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May 29, 2026 - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Kristy Lynn Adkins, 43, died from her injuries following a deputy-involved shooting in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, after her brother allegedly pointed a replica firearm over her shoulder at law enforcement. The incident, which occurred on the morning of May 28, 2026, has resulted in manslaughter charges against her brother, 36-year-old Ricky Adkins, who remains hospitalized with critical injuries. A routine warrant service turned fatal in Tuscaloosa County on...
Enterprise, AL – Gun Owners of America (GOA), one of the nation's most influential no‑compromise Second Amendment organizations, announced its endorsement of Congressman Barry Moore in Alabama's race for the United States Senate. Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of GOA, praised Moore's record as a steadfast defender of constitutional rights. "Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse Barry Moore for the United States Senate because he has consistently stood with law-abiding gun owners and fou...
May 31,2026 - HOOVER, Ala. - The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) has officially announced qualifying dates for Republican candidates seeking to run in the 2026 Special Primary Elections for Alabama State Senate Districts 25 and 26. Candidate qualifying will open Monday, June 1, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. CDT and will close Monday, June 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Republican candidates may qualify online at www.algop.org or in person at ALGOP Headquarters, located at 3505 Lorna Road, Hoover, AL 35216....
Candidate qualifying is now officially open for the August 11, 2026 Special State Senate Primary Election, the Alabama Democratic Party announced. The qualifying window will remain open until Tuesday, June 2 at 8 a.m., giving prospective candidates a brief but important period to enter the race. The special primary will determine the Democratic nominees for State Senate Districts 25 and 26, two Montgomery‑area seats that became vacant earlier this year. With both districts carrying s...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Dothan in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dothan, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Dothan by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.94 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.22 (-5.3%) - Year change: +$1.16 (+41.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $5.11 - Week change: -$0.19 (-3.6%) - Year change: +$1.69 (+49.5%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Birmingham in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Birmingham, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Birmingham by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.97 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.17 (-4.0%) - Year change: +$1.24 (+45.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/13/22) - Diesel current price: $5.06 - Week change: -$0.16 (-3.1%) - Year change: +$1.75 (+53.0%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Tuscaloosa in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Tuscaloosa, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Tuscaloosa by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.92 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.19 (-4.7%) - Year change: +$1.22 (+45.1%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.63 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $5.04 - Week change: -$0.13 (-2.6%) - Year change: +$1.76 (+53.4%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Auburn in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Auburn, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Auburn by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.95 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.18 (-4.4%) - Year change: +$1.18 (+42.7%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.64 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $4.87 - Week change: -$0.22 (-4.2%) - Year change: +$1.74 (+55.6%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Montgomery in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Montgomery, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Montgomery by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.93 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.22 (-5.2%) - Year change: +$1.16 (+41.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $4.93 - Week change: -$0.20 (-4.0%) - Year change: +$1.73 (+53.8%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Florence in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Florence by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.92 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.19 (-4.6%) - Year change: +$1.17 (+42.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/10/22) - Diesel current price: $5.04 - Week change: -$0.14 (-2.6%) - Year change: +$1.83...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Anniston in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Anniston by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.89 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.19 (-4.6%) - Year change: +$1.15 (+41.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/11/22) - Diesel current price: $4.86 - Week change: -$0.27 (-5.4%) - Year change: +$1.64 (+51.1%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Huntsville in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Huntsville, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Huntsville by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.95 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.15 (-3.6%) - Year change: +$1.25 (+46.4%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.60 (6/14/22) - Diesel current price: $5.11 - Week change: -$0.09 (-1.7%) - Year change: +$1.86 (+57.1%) -...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Gadsden in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Gadsden, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Gadsden by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.86 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.20 (-5.0%) - Year change: +$1.23 (+46.9%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.55 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.99 - Week change: -$0.09 (-1.8%) - Year change: +$1.89 (+61.3%) - Historical...
pan demin // Shutterstock How gas prices have changed in Mobile in the last week Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Mobile, AL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. Mobile by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.86 --- Alabama average: $3.94 - Week change: -$0.22 (-5.3%) - Year change: +$1.10 (+39.8%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.62 (6/15/22) - Diesel current price: $4.96 - Week change: -$0.22 (-4.2%) - Year change: +$1.72 (+53.3%) - Historical...
