As a long-time political participant and observer, some 40 years, and all in Alabama, I cannot begin to stress the importance of having a high caliber person to run our Alabama State Senate. Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is that person. I have known and worked with Twinkle since her days fighting for conservative causes and as […]

    Brittany Nicole Slater, 26, of Decatur, was arrested Friday by Decatur Police and charged with a felony robbery charge, fleeing and attempting to elude. Slater punched a Belk employee, the loss prevention worker, in the face in the store parking lot as she was trying to get away. Slater then left in a vehicle and […]

Possible record high temps are expected this week as high as 10-15 degrees above average. The National Weather Service (NWS) said many high temperature records may be in jeopardy for the next few days. The warm weather is already off to a hot start in Mobile, which hit 80 degrees on Sunday afternoon and tied its record high […]

    There is a wave of student threats in wake of the Florida school shooting. Irondale Police confirmed Sunday a rumored threat of violence against Shades Valley High School. Bessemer Police say someone threatened to “shoot up” Bessemer City High School. A Springville High School student was arrested and charged with making a terrorist threat. A […]

    Two buses carrying Ramsay High School students from Birmingham to a basketball game in Jacksonville were involved in a wreck today in Anniston. Authorities recommended four students go to Anniston Regional Medical Center for evaluation after complaining of pain. Anniston Police said the two buses collided on McClellan Boulevard near Baltzel Gate Road. […]

    Another sign of a strengthening economy shows that the government reported almost a 10 percent increase in home construction last month, the highest level since 2016. National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist Robert Dietz says that’s welcome news for a housing market with a shortage of homes for sale, even with rising […]

    Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, in a release today, said Alabama need look no further than a method already in place to solve the security in schools issue. While others are proposing arming teachers and administrators, Cavanaugh said a law passed in 2013 for Franklin County allows suitable teachers, […]

    U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson sentenced former Alabama House Majority Leader Representative Micky Hammon (R-Decatur) to three months in prison today for felony mail fraud. Hammon pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for personal expenses in September. The court ordered he forfeit $50,657.46 and pay back victims who donated to his campaign. He […]

    Residents of Berlin (the locals pronounce it ber-line) in Cullman County, voted Tuesday to form north Alabama’s newest city. The residents of Berlin voted 45-23 in favor of incorporating the town. Only 68 of 300 residents eligible to vote actually cast a ballot at the Berlin Community Center. Berlin will now become the 12th municipality […]

  Governor Kay Ivey released Alabama export numbers Thursday showing the state has reached a record of $21.7 billion in overseas shipments of products. That is up by 6 percent from the 2016 numbers of $20.5 billion. Alabama exports have surged 21 percent since 2011 and 50 percent in a decade, according to the governor’s office. […]

  Donald Fulton, 41, was killed by SWAT team members Wednesday after police responded to a domestic violence call in West Mobile. At gunpoint, Fulton forced his family out of the home at 5651 Renn Street before going back into the house and threatening to kill himself. The SWAT team surrounded the house and hostage negotiators convinced Fulton to […]

Henry Franklin Turney, 78, of Monterey, Indiana, was struck and killed by a driver in Lincoln on Monday in Talladega County. The accident happened at 6:14 p.m. in an unlit portion of road in the southbound lane of Highway 77. Turney was crossing an intersection when a Chevy Camaro, driven by a female Lincoln resident, struck him. Turney was […]

  Governor Kay Ivey officially kicked off her campaign for governor Tuesday. She said she has done her best to steady the scandal-ridden “Ship of State.” As Lieutenant Governor, Ivey became governor last April after former governor Robert Bentley resigned amid threats of impeachment by the Legislature. Ivey spoke at a rally in Montgomery Tuesday and emphasized economic […]

    Tuesday, a vote took place in the city of Opelika. On the ballot was the renewal of a property tax for Opelika City Schools that was first put in place in 1965. The measure contributes approximately $2 million each year to the city school system. School administrators say the special property tax brings […]

    A fire has been reported at Mine #4 in Brookwood. Firefighters got the call around 2:18 a.m. at the four-story building at a barge-loading facility off of County Road 59.  A cobalt machine that is used to wash coal reportedly caught fire, according to mine officials. No injuries have been reported.  (Sign-up for our daily newsletter here and […]

    Shyrod Jones, 23, of Opelika, is the man police have identified as the shooter that allegedly killed Jabbar Combs, Junior, 19, of Tuskegee. According to Opelika Police, Jones and another person were at their home when at approximately 11:15 p.m., Jones heard loud knocking and banging on his rear door. Jones picked up a firearm […]

  Alabama federal wildlife officials and nonprofit groups have added 251 acres of coastal marshes, creeks and forests to the popular Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge’s Little Point Clear Unit on the Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County. The Conservation Fund recently purchased and transferred the property to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) […]

    The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled today that Gardendale, near Birmingham, cannot form its own school system. The court also agreed with a federal judge’s finding that racial motives were involved in the attempt to split from the Jefferson County system. The ruling nullifies part of an order from last […]

  TVA, the nation’s largest public utility, under President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan, suggests a study of whether its transmission assets should be sold. The idea prompted a strong reaction from Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) who calls it “a looney idea that has no chance to become law.” TVA spokesman Jim Hopson said Monday that TVA will […]