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Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America endorses Britt

The Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s Candidate Fund has announced its endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate nominee Katie Britt. In announcing its support, SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser said the first-time candidate was “just the woman” Alabama deserved as its next senator. “Katie Britt is an outspoken advocate for the unborn and we could not be […]

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) provided a “Washington Update” Monday at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. Shelby, the dean of Alabama’s congressional delegation, will retire in January after serving nearly four decades in the U.S. Senate. In his address, Shelby, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, praised the FBI’s $2.4 billion […]

Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin’s tenure at The Plains could soon end after a blowout loss to Penn State over the weekend, according to Paul Finebaum. The SEC football media icon made the assertion Sunday to ESPN’s Matt Barrie while recapping last weekend’s matchups. “The question really is… if Auburn comes up (in conversation), it […]

On Aug. 28, Phillip Lewis of Cullman County lost his dog while being carjacked at gunpoint. Lewis was at a Chevron gas station in Dodge City pumping fuel when a group of robbers forced him to hand over the key to his vehicle, according to Fox News Digital. “She (the carjacker) said, ‘I’m not playing,’ […]

The National Federation of Independent Business has recognized U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) with its Guardian of Small Business Award. Widely recognized as a champion of small business, Carl supported the organization’s legislative agenda since taking office in January 2021. In a statement, the South Alabama congressman pledged to continue his efforts to spearhead issues […]

Ivey, a 12-week-old Labrador Retriever service dog, was greeted by her namesake as a special guest Thursday at the Governor’s Mansion. The highly trained service dog could serve to assist individuals with either mobility assistance or seizure alerts, according to the governor’s office. The pup is a product of Service Dogs Alabama, an organization that […]

State maintains record low 2.6% unemployment rate

Alabama’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.6% for the month of August, according to updated labor statistics released Friday. The historically low unemployment rate sits well below August 2021’s rate of 3.3%. August’s rate represents a record low for unemployed individuals, which is 58,958. The refreshed labor statistics prove that the Yellowhammer State’s economy continues […]

The state is not prepared to use nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative method of execution, according to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm. “The ADOC cannot carry out an execution by nitrogen hypoxia on September 22, 2022,” stated Hamm in an affidavit filed in federal court Thursday. The case at hand involves next Thursday’s […]

Eli Gold is doing well in rehab and looks forward to returning to the broadcast booth at some point in the future, according to the long-serving voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Prior to the beginning of the 2022 college football season, the University of Alabama announced that the legendary play-by-play man would be sidelined […]

The fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act has yet to be scheduled for a vote in the upper chamber of Congress. The annual spending package is a crucial bill for Alabama’s contributions to national security, as the state boasts five military bases and a robust defense industry. Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville […]

The Crimson Tide is set to take on the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a game in which Bama is a 48.5-point favorite. Although Alabama is a heavy favorite in Saturday’s matchup at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Nick Saban is looking to send a message to his top-ranked squad. In 2007, Saban’s first year at The Capstone, […]

On this day in 1963, an explosion tore through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Klansmen detonated 19 sticks of dynamite under the church and claimed four lives of those in attendance for the 11 a.m. service at the Black-majority congregation. The terrorist attack resulted in the death of four young girls: Addie Mae […]

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) will soon deploy grassroots teams to assist the campaign of Georgia U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker (R). The Mighty Alabama Strike force, a campaign arm of ALGOP that routinely helps out-of-state Republican candidates in tight races, will embark on three separate door-knocking campaigns for the former Heisman Trophy Winner. Shelby […]

A lack of consensus among labor unions on an agreement with the largest U.S. freight railroads could spell trouble for an already-strained American supply chain. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 rejected an agreement negotiated by the union’s leadership with the railroads, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. IAM […]

The Biden administration  held a star-studded celebration Tuesday at the White House to tout the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Democrats’ celebration of Congress passing President Joe Biden’s signature legislation comes as the national economy continues to remain in an inflationary state. On the same day of the White House’s celebration, updated inflation data […]

This year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to retail pharmacies regarding elective abortion prescriptions. In its guidance, the department outlined denying filling a prescription that would induce an abortion violates the civil rights of women seeking to terminate a pregnancy. The guidance from HHS, according to a number of congressional […]

In recent years, the Yellowhammer State has emerged as a pre-eminent location for prospective automotive manufacturing companies. Alabama’s successful efforts to attract automotive suppliers was bolstered Tuesday, when a multimillion-dollar manufacturing plant held its grand opening in Athens. A joint venture, formed by Toyota Boshoku AKI and Systems Automotive Interiors Alabama, is a $50 million […]

In a Tuesday floor speech, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) lamented the state of higher education in the United States. Alabama’s junior senator blasted the incorporation of partisan left-leaning instruction, attendance costs, President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plans, and the administration’s proposed reforms to Title IX. In his opening remarks, Tuberville touched on the […]

The U.S.-Mexico border is “secure” even as enforcement agents are contending with a mass influx of illegal immigrants entering the nation’s interior on a daily basis, according to Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris, who has been tapped by President Joe Biden to oversee matters relating to the border crisis, made the assertion during a recent […]

A future SEC rivalry between two of college football’s most storied programs was born in last Saturday’s dramatic showdown between Alabama and Texas. While the field-level temperature reached 118 degrees by the game’s end, the heat index was not the only number scorched in the action-packed game. The 20-19 thriller, which saw Tide quarterback Bryce […]

Federal and local officials are set to participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for Huntsville’s new state-of-the-art federal courthouse. The groundbreaking will take place 10:30 a.m., Sept. 19 at 660 Gallatin St. Highlighting the ceremony will be U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa), who spearheaded the effort to ensure Alabama’s largest city boasted a new federal courthouse. […]

Robert Trent Jones’ Ross Bridge golf course in Birmingham is not booking tee times due to a series of grounds-keeping errors. The property’s maintenance crew spread what they believed was green sand on nearly every green on the course. The one-ton bag, however, turned out to be herbicide, WBRC 6 Fox reported. The mistake effectively […]

For formerly terminated head coaches, coming under the tutelage of Nick Saban has proved to be a career-reviving experience. On a seemingly yearly basis, the Alabama head coach brings in former program leaders to his staff to contribute to the Tide’s success and undergo a rehabilitative process. This strategy of coaching development, according to Saban, […]

State preps for use of new execution method

The state could use a new method of execution on an inmate whose death sentence is scheduled for this month. Alan Eugene Miller, 57, is on death row at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore for the 1999 shooting of three men during a workplace rampage in Shelby County. He is set to be […]