AUBURN, Ala. — If you have watched Olympic swimming for the past twenty years, then you know the voice of Rowdy Gaines. Along with his broadcast partner Dan Hicks, Gaines has covered all of NBC’s Olympic swimming events since the 1996 Atlanta Games. Together, the duo have covered what has been deemed the golden age […]

The negative impacts of ObamaCare just keep on coming as Alabamians are set to face another rate hike courtesy of President’s signature legislation. According the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama will be forced to increase rates by an average of 39 percent on individual plans offered through […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Beverage Control Board (ABC) wants to know who is taking home beers from the state’s craft breweries. Under a potential new rule, the state’s alcohol regulators would have the power to demand the names, phone numbers, addresses, and ages for all customers buying beer for off-premise consumption from Alabama Brewers. […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyrone Prothro, one of Alabama’s all-time great pass catchers, is headed to the NFL as a coach for the Carolina Panthers. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Prothro will be working as an intern for the team during their training camp. Once again, the former Bama wide-receiver will work under Mike Shula, who […]

According to the research done by GasBuddy, most Alabamians are paying much less for gasoline than their fellow Americans. The statewide average price for a gallon of gas is currently $1.89, whereas the national average is $2.13, and it looks like it may soon get even cheaper. The site reports that the cheapest gas in […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — At 7:37 AM Central time, Alabama-based United Launch Alliance sent another rocket into space from famous Cape Canaveral, Florida. This time, however, the ship carried a top-secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The purpose of the satellite is highly classified. Little is known about the satellite itself or […]

MADISON, Ala. — 324,307 athletes competed for a shot at making it to the 2016 CrossFit Games, an athletic competition sponsored by CrossFit Inc. and Reebok that sets out each year to find the “fittest (man and woman) on earth.” Out of those hundreds of thousands of people from all over the globe, 51-year-old Alabama […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Robert Bentley’s office is refusing to release many of his calendar records, which include his scheduled appointments, transportation arrangements and information on the people with whom he spends his working hours. According to the Bentley administration, complying with such an open records request made by Alabama sports website and liberal political […]

The online dating website eHarmony is now being run by Alabama native and Auburn University alum Grant Langston. The move, effective immediately, puts Langston in charge of the company that has been run founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren since its inception. The former CEO will remain with the company as chairman of the board. “I […]

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, while the political press was focusing on the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the Obama Administration quietly announced plans to expand its “Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program,” which was created after the so-called “border surge” in the summer of 2014. Under the changes, new classes of immigrants will be allowed in […]

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The party disunity in Philadelphia continues as delegates from Alabama and Delaware fought over which chairs belonged to whom. “We’re short five [chairs],” said Delaware Democratic Party Chairman John Daniello, according to Delaware Online. “We’re not gonna be.” “This is our row,” an Alabama delegate responded. The Delaware delegation insisted that someone […]

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — In a twist of irony, the Democratic National Convention is requiring delegates to show photo ID to receive their official credentials. While the Democrats require an ID to get into their convention, they have consistently fought against voter ID laws requiring citizens to show one when they vote. During the 2011 Regular […]

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — With a string of successes, Alabama’s aerospace industry is now growing at a rate that could position it to one day challenge agriculture, automotive manufacturing and tourism for the title of the state’s largest engine of economic activity. “Our second fastest growing industry sector in the state now is the aerospace […]

August 5-7, which will be the state’s tax-free weekend, is quickly approaching and Alabamians are preparing to go out and take full advantage of the savings. The annual sales tax holiday will apply to clothing, computers, and school supplies and will provide relief to Alabamians who face the second-highest effective sales tax rate in the […]

A new report from the Tax Foundation reveals that two Alabama cities – Birmingham and Montgomery – have the second highest effective sales tax rates in the country for cities with over 200,000 people. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the liberal city of Chicago, Illinois, President Obama’s hometown, has the top rate at 10.25 percent. High sales taxes […]

U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) was recently interviewed by Bob Grip, News anchor at Fox 10 / WALA-TV in Mobile about the 2016 Presidential race and state political issues. In that exchange, Rep. Byrne was asked a question received via Twitter which inquired, “Will Rep. Byrne endorse Donald Trump and take the moral stain on […]

New York, NY — The Broadway musical Hamilton has taken the world by storm, and now Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban is even showing it some love. This weekend the five-time national champ and his wife sent a signed football to Michael Luwoye, the Alabama native who is the new alternate for the […]

New York, NY — The Alabama Tourism Department took over the heart of the Big Apple last week with a major marketing push throughout Manhattan. Using several unique strategies, the campaign set to send a little bit of the Alabama experience north of the Mason-Dixon to give the Yankees a taste of a southern vacation. […]

MOBILE, Ala. — It’s just a simple sign with a short message, but Maureen Maclay of Mobile has used it to start a movement. In the wake of numerous violent tragedies, including the Dallas and Baton Rouge police shootings and terrorist attacks around the world, Maclay felt compelled to do something. “With all of the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The website MSN compiled a list of the coolest thing to do in each of the 50 states for under $20, and for Birmingham residents, the Alabama bargain will come as no surprise. According to MSN’s review performed by GOBankingRates, going to a Birmingham Barons’ game is the best way for Alabamians […]

According to a new report from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL), truck drivers and registered nurses continue to be the most sought-after employees in the state. ADOL made its determination by examining Help Wanted Online Data (HWOL), for which those two professions had more than 5,000 combined job listings. Both registered nurses and truck […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Donald J. Trump pledged Thursday night during his Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech to “fix TSA at the airports, which is a total disaster.” If he’s looking for an ally in Congress to help make that happen, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL3) may be his guy. In May, Rogers took Transportation Security Administration […]

Alabama is experiencing a surge of youth political participation in light of historical frustration at the state and national level. All across the state, young millennials are running for office and at least some of them are having success. In Florence, an 18 year-old successfully won a federal legal challenge allowing him to run for […]

The crew of the USS Alabama, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine currently stationed in Washington, had a message for Auburn University this week. “1985 was a great year. Bo Jackson won the Heisman and the USS Alabama was commissioned. And for over 31 years, she’s been defending America’s freedom from under the sea. To all […]