Mayor Frank Brocato, gaining the public support of Attorney General Steve Marshall and Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr at a campaign event.

Foley officials are making special efforts to bring in more sports tourism. A new hotel is adding to what the city has already done.

Viewers at the movie "The LIfe of Chuck" will recognize sites in Mobile and Baldwin Counties in this Stephen King film.

Today’s men don’t have to reject children and family just because they had a bad experience growing up.

As the sun rises over the Gulf of America each Sunday, the music from the legendary Flora-Bama honky-tonk doesn't fade.

Robin Roden sees the city of Albertville daily as a school bus driver. Now, she is running for the city council.

If we really care about reducing violence, we must care about rebuilding the family – starting with fathers.

One of the lingering side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a healthy distrust of the government and medical experts.

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) expressed sadness on Saturday over reports coming out of Nigeria of gunmen killing over 100 individuals he identified as Christian.

I got into an argument at the supermarket. This is how volatile our world is right now.

The case against the Lowndes County sheriff brought by a county commissioner was dismissed for a second time.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) recently offered his thoughts on the so-called “No Kings” protests, which have already kicked off in the state’s metro, calling the recent uptick in violent and less-violent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s actions “staged.”

Members of the Alabama Environmental Management Commission appointed Edward Poolos as the new Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) director at their meeting on Friday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division announced two major updates on Friday impacting Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders and applicants across the state. 

Has Peterson contributed ideas worthy of consideration and practice to a world burdened with cynicism, despair and sorrow? Absolutely. Did his tussle with 20 atheists enhance those ideas and practices? Absolutely not. 

June 14 is Flag Day, the birthday of the Army and President Trump's birthday. All three patriotic occasions will be feted by a giant parade in Washington.

Army veteran Dalton Boley has a paradise in Killen near the Tennessee state line. His next-door neighbor owns 10 acres of woodland, and she licenses the space behind her home to him. But Boley has intruders.

While speaking with members of the press on Thursday, Tuberville, who is running for governor of Alabama in 2026, described the training academy's move to the state as a "no-brainer."

Twenty-six churches in Alabama will close after a vote by members in the Alabama West-Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, according to WDHN.

Two graduates of Alabama's Million Dollar Band have won appointments to the U.S. Army Band.

As outdated as many people probably think they are, Aristotle and the medievals were actually right.

The FBI Mobile announced the guilty plea of a Wilmer man arrested in April as part of a nationwide child abuse prevention sweep. 

The CEO and founder of a Birmingham-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting U.S.-Israel collaborations responded to Israel’s strikes on Iran.

State Sen. Vivian Figures (D-Mobile) called for Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch to resign after he said deadly force would be met with deadly force if things get out of control at a planned rally over the weekend. However, that statement did not sit well with many, including the executive director of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association.

Nicole Wadsworth, a candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in the 2026 elections, responded to the media after a series of stories were recently published scrutinizing her academic credentials and detailing campaign staff departures.

An inmate serving a life sentence for attempted murder died Thursday evening in the William Donaldson Correctional Facility.