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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.

On Tuesday, former AL-2 Republican congressional hopeful Caroleene Dobson withdrew her name from consideration to fill the Public Service Commission presidency, vacated by Twinkle Cavanaugh, who resigned to take a job with Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) raised over $3 million in the first week of his campaign to be Alabama’s next governor in 2026.

In an action that brought swift online mockery, the campaign of Lieutenant Governor hopeful Nichole Wadsworth sent out a mass email on Tuesday to press members, demanding the use of her full academic title, “Dr. Nichole Wadsworth,” in all reporting and headlines.

The Montgomery City Council agreed on Tuesday to a new governing agreement with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), after controversy earlier this year revealed a rift between the MMFA leadership and Mayor Steven Reed's office.

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

The Dothan Police Department arrested a man in connection with a shooting outside of a movie theater Monday night.

While many in the state have taken it as a virtual certainty that former Secretary of State John Merrill will vie for one of the several seats up for grabs in 2026, he claims to be still weighing options as the field begins to form.

A federal grand jury in Birmingham has charged nine individuals with immigration crimes, primarily for reentering the United States after previously being deported, with one charged with possession of a firearm.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently discussed the Senate’s current and future deliberations on President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” as lawmakers continue to quibble over details with razor-thin political margins threatening final passage.

A man charged with federal gun crimes pleaded guilty after U.S Marshals and Pell City Police officers arrested him last year.

State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) says if she's elected mayor of Mobile, she intends to prioritize limiting the lawful Second Amendment rights of Alabamians, pledging to repeal the state's open carry law, as well as create additional gun-free zones in public areas.

The City of Fairhope welcomed famed meteorologist James Spann for a hurricane preparedness event at the start of what is expected to be an active season.

To heal from redlining, Montgomery must do more than issue apologies or erect historic markers.

The Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) endorsed Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate on Tuesday in his campaign for lieutenant governor in 2026.

When we do these things in a right and cheerful spirit – breaking bread together, setting aside some family time, bringing worship into the living room or kitchen – we make our homes brighter and warmer, and strengthen the family.

In this patriotic season of the year, a docudrama is released about the miracles that enabled America. In Alabama theaters June 9-11.

American democracy has always provided the illusion of choice to the average man without giving him much say-so in how he is actually governed. Alabama has always trended to being a one-party state, too – once Democrat, now Republican.

The company that manufactures well-known brands such as Huggies and Kleenex is investing $130 million in its Mobile facility.

After 16 years of sitting vacant, the former Westlake Mall in Bessemer is getting a makeover.

The Foley City Council approved a resolution to bring a second World War II plane to a new exhibit at the Foley Railroad Museum.

State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) announced on Monday that she was resigning her House seat.

Josh Pendergrass, a Prattville resident who is no stranger to the state’s political landscape, has thrown his hat in the ring to be Alabama’s state auditor as the incumbent, Andrew Sorrell, pursues the secretary of state position.