The Alabama Medical Association has requested that the federal government accelerate COVID-19 booster shots for Gulf States, citing the region’s high volume of cases and hospitalizations. Dr. Aruna Arora, president of the Medical Association, and other state health care leaders are meeting on Thursday with White House Vaccination coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair to discuss increasing […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) received fierce backlash, including from some prominent Democrats, over his statement regarding Thursday’s Capitol Hill bomb threat. According to CNN, U.S. Capitol Police early Thursday morning responded to claims of a suspected explosive device near the Library of Congress, which led to the evacuation of congressional offices. Shortly thereafter, the […]

Gov. Kay Ivey and Miss Alabama Lauren Bradford on Wednesday sat down to discuss the 101st anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, which enshrined women’s right to vote in the U.S. Constitution. The 19th Amendment, passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and constitutionally ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, marked a historic victory in the movement […]

Nearly 20 years have passed since CIA Officer Johnny Michael “Mike” Spann became the first American to be killed in the “War on Terror” while serving in Afghanistan. For his widow, Shannon Spann, a former CIA intelligence officer, the grim reality of the Taliban reclaiming power of the besieged country sets into motion what she […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Thursday announced that he, along with fellow Republican colleagues, has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding accountability for the abandonment of U.S. military equipment in Afghanistan. The letter, led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), was signed by 25 Senate Republicans. The letter […]

The Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has received the first piece of flight hardware from United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur facility which will be utilized in NASA’s Artemis II mission to return Americans to the moon. The hardware, the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), provides the in-space propulsion necessary to send the Orion capsule and […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) on Wednesday issued a statement detailing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) concerns over a proposed poultry rendering plant at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, effectively terminating the proposal. Aderholt sought an FAA review of the proposed plant over constituents’ concerns that it would attract wildlife to the airport.

In an interview with Birmingham’s WIAT CBS 42, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) expressed his opposition to extending Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to Afghan nationals, which would allow them to resettle in the United States due to ongoing political threats posed in their home country. Calls from United States lawmakers for allowing Afghans to enter […]

The influential Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), who is seeking reelection to the Alabama State Senate, serving District 25. AFA president and CEO Chris Isaacson touted Barfoot’s record as state senator. “Will has done an outstanding job representing the people of District 25,” said […]

The Alabama Medical Association on Thursday will seek to combat common myths surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines and answer questions about becoming inoculated during a Facebook Live webcast. The conversation is part of a weekly Facebook Live pandemic update sponsored by the Medical Association that takes place every Thursday. Medical Association President Dr. Aruna Arora hopes […]

Northrop Grumman Corporation on Wednesday announced the opening of its new Missile Defense Futures Lab (MDFL) in Huntsville, which the defense giant says will be utilized to develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system. The Rocket City is home to the MDFL’s flagship location. The Lab is also comprised of distribution facilities in […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) on Tuesday announced that he has joined his fellow freshman Republican colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden to detail plans for the evacuation of Americans and allies of the United States from Afghanistan, as well as to brief Congress on how the administration plans to prevent Jihadists from using […]

Huntsville’s Redstone Gateway, an Arsenal-centric business park, is receiving a $65 million investment from developers as tech and engineering firm KBR has agreed to lease office and facility space from which it will conduct business operations. Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) and its joint-venture partner Jim Wilson & Associates (JWA) on Monday announced that it […]

The Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee will consider a resolution at its upcoming summer meeting which would throw its support behind University of North Alabama Student Government Association president Jake Statom over some students’ calls for his resignation over a social media post he made to his personal account. Signatures were sought for a […]

Amid the collapse of Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), along with his fellow freshman Republican colleagues, has penned a letter to President Joe Biden calling on his administration to swiftly remove Americans and United States’ Afghan partners out of the besieged country. The lawmakers urged the administration to immediately prioritize the evacuation of American […]

The City of Montgomery has partnered with MPS (Montgomery Public Schools), Ed Farm and Apple to launch MGM Codes, an advanced technological initiative designed to expand innovative learning opportunities for local students. MGM Codes will bring the latest technology to students and teachers, according to the City. It was created by the City and MPS […]

The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which was founded as an organization promoting social justice and racial equality, has of late taken on a progressive agenda which has made Alabama the target of the nonprofit’s attacks. Its latest campaign has taken aim at Alabama public schools which hold the names of former Confederate leaders. […]

Nanoracks, a Voyager Space Holdings company, will soon open its first office in the Yellowhammer State. Its new location at Huntsville’s Lincoln Mills will work with existing industry to provide payload operation and deployment services on the international space station as well as commercial space stations. The aerospace company, which was founded in 2009, operates […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, during Saturday’s Madison County Republican Men’s Club Breakfast, signed Americans for Tax Reform’s (ATR) Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Britt becomes the first candidate to make the pledge in Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate. She called on her opponents to join her in vowing to oppose any tax increase. […]

After 20 years of armed conflict, nearly $1 trillion and over 2,000 American servicemember deaths, the longest war in United States history has come to an end with Afghanistan defaulting to its original state of Taliban rule. President Joe Biden has come under intense scrutiny in recent days as he has failed to publicly address […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), on Friday released a statement challenging President Joe Biden to outline a plan for the current state of the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. “When President Biden and Vice President Harris took office they declared ‘America is back’ but all we’re […]

A federal judge on Friday denied a request submitted by Alabama landlords to block the Biden administration’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) renewed eviction moratorium. President Joe Biden’s eviction moratorium applies to areas that the CDC determines to be highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The previous eviction ban expired July 31 after Congress failed […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center has received what, according to the hospital, some are calling the “holy grail” of radiation therapy. The new radiation delivering tool is a linear accelerator system called Ethos, a product by Varian, a health care company which specializes in oncology treatment. The company calls the […]

Senate Democrats may have prematurely declared victory in their attempt to distance themselves from the controversial “defund the police” movement, as they have received immense backlash from the party’s progressive base over their move to disavow the anti-law enforcement agenda. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) earlier this week passed an amendment to the Senate Democrat’s […]