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April 8, 2021

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill admits extramarital affair, says he won’t seek office in 2022

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a prominent state Republican viewed as having higher political ambitions, said Wednesday that he will not run for any elected office next year because of poor choices he made that have impacted his family

April 7, 2021

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey lifts mask rules, urges common sense instead to combat virus

Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday that Alabama is shifting to personal responsibility in the fight against COVID-19, keeping her promise to let a statewide face mask order expire Friday.

April 7, 2021

Trump endorses Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race

Former President Trump weighed in on Wednesday in the Republican Senate primary in Alabama, endorsing Rep. Mo Brooks, one of his biggest supporters in the House of Representatives.

April 6, 2021

'White Lies Matter' group says it stole Jefferson Davis chair, will turn it into toilet unless demands are met

A group calling itself “White Lies Matter” has stolen a Jefferson Davis monument and threatened to turn it into a toilet unless the United Daughters of the Confederacy agrees to hang an Assata Shakur quote on a banner from its Virginia headquarters.

April 3, 2021

USA TODAY op-ed says NFL, NBA and NCAA should also boycott Georgia over voting law

A new op-ed in USA Today calls on the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National College Athletics Association (NCAA) to boycott the state of Georgia over controversial changes to the state's voting laws.

April 2, 2021

US couple nabbed at NJ seaport, accused of trying to board ship to Yemen to fight for ISIS: Justice Department

Following a multi-year investigation and the help of undercover officers, a husband and wife from New York and Alabama were arrested Thursday in New Jersey while allegedly attempting to travel overseas to fight with ISIS, the U.S. Justice Department said in a release.

April 1, 2021

Former Alabama police officer pleads guilty to killing his wife, receives 30-year sentence

A former Alabama police officer has pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife, whose body was found in a high school parking lot over a year ago.

March 31, 2021

Alabama bed-and-breakfast sign lost during Hurricane Sally washes up in Texas

While looking for seashells on the beach, Chrissy Shahankary on Padre Island National Sea Shore in Texas recently found a sign from a bed and breakfast on Dauphin Island: 800 miles away.

March 28, 2021

Alabama Shakes drummer Steven Johnson arrested on child abuse charges

A former drummer for Grammy Award-winning band Alabama Shakes was arrested in Alabama Wednesday on child abuse charges.

March 27, 2021

Alabama 'supercell' that produced tornado captured in satellite imagery

This week's severe weather in the Mid-South was visible from outer space.