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During this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal - Week in Review," Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin responded to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Auburn) repeated pledge to deploy the National Guard in Alabama cities with high crime rates if elected governor.

According to U.S. News and World Report, college tuition and fees at private national universities have increased 112% in the last 20 years. Public national universities didn’t fare much better, with a 107% increase for in-state and a 98% increase for out-of-state over the same period. 

We must demand accountability and complete this mission, prosecute these insurgents under sedition laws, and deploy the National Guard with firm rules of engagement.

State Rep. Ben Harrison (R-Elkmont) said on Wednesday he was planning on introducing legislation to hold Grok AI accountable for algorithms that generate pornographic imagery from photos of women and children on social media.

If the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, then perhaps the greatest trick he’s pulled on Christians is convincing them to stay out of politics.

The Gadsden Fire Department responded to what appears to be a fatal house fire Saturday morning.

No. 17 Alabama dropped another home game with a 79-73 loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

Seeking its first win against Florida in its hometown since 1996, Auburn took the fight to the 16th-ranked Gators from the jump en route to a 76-67 triumph at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday. 

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl officially qualified to run for state lieutenant governor on Friday after receiving President Donald Trump’s endorsement a day prior.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) served as the keynote speaker for the Alabama Hospital Association’s Healthcare Leadership Summit on Saturday.

As the state prepares for a winter storm this weekend, some weather watchers on social media are predicting snow next weekend.

On Friday evening, the Madison County Republican Party hosted an end-of-qualifying event for the 2026 election cycle at the Huntsville-Madison County Builders Association.

“What scares you most?” was the question asked to members of Mrs. Devonshire’s fourth-grade class. The little hands went up.

The Rocket City's reputation as a focal point for advanced manufacturing and aerospace innovation is once again expanding after the city council voted on Thursday to approve two new development agreements with both Blue Origin and SPX Enterprises.

Companion AI does not encourage repentance, challenge sin, teach self-denial, or model sacrificial love. Instead, it mirrors feelings and reinforces emotional impulses – precisely the opposite of Christian formation.

A former employee of Trinity United Methodist Church's Child Development Center has been booked into the Madison County Jail and charged with sexual abuse of a child under 12 years old.

The Leeds Police Department arrested two people during a traffic stop involving an illegal alien.

The Mobile County District Attorney’s office announced the conviction of a man for manslaughter in a 2022 shooting death.

Shelby County's Joan Reynolds is the new chairwoman of the Alabama Republican Party following John Wahl's resignation.

Just one day after getting President Donald Trump's endorsement, John Wahl resigned his position as chairman of the Republican Party of Alabama (ALGOP) and shortly thereafter qualified for lieutenant governor.

As he eyes the lieutenant governor’s position, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is promising to keep pursuing election integrity until his last day in office, come January 2027.

According to the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency, a Norfolk Southern train experienced a derailment involving 5 to 10 rail cars on Friday morning.

After voting with House Democrats to block an amendment removing senate inserted Labor-HHS earmarks from a FY26 funding bill, three of Alabama's Republican congressmen are being criticized by both voters and other conservative lawmakers for breaking with the party on the issue.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association announced on Friday that it was restructuring postseason athletics by splitting public and private school postseason competition.

The Alabama House District 20 seat is now hotly contested since former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks made a last-minute decision to jump in the race.

A Canadian foreign national was indicted on multiple counts of voter fraud after participating in nine Alabama elections, according to Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey.

Former State Auditor Jim Zeigler qualified with the Alabama Republican Party on Friday to run for the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC), Place 2.