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Middle District of Alabama U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose dismissed remaining claims in a lawsuit brought by former Montgomery Police chief Ernest Finley against the City of Montgomery and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed.

The Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to approve a moratorium on opening new package stores, convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops in the city’s corporate limits.

Earlier this week, two Chinese nationals were charged with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States capable of destroying crops and poisoning humans and livestock.

Presented by the Shoals Diversity Center, Renaissance City Pride Fest 2025 will feature musical acts, local vendors and several drag performers at Florence’s Veterans Park.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) led a subcommittee hearing on ending illegal robocalls and robotexts.

Services for Montgomery attorney Julain McPhillips are June 23. The public is invited.

The Birmingham Police Department arrested a man in connection with the death of a 34-year-old woman found dead in her driveway.

Steve Wright has died at age 82. He played tackle on National Championship teams at Alabama and Green Bay. He served as the sculpture model for the Walter Payton Award.

A Prichard police officer was arrested and charged with kidnapping a minor.

The Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to approve an amended agreement with the Montgomery County Community Cooperative District after it requested $500,000 to continue funding the Montgomery Whitewater waterpark.

According to the lawsuit filed on February 10, Henry Moreman, a former manager who is white, faced discrimination during and after an investigation into what he describes as false allegations against him by a 26-year-old black colleague.

Butler Snow, a law firm defending the Alabama Department of Corrections in multiple lawsuits, told an Alabama judge on Monday that its submission of a court filing generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot was an “isolated incident.”

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) may be running for Alabama’s governor in 2026, but that doesn’t mean he’s done making waves in the U.S. Senate in the meantime.

One of House Majority Whip Brock Colvin’s (R-Albertville) key immigration bills failed to make it out of the Senate during the 2025 regular session, but he’s already strategizing on getting it passed next year, despite opposition from the Alabama High School Athletic Association and other leftist groups.

Baldwin County District 2 Commissioner Matt McKenzie will run for sheriff in 2026.

Mobile mayoral candidate Paul Prine said his grassroots campaign is gaining momentum leading to the August 26 municipal election.

The reason that Pride Month looks so different this year, even for massive corporations that can afford the dip in sales, is that normal people refused to be tricked twice.

Despite the inevitable opposition, let’s all stand up for the next generation and demand classical charter schools become an educational option for all Alabama children.

State Sen. Arthur Orr is too busy to go back and get a degree he regretted not getting. But he did it. So can you.

The pastor of Cedar Street Missionary Baptist Church in Mobile is accused of robbery, according to WALA.

Local government normally reflects the views and values of its constituents better than those in Montgomery or Washington. They are an important ally, and we shouldn’t forget or neglect them.

The Department of Energy (DOE) cancelled two clean energy grants to Alabama companies last week.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Mobile announced the arrest of 28 illegal aliens.

Jesse Battles, an Etowah County native and local business owner, announced his candidacy for State Senate District 10 on Wednesday, pledging to be an “unapologetic champion for Alabama values and a relentless advocate for the working families and businesses of Northeast Alabama.”

Prosecutors upgraded the charge against alleged shooter Marcus Sanders to capital murder. He is accused of killing 27-year-old Carl Williams at Mobile's Saenger Theater at a children's dance recital Saturday.

Cliff Sims, the founder of Yellowhammer News and a staffer in the first Trump administration, is being bandied about as a possible candidate for U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) soon-to-be-vacant seat.

Rounding out an eventful first three weeks of the new Birmingham Water Works board, general manager Mac Underwood released a statement saying that the utility has fallen victim to a substantial theft of copper from its warehouse.