Updated: 11:35 PM State officials launched an anti-smurfing campaign.

Updated: 3:08 PM WASHINGTON, DC, Tuesday, January 29, 2013 -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee, today introduced dual legislative proposals to address our nation’s deep fiscal challenges.

Updated: 2:16 PM U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the controversies surrounding John Morton, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Among other things, Morton’s tenure at ICE has been marked by such an undermining of his own agents that the ICE officers’ union voted unanimously to hold him in no confidence.

Posted: 1:09 PM An Alabama sheriff invited to meet with President Barack Obama about gun violence told the president there are critical gaps in mental health needs and that average folks aren't buying the message that he doesn't want to take away people's guns.

Posted: 1:07 PM On January 28, 2013 the Dothan Police Department responded to a report of a firearm assault just after 9:00 p.m. in the 900 block of Chickasaw Street.

Posted: 1:06 PM Today, U.S. Representatives Martha Roby (R-AL) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) announced the re-formation of the Congressional Peanut Caucus for the 113th Congress.

Posted: 12:58 PM Attorney General Luther Strange, who attended the hearing in New Orleans, noted that BP’s conviction and sentence “moves us one step closer to getting justice for the citizens of Alabama.”

Updated: 1:20 PM A federal judge has approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted: 12:09 PM Authorities say a federal grand jury in Montgomery has returned an indictment charging a woman with aggravated identity theft and theft of government money.

Posted: 10:36 AM 17 lawmakers representing states with significant peanut farming and production will work together to ensure that peanut interests have a strong voice in Congress.

Updated: 9:19 PM Forecasters say clashing weather systems are creating a chance for severe weather in Alabama.

Posted: 4:58 PM This could be an important week in Jefferson County's attempt to emerge from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Updated: 11:32 PM Police in Boaz say a man who was injured in a car crash has been arrested for stealing an ambulance after being taken to the hospital.

Updated: 8:47 PM A local artist showed off her talent at Wallace Community College Monday.

Posted: 3:45 PM U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and former Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the new push for comprehensive immigration reform and amnesty:

Updated: 3:43 PM Alabama house speaker Mike Hubbard had a lot on his mind when he came to speak to the wiregrass.

Updated: 3:37 PM On January 25, 2013, members of the Enterprise Police Department Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 500 N. Rawls Street in Enterprise.

Posted: 3:37 PM Severe weather is possible for Wednesday.

Posted: 3:21 PM On Friday, January 25, 2013, The Slocomb Police Department was dispatched for B.O.L.O. (Be on the Look Out) for a late model gray in color Nissan Altima driven by a white male that was engaged in a hit and run traffic collision on Alabama 52 West.

Posted: 2:59 PM The city of Birmingham expects to spend about $100,000 on a monument honoring "foot soldiers" of the civil rights movement.

Updated: 2:48 PM School officials in Huntsville say they've placed a physical education teacher on administrative leave following his arrest on alcohol and drug charges.

Updated: 2:48 PM The Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless is gearing up to count the number of homeless people in Montgomery and conduct interviews to determine their needs.

Posted: 2:21 PM The crash happened on State Road 81 two miles north of Ponce De Leon just south of the Alabama/Florida state line.

Updated: 2:25 PM The Dothan Police Department is seeking your help in locating several wanted criminals.

Posted: 11:06 AM Sponsored by the Alabama and Florida Peanut Producers Associations, the one-day event offers farmers a full day to view the products and services of more than 70 exhibitors and a day of education.