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On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called on apparel company Nike to stay out of politics for reportedly funding a study on transgender youth athletes.

The chief executive officer (CEO) of USA Health, Owen Bailey, announced his retirement effective Aug. 1.

Former Decatur Police officer Mac Bailey Marquette’s trial has been set for Sept. 15 in Morgan County.

In an amusing series of events, both the extreme opponents to marijuana and those who support its legalization are calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to veto legislation regulating psychoactive cannabinoids like Delta 8.

All seven appointments have been made to the newly restructured Birmingham Regional Water Board ahead of the board’s first meeting on Wednesday.

Last week, Auburn's student paper, The Plainsman, detailed shocking allegations of mismanagement and misconduct in the office of Undergraduate Admissions.

The Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause does not have a fixed meaning. It requires fundamental fairness, which at the very least includes advance notice and the right to be heard. But how detailed and formal these requirements must be may vary on a case-by-case basis. 

After setting a program record for runs scored in an SEC series with 46 over the weekend, No. 6 Auburn kept its foot on the pedal as it cruised past Jacksonville State –  completing the season sweep – in its final midweek game of the regular season at Plainsman Park by way of a 19-1 win over the Gamecocks.

Heath Allbright narrowly edged out his opponent, Don Fallin, in the Republican primary election for House District 11 on Tuesday.

The Robertsdale Police Department arrested a Domino’s Pizza worker after he was accused of making unwanted sexual advances to a juvenile employee.

Ridge Malone Watkins, 35, is charged with aggravated child abuse in connection with the alleged abuse of his girlfriend’s two-year-old son.

Shaming, when done in the spirit of genuine concern for the state of someone’s very soul and for the state of our society, isn’t about humiliating; it’s about helping to guide people toward the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

Arthur Bremer, convicted of shooting Gov. George Wallace, will be a free man on May 15, which ironically is the anniversary of his shooting of Wallace in 1972.

Spending cuts will have to be paired with President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax cuts, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

There may be a battle for Mobile City Council district 7 as activist Robert Battles challenges incumbent Gina Gregory.

HB30 is not a partisan gimmick or bureaucratic overreach. It’s a common-sense measure requiring counties to conduct post-election audits after every general election.

HB445 neither bans all hemp-derived THC products, nor does it legalize recreational marijuana. What it does is introduce common sense controls on substances that are already federally legal.

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two Russell County High School staff members in connection with a sexual contact with a student case.

Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said the Thomasville Hospital is closer to reopening.

At no point has any API employee made any reference to Rep. Whitt or his integrity regarding his sponsorship of HB445. But API has been consistent for many years regarding the negative societal impacts of the legalization and recreational use of illegal drugs.

Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307, the Speedy Trial Act, on Tuesday.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl responded to a recent opinion column raising questions on his residency, saying he was pursuing legal recourse.

An attentive mother led to the arrest of an alleged child predator after she noticed suspicious activity on her child’s social media account.

Newly filed court documents highlight a heroic moment in the midst of a tragedy last week.

A Pinson teenager is recovering after nearly dying on the baseball field last month.

Most politicians seem to let their unrestrained ambition lead them from one thing to the next with no clear destination defined all as the political winds buffet their aims to-and-fro until eventually they fall with angels’ pride.

Alabama’s rural areas have their own unique challenges that must be met, tackled and resolved, and as leader of the Alabama Senate, I have spent much of my time bringing laser-like focus to accomplishing this mission.