Posts by Austen Shipley — Page 26
With the Presidential election just around the corner, liberal rhetoric from the left has become increasingly extreme and at times violent.The demonization of political figures by Democrats in recent years,
A Decatur native with a strong business background has announced his campaign to become the River City’s next mayor. Qualification for municipal offices are June 10-24, 2025 and elections are Aug. 26, 2025.
In a strange turn of events, an Alabama sheriff was arrested last week for disrupting a county commission meeting while also allegedly threatening the group's members. According to WSFA, Christopher West, a law enforcement veteran of almost 30 years,
New polling numbers released on Sunday by a traditionally liberal news source may be giving Democrats yet another reason to worry about the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
MONTGOMERY – Today, Secretary of Law Enforcement Hal Taylor released the traffic and boating statistics for the 2024 Labor Day weekend, during which the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway and Marine Patrol Divisions were actively engaged in enforcement and safety operations throughout the entire holiday travel period.
The Alabama League of Municipalities has launched a new initiative aimed at promoting quality-of-life issues and civic engagement on a local level. Live Locally Alabama will also help to instill community pride and highlight the crucial role municipal government plays in the daily lives of citizens.
State Senator Arthur Orr weighed in on the Montgomery City Council's recent decision to pass a concealed carry ordinance that directly contradicts state law. The Council voted 8-1 this week to require a valid photo ID to carry a concealed weapon on one’s person or in a vehicle.
A retired Army colonel was shot three times by an illegal alien on Sunday after the veteran traveled to meet the individual for a transaction involving work equipment that had been previously arranged online.
In a move designed to connect AI data centers in two of Alabama's largest cities, Uniti Fiber has announced that it has plans to create a new 200-mile-long fiber network reaching from Montgomery to Mobile.
After defaulting on approximately $60 million worth of municipal bonds, Jackson Hospital and Clinic in Montgomery has been given S&P Global’s lowest bond rating, according to Bloomberg. In August, UMB NA, the bond trustee, requested full payment of all principal and interest, citing the hospital’s failure to make rent and lease payments for five months. […]
Thirteen individuals with ties to Mountain Gateway, a Texas-based Christian missionary organization, were arrested and imprisoned in December of 2023 by the Nicaraguan government.
The Mobile Harbor Modernization Project to deepen and widen the Port of Mobile is entering its final phase. Upon completion, the six-stage environmentally friendly project will give a significant advantage to shippers while also fostering economic development in Mobile and across the state.
A Florida surgeon has killed a Muscle Shoals man after mistakenly removing his liver during an operation at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach.
An Alabama man who brutally murdered five with an axe and a firearm, including a pregnant woman, is officially scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in October.
In a surprise vote on Tuesday, the Mobile City Council voted to pass a new concealed carry-related ordinance that could directly contradict state law. The group voted 8-1 to require a valid photo ID to carry a concealed weapon on one’s person or in a vehicle.
After over thirty legendary years on air, The Rick and Bubba Show will be concluding its broadcasts by the end of 2024. While both hosts have said that they will remain in the broadcasting business, Rick Burgess has announced that he will continue his career in radio through his new talk show, The Rick Burgess Show.
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU & Affiliates) and the Virginia Credit Union League (VACUL) have now signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama recently awarded grants to thirty-six schools across the state worth a cumulative $318,000. The funding, which will reportedly benefit 17,000 students, is part of the organization's 'Be Healthy School Grant Program.'
Reentry Alabama, formerly known as the Study Commission on Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration on the Rehabilitation of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, is aiming to eliminate barriers faced by recently released inmates and also reduce instances of them reoffending, known as recidivism.
A firefighter with Mobile Fire-Rescue recently saved a window washer suspended 450 feet off the ground after his equipment malfunctioned. On July 29, Captain Robert Brown volunteered to attempt a daring rescue of the individual by rappeling from the 35th floor of the RSA tower down to where the man was.
A new "cutting-edge" storage warehouse facility, with an expected $1.2 million economic impact, is coming to the Port Birmingham terminal.The Birmingham Jefferson County Port Authority (BJCPA) announced the news earlier this week.
GOP Candidate for Alabama's newly redrawn 2nd congressional district, Caroleene Dobson, toured the U.S./Mexico border in El Paso, Texas Thursday. While there she had the opportunity to participate in a ride-along with officers to see the chaos and disorder in the area firsthand.
In her first sit-down interview with the media as a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz attempted to lay out their vision for America if elected.

