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Archbishop of Mobile Mark S. Rivituso responded Monday to a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump calling Pope Leo XIV weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.

The Randolph County Commission could be negatively impacted by a recent audit by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

Politicians are not angels; bureaucrats are not selfless servants; voters are not perfectly informed. Everyone, in the public square as in the marketplace, is working, consciously or not, toward some private advantage.

The Selma Police Department arrested a man after the mother of his child reported abuse to authorities.

A suspect wanted for a theft at Northern Heights Presbyterian Church was arrested after the incident was caught on camera.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information leading to the arrest of a gunman who opened fire at the Grand Bay Horse Show on Saturday.

Despite Magic City Acceptance Academy's declining enrollment, abysmal scores, and questionable record of following the state’s ban on DEI, the school now seeks approval for a long-planned expansion.

Could a group of like-minded conservative state lawmakers form their own voting bloc, similar to the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.?

There were seven shootings and four homicides in Montgomery over the weekend. 

No. 10 Auburn baseball secured its second straight conference series with a 2-1 series win over Kentucky at Plainsman Park this weekend. 

No. 8 Alabama’s home-field advantage was nowhere to be found as the Crimson Tide got swept at home by No. 22 Arkansas.

During Wednesday's episode of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Rep. Mark Gidley (R-Hokes Bluff) spoke about his legislation requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in Alabama's public schools.

Rodney Walker said too many able-bodied people are choosing not to work, creating a staffing issue, particularly for undesirable, but necessary, jobs.

I follow the data. The data says the most interesting Senate primary in Alabama in a generation is just getting started.

Before departing the legislature for the final day of the 2026 legislative session, several House Democrats spoke on what they believed to be the best and worst of the year, all naming the lack of a lottery bill as a stark negative.

The City of Mobile is asking for the public’s input on a new parks district along the Mobile Bay.

This generation is beginning to see what so many previous generations understood: that a life centered on family, faith and responsibility is not restrictive – it is freeing; that purpose is not found in self-fulfillment, but in self-sacrifice; that legacy is not built through personal achievement alone, but through raising the next generation in truth.

With Republican leaders promising an end to high gas prices in the near future and President Donald Trump declaring the U.S. to be the “largest oil producer in the World, by far,” many consumers are wondering when fuel prices will return to more comfortable levels.

During a Friday interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) discussed failed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department closed down “The Strip” Saturday afternoon and evening due to overcrowding after the A-Day scrimmage game.

Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice program, investigated a Huntsville man who was accused of sexting with a child, leading to his arrest and subsequent conviction.

Alabama held its A-Day game on Saturday, featuring a live scrimmage between the offense and defense in front of fans.

I like ducks. I watch the same two mallards visit this area of Lake Martin. Almost every morning.

During a Wednesday press gaggle with reporters, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said the quadrennium "has been really strong for Alabama," citing the passage of tax cuts, the CHOOSE Act, the Back the Blue Act and more.

Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation into law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments after two years of Democratic backlash in the legislature.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) reaffirmed its commitment on Friday to passing closed primary legislation.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler visited Cherokee on Friday to tour the new Hadrian Factory 4 (F4) facility.