(Video above: ESPN feature on Sid Ortis. If you’re on a mobile device, click here to view) During ESPN’s College GameDay program on Saturday, the network aired an emotional feature on Alabama teen and LSU superfan Sid Ortis, who passed away last weekend after a tough fight with pediatric bone cancer. “Never give up when […]

*This article has been updated to add a fourth candidate who qualified just before the deadline.* Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has attracted a handful of challengers in his bid for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate, none of whom appear to pose a serious threat to the popular conservative closing out his career on […]

Four decades after graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with an engineering degree, Dr. Ray Watts — now the president of his alma mater — walked into perhaps the toughest meeting of his life. Citing a funding shortfall and an overall lack of community support, Watts told a room full of UAB […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC), the agency tasked with regulating the state’s utilities, this week approved solar energy proposals by Alabama Power that could help protect Ft. Rucker and the Anniston Army Depot during the next round of military base closures. Earlier this year, Alabama Power established a groundbreaking new renewable […]

ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Two illegal aliens were arrested in Alabama over the weekend for their participation in what authorities are describing as an “ongoing sex trade operation.” Ricardo Castaneda, 33, and Humberto Erazo-Medrano, 42, were taken into custody after Albertville police, Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies, the FBI and the Dept. of Homeland Security executed a […]

President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a two-year budget and debt deal that funds the government through the rest of his presidency and raises the nation’s debt limit yet again. The deal was negotiated in what Sen. Richard Shelby called Washington’s “dark corridors” without input from most of the people’s representatives, then slammed […]

ESPN’s College GameDay road show is coming back to Tuscaloosa this weekend for the Crimson Tide’s showdown with SEC West rival LSU, and legendary Alabama weatherman James Spann is lobbying to be the celebrity guest picker. The show frequently brings in a celebrity guest to join the show’s hosts in making game predictions. Country music […]

Inside-the-beltway publication Roll Call just released its yearly ranking of Congress’s wealthiest and poorest members. Using publicly available financial disclosures, Roll Call created its “Wealth of Congress Index,” revealing interesting nuggets of information about members’ finances while also exposing how the current system often creates “the illusion of transparency.” For instance, congressmen and senators are […]

The mother of an Alabama teen who passed away this weekend after a year-long bout with cancer received comfort on Sunday in the unlikely form of a ladybug. Sid Ortis was diagnosed with bone cancer last year, a rare development for such a young man. He was 15 at the time. Sid’s courage and good […]

Fred Thompson, a native of Sheffield, Alabama who went on to a four decades-long career in the public eye as a lawyer, politician and actor, has died at the age of 73. Thompson was minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee in the 1970s and is credited with supplying Republican Sen. Howard Baker with the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is riding high after a standout performance in the most recent GOP debate, and his campaign’s latest moves in Alabama — both publicly and behind the scenes — signal plans to parlay his rise into a campaign machine that can win in the Yellowhammer State and all across […]

WASHINGTON — Six-to-one votes are not uncommon among Alabama’s congressional delegation. With six Republicans and only one Democrat, many votes fall along partisan lines. But a six-to-one vote this week was a bit more unusual. While Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL7) joined five Alabama Republicans in supporting the reauthorization of the controversial Export-Import Bank, Rep. Gary […]

The 2016 election cycle is in full swing, but outside of a potentially competitive congressional race in Alabama’s 2nd District, there’s not a lot of action in the Yellowhammer State this year. However, if you think it’s too early to start looking toward the impending electoral chaos of 2018… Well, you’re probably right. But make […]

Pop culture has in recent years been saturated with zombies thanks to “The Walking Dead,” “World War Z” and other television shows, movies, video games and books. But even before Twitter was exploding because a favorite character was unexpectedly taken out by soulless corpses, would-be survivors debated the nuances of a simple question: How would […]

WASHINGTON — John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) final act as Speaker of the House will be to cut a budget deal with President Barack Obama that conservatives loathe–so much so in fact that upon hearing the details, budget hawk Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said it made his “knees quiver.” Boehner has been working quietly to pass an […]

A former Alabama deputy attorney general testified Monday that Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is the target of a politically-motivated prosecution by a man who was once his colleague. According to a report by The Montgomery Advertiser, former deputy attorney general Sonny Reagan testified under oath that Matt Hart, who is leading the Hubbard prosecution […]

WASHINGTON — Over two years after the U.S. Treasury inspector general uncovered evidence the Internal Revenue Service was targeting conservatives, the Obama administration’s Department of Justice has officially closed the case without bringing any charges. “Our investigation uncovered substantial evidence of mismanagement, poor judgment and institutional inertia, leading to the belief by many tax-exempt applicants […]

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions on Friday warned likely incoming House Speaker Paul Ryan not to use his new post to pursue “amnesty” or more multi-national trade agreements. Ryan, who is poised to become Speaker of the House next week, has in the past supported so called comprehensive immigration reform. He was also one of […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — During a speech at the Alabama Policy Institute’s annual dinner, conservative talk radio host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham unloaded on “establishment” Republicans and praised Alabama for being one of the “pockets of patriots” that she believes exist around the country. But she saved perhaps her highest praise for Alabama’s junior […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Paul Ryan and Republicans in Congress are soaking up all the media attention this week, but the Alabama House of Representatives has its own emerging battle over who will be Speaker during the next legislative session. State Rep. Phil Williams (R-Huntsville) is challenging current House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) for the gavel, […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — During an interview with talk radio host Matt Murphy, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL05) warned that he would move to impeach Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, should she be elected president in November of 2016. Brooks said Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State resulted […]

Woodlawn was the ninth highest grossing film at the Box Office this past weekend, but it received the highest fan reviews of any new release, signaling it could be well positioned for a sustained run in theaters. The film, which was set and filmed in Birmingham, has thus far received 92% positive fan reviews on […]

HOOVER, Ala. — Speaking to the predominantly black Alabama Democratic Conference on Friday, Hillary Clinton slammed Alabama Republicans for requiring proof of citizenship to vote and for shuttering driver’s license offices in the wake of state budget cuts. The Democratic presidential frontrunner insisted that both issues were examples of Republicans trying to return Alabama to […]