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Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson didn’t attend a Tuesday council meeting after a report questioned whether she lived in the district she represents.

A U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling on Tuesday restoring Alabama’s 6-1 Republican congressional map for the 2026 elections is a “significant triumph for Alabama,” according to Secretary of State Wes Allen.

Some candidates in Congressional Districts 1 and 2 reacted Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alabama could use a 2023 congressional map.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) released a statement calling the U.S. Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) ruling allowing the state to use a 2023 congressional map dangerous and said the ruling signals the end of the Voting Rights Act.

Former U.S. Senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones took to social media late Tuesday, enraged over the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision to allow Alabama to use its 2023 congressional map and calling it a return to the Confederacy.

On Tuesday, the two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate clashed over ending the filibuster.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of Alabama’s efforts on Tuesday by a 6-3 majority to use a 6-1 Republican congressional map for the 2026 election.

With the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) set to hear a residency challenge by Ken McFeeters on GOP gubernatorial nominee U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), party chairman State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) promised transparency and "no backroom deals."

Troy University will host its first-ever Super Regional beginning on Friday, following their victory in the NCAA Gainesville Regional. 

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested James Dozier, the bailiff for suspended Judge Yashiba Blanchard, for impersonating a peace officer.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) announced he has gained the endorsement of Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth heading into Alabama's Republican Senate runoff election.

From working in a restaurant kitchen to making candles for a living, one U.S. congressional candidate has come a long way and hopes to go further as a public servant.

Each time something new comes out of the same old tales. It’s as though some stories are so true that they never die. They begin and end with the same types and characters, but there is always something new to find each time I sit with them – as though each character is alive and active in a way that defies time. 

On Monday, L3Harris announced another major milestone for the corporation with a $25 million investment in its Rocket City-based Advanced Manufacturing Facility.

The Troy Police Department arrested two men on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 231.

Voters will get a chance to hear from the top candidates in three of the most-watched elections of the year.

Data recently released by The Alabama Poll, which shows Jared Hudson leading in the Senate race, Katherine Robertson leading in the attorney general race, and Wes Allen leading as lieutenant governor, has some candidates lashing out.

The Eufaula Police Department made an arrest in the death of a teen found dismembered and burned.

Republican leadership in the State House recommended several candidates for Gov. Kay Ivey to consider for two of the new spots on the expanded Public Service Commission PSC.

Alabama Republican Party qualifying for State Senate Districts 25 and 26 closed on Monday with only incumbent State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) qualifying.

A teacher accused of having sexual contact with a student was released on bond, according to jail records.

The hearing, entitled “Protecting College Sports: Supporting Student Athletes, Restoring Fair Competition, and Saving the Games Fans Love,”  will convene at 8 a.m. CT to assess the Protect College Sports Act of 2026.

The Crimson Tide came into Monday night needing just one win out of two against Texas Tech and couldn’t get the job done.

After winning three straight elimination games to keep its season alive, No. 4 Auburn capped its regional comeback Monday night at Plainsman Park with an 8-3 win over Milwaukee, using a five-run sixth inning to punch its ticket to a second straight Super Regional.

The upset-minded Troy Trojans baseball team won its first-ever regional on Monday night, defeating the Gainesville Regional host and No. 8 national seed Florida Gators 10-2 in a winner-take-all final.

The silent majority must awaken. Joe Six-Pack cannot remain content with mere existence while the republic he indirectly sustains crumbles under the weight of unchecked power and moral decay. Our forebears did not endure hardship and forge a new order so that their descendants might slumber in apathy.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified two children who drowned at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson.