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In light of Birmingham's most recent fatal mass shooting, state authorities are now offering the city's embattled police department additional resources to fight the rapidly growing crime rate.
As election season ramps up, Alabamians are seeing campaign advertisements and endorsements from leaders across the political spectrum. From congressional races to the presidential contest, there has been no shortage of publicity.
A Tuscaloosa businessman recently purchased and imported truckloads of uninstalled southern border wall sections that had been placed in storage after the large-scale barrier's construction was halted in 2021.
The Alabama Republican Party hosted another record-breaking fundraising event this month in Montgomery. The organization's annual summer dinner, with headlining speaker and RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump, drew in $1.3 million. The sum breaks the previous record achieved when her father-in-law Donald Trump attended last summer's dinner.
Years prior to Casey White and Vicki White capturing national headlines for their infamous prison break scheme and attempt to evade law enforcement, Casey was already known by police in the North Alabama area as a career criminal.
An influential organization within the Alabama Republican Party has announced its endorsement of GOP candidate for the state's newly redrawn second district, Caroleene Dobson. At a press conference on Thursday at the Prichard Library, the Alabama Minority GOP announced its full support for the political outsider in her quest for office.
The Rocket City has been called the economic engine of North Alabama. One of the industries that helps power that engine is, coincidentally, the auto industry. And providing a spark to that is Toyota Alabama which reached a major milestone in its 23 years in Huntsville. The local manufacturing plant recently assembled its 10 millionth […]
Alabamians have wondered for almost a decade if the Northern Beltline in Jefferson County would ever be completed. The 52-mile road project was halted in the fall of 2016 due to a lack of funding.
Senator Tommy Tuberville didn't mince words when he took to the Senate floor on Wednesday, slamming the Biden-Harris Administration for its continued support and funding of the war in Ukraine with American taxpayer dollars.
While some across the state this week have called for the National Guard to be deployed to Birmingham following yet another fatal mass shooting, Governor Kay Ivey has announced that she has 'no plans' to make such a move, not yet at least.
Rep. Dale Strong is continuing to push for increased accountability from the Chinese Communist Party as the foreign power seeks to grow its influence further in the United States and across the globe.
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has announced that he will not be seeking a fourth term in office. Stimpson, who has led Mobile for over ten years, revealed his decision in a video released on Wednesday.
Opelika City Council President and native, Eddie Smith, has announced that he is running to become the city's next mayor. Although the race in 2025 is still several months out Smith wants to give his fellow Opelikans a chance to get to know him better
Amid an ongoing youth mental health crisis worsened by the use of widespread and unlimited social media use, Senator Katie Britt is continuing to take steps to protect America's children from the growing issue.
The Alabama League of Municipalities is offering local elected officials across the state a training program to better develop them as community leaders. The Certified Municipal Official program was
Alabama's housing market looks to have slowed in August but has remained steady thanks to a recent decision from the Federal Reserve to cut the funds rate by 50 basis points according to the August 2024 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report.
Alabamians looking to obtain a general election sample ballot for the November 5 election can now do so on the Secretary of State’s website. Wes Allen, the Alabama Secretary of State, said Monday that sample ballots for all counties across the state are now accessible online.
After this weekend's mass shooting in Birmingham left four dead and seventeen wounded, multiple elected officials are once again renewing their calls for state legislators to pass a ban on Glock switches. The device allows a semi-automatic Glock pistol to function as a fully automatic firearm when attached.
State Rep. Parker Moore of Decatur has been appointed to Alabama's Joint Transportation Committee. The lawmaker received notice of his appointment in a letter this week from Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter.
Wellstone Emergency Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new pediatric care unit on Wednesday in South Huntsville.The crisis care center will provide North Alabama children with better access to inpatient mental health care.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas demanding an end to the CHNV parole program.
Senator Tommy Tuberville is continuing his work to protect and support America's veterans through comprehensive and common-sense legislation.Tuberville, a member
Alabamians on social media got an unexpected surprise on Wednesday after a post from the City of Montgomery announced that U.S. News and World Report has named it the safest city in Alabama to reside in. The publication also ranked the city as second in the nation on the same list.

