WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL3) took Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator Peter Neffenge to task during a committee hearing Wednesday over the issue of the gross inefficiencies at airport screening stations. “With Memorial Day approaching, one of the busiest travel times of the year, and the recent news reports of the never-ending […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) is taking a strong stance against an amendment to the House 2017 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill that he believes could severely restrict the gun rights of law-abiding American citizens. “America’s Bill of Rights should never be surrendered, but sadly, that’s exactly what some of my colleagues who […]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) torched Department of Veterans Affairs Director Robert McDonald on Facebook for saying the VA does not need to calculate the wait times of those it serves. “When you got to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important? What’s important is, what’s […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama at Birmingham is set to begin a groundbreaking clinical trial of the drug Verapamil that medical researchers at the school proved can reverse the effects of diabetes in mice. The study, which will be run by UAB’s Comprehensive Diabetic Clinic, will test to see if the drug can […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — CJ Small Jr., a city councilman from Mobile, Alabama, was shot in the face on Saturday while visiting South Africa on a business trip. He is currently in stable condition at a hospital in Johannesburg. Small was shot during an ambush and robbery that occurred on a tour bus. The suspects […]

On Wednesday, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump released a list of eleven potential picks for the Supreme Court that included Alabamian William Pryor. Judge William “Bill” Pryor, Jr. is currently a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is a Mobile, Alabama, native and served as Alabama […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the latter part of his presidency, Barack Obama has continually commuted the sentences of “non-violent offenders”, a practice Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) believes could have disastrous results. Contrary to the President’s assertion that those whom he is releasing are not a danger to society, the Alabama Senator asserts the opposite. “This […]

WASHINGTON — During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said voters are not swayed by the media digging into the past of presidential frontrunner Donald J. Trump, insisting voters are more concerned with his ability to disrupt the status quo and take on the “Masters of the Universe,” as Sessions often […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Move over, Notre Dame: there’s a new number one in town. The College Football Research Center (CFRC) says the Alabama Crimson Tide have succeeded the Fighting Irish as the top football program of all time. Every year, the CFRC creates the Billingsley Report. The report is a statistical evaluation of all FBS […]

The Tax Foundation, a non-partisan public policy think tank, has released its analysis of sales tax levels across the country, and it is not good news for Alabamians. According to the study, the state of Alabama has the fourth highest combined sales tax rate in the country. The five states with the highest average combined […]

COTTONDALE, Ala. — At the 5 Points intersection on University Blvd, one man stands outside of the Bojangles restaurant holding a simple and humble said that reads “Jesus Will Save You”. James David Bonner paces back and forth in front of the restaurant almost every day, and has clearly made an impact on some people’s […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, President Obama announced that he would use the administration’s power over funding and advocacy lawsuits to coerce all public schools in the country to offer gender-neutral bathrooms. “There is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex,” […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley (R-AL) signed a new suicide prevention bill into law on Wednesday making Alabama the 18th state to pass the “Jason Flatt Act.” The bill was passed by both houses of the legislature and was first introduced by Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) after some prompting from University of Alabama football […]

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is no stranger to controversy. After being removed from office nine years ago for refusing to remove a two-ton Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building, Moore is once again facing the possibility of being removed from office, this time for his stance on same-sex marriage. But […]

As part of a nationwide analysis, the researchers at cheapcarinsurance.net generated a study that revealed the nine cities in Alabama with the most speed traps. Coming in a clear first is Madison, Alabama with over 39 confirmed speed traps per 100,000 residents. The entire top nine is listed below. 1. Madison – 39.3 2. Decatur […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s revolt against the use of unmanned traffic cameras has hit an unexpected speed bump this week as the City of Montgomery announced they will continue using the devices in defiance of a new law prohibiting them from doing so. Every member of Montgomery’s state legislative delegation voted in favor of the […]

A prominent leader from the Southern Baptist Convention has come out swinging against Donald Trump in a media tour that has included an op-ed in the New York Times and an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation”. Russell Moore, head of the denomination’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said that those Christians who oppose Donald […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an interview on the Fox Business program “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions criticized House Speaker Paul Ryan’s refusal to endorse Trump and said that the American people have made their decision. “I think this was a big mistake, I really do,” Sessions said in regard to Ryan’s comments. “He […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of yet another Alabamian convicted of drug crimes as part of his effort to remove so-called “non-violent” offenders from Federal prisons. 40 year-old Jerome Lee Menefee was one of 58 convicted felons whose sentences were commuted by President Obama this week. In October of […]

OXFORD, Ala. — The fight over gender-neutral bathrooms continues to rage on as the Ohio Valley Conference made the decision on Monday to remove its softball tournament from Oxford over the town’s new law. “The OVC board presidents were concerned about the discriminatory impact on those associated with our championship,” OVC commissioner Beth DeBauche told […]

HOOVER, Ala. — The SEC baseball tournament, which has been played in Hoover since 1998, is at risk of moving to another state. New Orleans, Memphis, Jacksonville, and Nashville are all in the running to win the games for their respective cities, but Hoover officials believe that they made a strong case to keep the […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Recruiting victories are not uncommon for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Year after year, Nick Saban has brought in the top recruiting classes in the country. For the class of 2017, Alabama has received a commitment from the “quarterback of the future”: Tua Tagovailoa, a dual-threat player out of Hawaii. With championship pedigree, […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The online streaming service Hulu has given the green light for a series adaptation of the acclaimed novel The Handmaid’s Tale, written by former University of Alabama professor Margaret Atwood. Atwood’s book tells the story of a young handmaid named Offred who lives in a dystopian version of the United States. In […]

Two Alabama institutions of higher education have been put on a “shame list” by LGBT advocacy group The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for seeking and receiving religious exemption from Title IX. The University of Mobile and Judson College both petitioned the Federal Government for relief due in part to the Obama administration’s new interpretation that […]