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The Fairhope City Council meeting Tuesday was so crowded that overflow seating was provided.

Legislation promoting “sexual risk avoidance” in public K-12 schools in Alabama died after Democrat questioning and delays on Tuesday night.

After hours of delay tactics by State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham), the Alabama Senate passed a series of bills allocating $3.7 billion from the state’s General Fund (GF) for the 2026 fiscal year.

Late Tuesday night, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation excluding non-athletic English language learner students from being counted toward a school's daily average for the first five years of enrollment.

Legendary University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban will be joining President Donald Trump in Tuscaloosa on Thursday as part of the commencement address to the university’s graduating 2025 class.

The trio of Christian Chatterton, Andreas Alvarez and Ryan Hetzler on the mound paved the way for No. 11 Auburn’s second consecutive midweek shutout in a 3-0 win over Samford on Tuesday night at the Hoover Met. 

A kangaroo on the loose on Interstate 85 in Macon County caused a minor traffic accident while running down the road shortly before being apprehended without injury by law enforcement.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is continuing its efforts to arrest thousands of illegal alien workers nationwide.  

Legislation to allow annexation of a section of Cullman County by Smith Lake to establish a framework to attract a resort to the area passed the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Tuesday.

Members of the House Economic Development and Tourism committee passed a bill legalizing historical horse racing machines in Greene County on Tuesday.

In his speech to the Houston County GOP on Monday, Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl emphasized taking political action, removing sexually explicit material from libraries and teaching children the meaning of freedom. 

Montgomery deserves better. And we, its citizens, must demand it.

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed an immigration detainer on a Mexican man after the brutal rape of a woman in Limestone County.

Today’s students receive degrees rather than a true education. And unfortunately, a large number of these students are unaware of the difference.

As Democrats continue to hammer U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) with questions about his residency and how it will impact his decision to run for governor, a closer look at public tax records could finally dispel those alleged concerns.

Matthew Frazier will announce his candidacy for the Mobile City Council from a sinkhole in his neighborhood. He is the leader of the citizen group fighting to reopen Big Creek Lek.

Former Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks seemed to enjoy his trip to the White House on Monday.

Those who infamously fall from public grace may still possess some private grace all the same.

Four of seven councilmen have endorsed Derzis in his effort to unseat incumbent mayor Frank Brocato, with two council members saying they'll stay neutral and one who did not respond to a request for comment.

The mayor of Prichard, a city embattled by controversy over crime and city utility scandals, announced that he will run for re-election.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said a replica of a Beretta 9 mm handgun led to the shooting of a man by Opelika police.

A national championship was brought home to Alabama. Cullman County's West Point High School won the National Scholars Bowl.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has a difficult decision to make. Should he run for Governor, or U.S. Senate -- or just go home to Guntersville with this family and business? He posted up those questions on Facebook.

In an already packed Tuesday special order calendar, the Alabama House of Representatives is slated to vote on legislation mandating the tracking and recording of out-of-country wire transfers.

In 2022, Samford University president Beck Taylor declared that the University would not recognize OUTLaw, a progressive group of law students from the school's Cumberland School of Law. According to the group's Instagram account, it was not just LGBTQ+ but also pro-abortion and pro-child abuse under the guise of "gender-affirming care."

The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on legislation by State Rep. Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika) that would allow Alabama high school athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

While some Republicans wish he had done more and Democrats criticize nearly everything he did accomplish, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville gave Trump top marks for his performance in office so far.