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Police in South Carolina were asking for the public's help in locating 40 primates that escaped on Wednesday.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/40-primates-escape-south-carolina-research-center-police-say/

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will select a temporary replacement until a special election in 2026.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/who-will-replace-sen-jd-vance-in-ohio/

A 60-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed while walking in a roadway in Birmingham Wednesday evening.

https://www.cbs42.com/traffic/pedestrian-struck-killed-in-birmingham/

President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Americans to lay to rest questions about the integrity of elections, calling the system fair after President-elect Donald Trump decidedly won the 2024 ra...

https://www.cbs42.com/top-stories/biden-to-address-nation-after-decisive-trump-win/

An inmate at William Donaldson Correctional Facility was found dead at the prison late Wednesday night.

https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/54-year-old-inmate-found-dead-at-donaldson-prison/

HUEYTOWN, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 25-year-old Hueytown man who died in a crash was identified Thursday morning. According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, Neil Damian Sayers was involved in a h...

https://www.cbs42.com/traffic/hueytown-man-killed-in-crash-identified/

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen joined CBS 42 Morning News to discuss issues voters faced on election day Tuesday. Many voters faced long lines and wait times befo...

https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/your-local-election-hq/alabama-secretary-of-state-speaks-on-voter-issues-and-the-prospect-of-early-voting/

The Homewood Planning Commission voted 6-2-1 in favor to resurvey a development plan that would renovate a portion of Brookwood Village.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/possible-renovations-to-brookwood-village-would-bring-new-sports-medicine-facility/

Here’s a look at what Trump has said he will do “on day one.”

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/trump-has-big-plans-for-day-one-on-immigration-energy-and-more/

School choice will have a proponent in the Oval Office, and the federal Department of Education could be in existential danger after Tuesday's election. GOP education initiatives have been stymie...

https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/student-loans-title-ix-what-education-policies-might-come-out-of-a-trump-administration/

At the BJCC, the halls have been decked, and Santa has come to town for the 47th Christmas Village Festival.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/family-tradition-brings-magic-to-birmingham-christmas-vendor-fair/

Donald Trump is projected to win the swing state of Arizona, giving him an additional 11 electoral votes, according to Decision Desk HQ.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/arizona-projected-for-trump-by-ddhq-giving-him-all-7-swing-states/

The hashtag has thousands of videos, but more have been created after the presidential election. 

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/what-is-the-4b-movement-interest-spikes-after-trump-win/

Miles Kelly scored 21 points, Denver Jones added 16 and No. 11 Auburn cruised to a 94-43 season-opening home victory over Vermont on Wednesday night.

https://www.cbs42.com/sports/auburn/no-11-auburn-earns-94-43-win-over-vermont/

The man who was charged in last month’s shooting in Springville has been released on bond, according to court documents.

https://www.cbs42.com/trussville-tribune/man-charged-in-springville-murder-released-on-bond/

While she typically stays in the background, Wiles emerged last week with a post on the social platform X defending Trump.

https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/who-is-susie-wiles-the-woman-trump-thanked-in-his-victory-speech/

Authorities said a 2-year-old boy was found without clothes and locked in a wooden and metal cage secured with a padlock.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/5-charged-after-2-year-old-several-dogs-found-caged-in-kentucky-home-police/

Young people came out full force to vote in the 2024 general election, some of them voting for the first time.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/shelby-county-triplets-vote-for-first-time-in-2024-election/

An emergency contingency plan is in place at the Omnia Classical School in Tuscaloosa County to help keep it financially afloat until the CHOOSE Act takes effect.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-private-school-looks-to-choose-act-for-future-funding/

A full day after the polls closed in Arizona, the House of Representatives race between Juan Ciscomani and Kirsten Engel remained undecided.

https://www.cbs42.com/border-report-tour/arizona-border-house-district-still-up-for-grabs/

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, won a fifth term in Congress Tuesday night, fending off a repeat challenge by Republican Mayra Flores in Texas' 34th Congressional District, which is trending...

https://www.cbs42.com/border-report-tour/us-rep-vicente-gonzalez-wins-re-election-in-south-texas-border-district/

Many Alabama voters were met with long lines and wait times at the polls Tuesday.

https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/alabama-leaders-respond-to-long-lines-misprinted-ballots-on-election-day/

As election night wore on and Vice President Kamala Harris' path to 270 electoral votes dwindled, some Americans were contemplating a move to the Great White North, Google data shows.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/searches-for-moving-to-canada-spike-during-u-s-presidential-election/

Some students at Montevallo High School received inappropriate and concerning messages on Wednesday, according to Shelby County Schools.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/police-investigating-messages-sent-to-montevallo-high-school-students/

ONEONTA, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Blountsville man has been convicted of sexual abusing a child under the age of 12, according to prosecutor Scott Gilliland on Wednesday. Jeffery Allen Gable, 54, was als...

https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/blount-county-man-convicted-of-child-sex-crime/

President-elect Trump’s performance among Latino and Hispanic voters offered one of the brightest spots for Republicans on Election Day, as the former president made inroads with the critical v...

https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/trump-builds-on-latino-support-helping-pave-way-to-victory/

Thursday will be a drier day as a cold front stalls to the northwest of Alabama. This will keep us mostly cloudy and muggy with just a stray shower. It will be warm with highs around 80. The fron...

https://www.cbs42.com/weather/warm-with-a-daily-chance-for-showers-through-the-weekend-changes-to-rafaels-track/

Former President Donald Trump won all of the South Texas border counties on Tuesday night, further proving that Republican voters are increasing in this once-Democratic stronghold region.

https://www.cbs42.com/border-report-tour/trump-carries-all-rio-grande-valley-border-counties/

Firefighters worked to put out an electric vehicle fire on I-65 in Hoover on Tuesday. It caused a portion of the interstate to be completely shut down.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-firefighter-discusses-challenges-of-battling-electric-vehicle-fires/

The citizens of seven Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from the state's most populous county, Cook County, which is home to Chicago.

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/7-illinois-counties-vote-in-favor-of-exploring-secession-from-chicago/