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While the lower voting rate is typical of many runoff races, the 2026 election cycle drew markedly fewer voters to the polls than similar elections in years past.

Jackson Hospital suffered a setback in federal bankruptcy court on Wednesday.

The Panama City Beach Police Department is investigating an incident involving a Geneva County commissioner’s wife.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) endorsed State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) for Congressional District 2 on Thursday.

Fort Morgan Fire Rescue responded to a drowning on Wednesday. Dispatchers received the call at 4:56 p.m. in the area of Vacation Lane and Ponce Del Leon Court.

The Auburn University baseball program received a demand from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) concerning new practice gear and prayer, which they say coerce players to participate in religion.

Patrick "Peaches" Croskey died by suicide in jail this week. Lawmakers and activists are weighing in on his death.

President Donald Trump signed a peace deal with Iran on Wednesday but warned hostilities could resume if “they don’t behave.”

Days after Alicia Escott Lumpkin first addressed the challenge to her candidacy by State Rep. Juandalynn Givan's (D-Birmingham), the Democratic Party released a statement that said the case against Lumpkin was "dismissed with prejudice." 

All up and down the highway from North Alabama to North Florida, proprietors seemed to be of a similar mind, namely, we want your money but don’t think we’re going to furnish a restroom. Pay us and move on!

Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) announced a new campaign manager in his bid to take back his old congressional seat.

This entire residency hoax is about the fact that my opponents have nothing to run on, so they have to make stuff up and hope that Alabamians are dumb enough to buy it. This shows you what they really think of the hardworking people of Alabama. They think you can’t think for yourselves.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about shots fired in Prichard Wednesday, just one day after they took over 911 calls for the city.

Residents are raising concerns after at least eight drownings at Oak Mountain State Park in the past five years. Two of them were this year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently chaired a HELP Education & the American Family Subcommittee hearing on “The Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” making the case for AI literacy as his home state implements AI courses throughout the school system.

Jesse Battles announced recently that the Secretary of State’s Office has officially certified his place on the ballot for the November general election for State Senate District 10.

On Tuesday, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ruling by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals from taking effect while he appeals that decision. If the lower court's decision is not put on hold but he ultimately prevails, Moore told the justices, he may not be able to recover the $8.2 million that the jury awarded him.

Fresh off his primary U.S. Senate election runoff win on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) reacted to Major League Baseball's decision to publicly admonish players who wrote Bible verses on their uniform's "Pride" hats.

The Truth and Unity Amendment gives America’s largest Protestant denomination the direction for removing churches from the SBC who go against the Bible’s teaching that only qualified men, not women, should be pastors.

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined "America's Newsroom" on Fox News Channel to discuss President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iranian leadership to extend an ongoing ceasefire by 60 days.

A Baldwin County poll worker is raising concerns after issues she identified on Tuesday during the primary runoff election.

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced she is appointing Ron Burgess, Fred Johnson, Demarcus Joiner, and Quinton Ross to the Public Service Commission (PSC).

The 2026 Alabama Republican primary runoff is in the books, as voters decided on Tuesday who they wanted as the GOP nominee in the November general election.

Following a national search, the board of directors for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has unanimously selected Ryan Haygood as the new president and CEO.

Tropical Storm Arthur is expected to dump 5 to 7 inches of rain on an already soaked Alabama over the next few days.

Whatever Jefferson became later in life, in 1776 he spoke as a Christian, wrote as a Christian, and apparently thought as a Christian. The Declaration must be understood as the work of the Jefferson of 1776, not the Jefferson of 1820.

The Mobile Mysticks will be the name for Mobile's new Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) team. The team’s colors will be green, purple and yellow.