May 6, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville visited the Alabama Statehouse in early May 2026 to show support for state Republican leaders during a high-stakes special session focused on redistricting. Tuberville met with House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) as state lawmakers moved forward with plans to redraw congressional maps in a special session. Ledbetter, who has endorsed Tuberville in his 2026 gubernatorial bid, welcomed the Senator's presence as a sign of...
beeboys // Shutterstock Alabama has 1 billionaire, see who they are Stacker compiled the richest billionaires in Alabama using data from Forbes. Net worth is as of May 11, 2026. The first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward over 100 years and there are now around 3,000 billionaires around the world. Read on to see which billionaires live in your area and the richest across the country. Richest...
May 12, 2026 - LOWNDESBORO, Ala. - This morning Montgomery area attorney and real estate broker Hampton Harris (R) woke up as the Republican nominee for the Second Congressional District. By lunchtime Governor Kay Ivey (R) had declared that CD2 (along with CD1, 6, and 7) would have a new primary on August 11 and opening up qualifying this week for all four districts which are reverting to the map the Legislature passed in 2023 rather than the Congressional Districting map that a court appointed...
May 11, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the injunction preventing Alabama from using discriminatory district maps: "This is an incredibly unfortunate decision by the Supreme Court that not only continues their trend of breaking from the norms and precedents set by the Court, but also sets the stage for Alabama to go back to the 1950s and 60s in terms of Black political representation in the...
May 11, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined President Trump, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other Administration officials and maternal health advocates in the Oval Office to highlight a new proposed rule to help employers offer in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and reduce the cost of fertility treatments for...
May 12, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey (R) celebrated the United States Supreme Court's decision to vacate the court-ordered congressional map, allowing for the use of the 2023 Congressional map drawn by the Republican controlled Legislature. "I will continue to say: Alabama knows our state, our people and our districts best," said Gov. Ivey. "The United States Supreme Court's decision is plain common sense and enables our values to be best represented in Congress. For years, we...
May 12, 2026 – LINEVILLE, Ala. – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Walker has released his plan to improve Alabama's infrastructure to improve trade and increase jobs in the state. Walker says that he is on favor of six-laning I-65 to increase the flow of traffic from Mobile to Tennessee. He is also in favor of dredging the Alabama River to expand barge traffic in and out of the Port of Mobile. Walker also emphasized the importance of maintaining a healthy network of rural hospitals and mo...
Gen Z increasingly skeptical of, and angry about, artificial intelligence While some might envision Gen Z welcoming artificial intelligence into their lives, a new Gallup survey found that people between the ages of 14 and 29 are becoming increasingly skeptical of — and downright mad at — AI. Compared to a similar Walton Family Foundation-Gallup survey conducted in April 2025, they’re less excited and hopeful about the change it could bring and more angry at its existence, citing concerns about...
May 12, 2026 – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 ruling, vacated the injunction that was preventing the state of Alabama from implementing the 2023 Congressional redistricting map that the Alabama Legislature had passed. State Representative Neal Rafferty (R-Birmingham issued a statement lamenting the decision. "Today's ruling marks a heartbreaking and disastrous moment in our nation's history as this Supreme Court cleared the way for widespread and perpetual racial g...
How to survive wedding season on a budget School is nearly out, flowers are in bloom and the countdown to summer has started. In other words, wedding season is upon us. As exciting as it is to get dressed up, reunite with friends and family and watch loved ones exchange vows, weddings also come with a financial burden, even for guests. The average cost of attending a wedding is $610, according to a survey from wedding planning website The Knot. Throw in a cross-country or international flight...
May 11, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement regarding the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the State of Alabama to proceed with suppressing Black representation: "Today's decision by the Supreme Court to allow Alabama to move forward with its discriminatory congressional map is a stunning departure from legal precedent and another direct attack on Black voters in Alabama. "Let's be clear. Alabama lawmakers intentionally...
