MOBILE, Ala. — Austal, a global defense contractor, designer, and manufacturer of defense and commercial ships, delivered their third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built at their Mobile shipyard to the U.S. Navy on Wednesday. This milestone marks the first LCS ship built by Austal as the prime contractor as part of a 10-ship, $3.5 billion […]

(Video Above: Former Barons player Trayce Thompson has a humorous reaction to his first MLB home run) CHICAGO, Ill. — Former Birmingham Barons player Trayce Thompson of the Chicago White Sox hit the first home-run of his MLB career Tuesday night and his teammates’ reaction has the sports world cracking up. When he returned to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — By a vote of 21-7 the Alabama State Senate passed a bill that would give Briarwood Presbyterian Church the power to hire its own police officers with complete public authority. The bill has been sent to Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) to sign. First introduced by Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Birmingham) in the Alabama […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tuscaloosa native and WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champion Deontay Wilder is currently finalizing a deal to defend his title in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena against Frenchman Johann Duhaupas. Reports surfaced Monday that the deal was in its final stages, but a FOX6 report also speculates that Huntsville’s Von Braun Center could be in the […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — U.S. Senator and GOP Presidential candidate Rand Paul (R-KY) went after the State Department Monday for paying for Pakistani teens to come to Huntsville for Space Camp as part of an English-language immersion program. In his Waste Report, where Paul chronicles the rampant waste, fraud, and abuse of federal money on his […]

The popular retailer Target announced Monday that the company is ditching boys’ and girls’ labels on toys after the store says customers were raising concerns about “unnecessary” gender-based signs. In a statement on their website, executives said “Over the past year, guests have raised important questions about a handful of signs in our stores that […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More details have emerged in the alleged assault of a Birmingham Police officer that took place last Friday during a traffic stop. According to incident reports, the detective stopped a Yukon in Birmingham, possibly in connection with some burglaries in the area. The detective, a six-year veteran of the force, told the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A resolution proposed by Alabama Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) calls for Auburn University’s athletic department to claim 9 football national championships; seven more than are officially recognized. The resolution specifically notes the undefeated 1913 team, the one-loss 1983 team, and the undefeated 1993 team coached by Terry Bowden that was ineligible for […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) came out swinging Monday against Hillary Clinton’s new proposal to eliminate student debt in an attempt to gain favor with young voters. The program, announced Monday in New Hampshire, would push the federal government to pay an estimated $350 billion over 10 years and include refinancing options […]

PELHAM, Ala. — Texas Senator and Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz made multiple stops in the Yellowhammer State Sunday, giving talks to over-capacity events in both Pelham and Huntsville. Cruz deftly mixed his message with humor to the large crowds. “Now the Democratic field consists of a wild-eyed socialist, with ideas that are endangering America’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new study conducted by Auburn University-Montgomery Professor M. Keivan Deravi indicates that the economic impact of Hyundai’s Montgomery manufacturing center is upward of $4.8 billion. The study stated that the company’s 2014 earnings represented 2 percent of the state’s Real Gross Domestic Product. The company’s impact on the Yellowhammer State has […]

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank based out of Washington, D.C., is taking a closer look at the positive effects of criminal justice reform in Alabama. This week, their news website, The Daily Signal, spotlighted the use of community corrections programs. The Alabama Legislature passed sweeping prison reform with only 5 dissenting votes during this […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law which outlawed discriminatory voting practices, such as literacy tests and poll taxes, which were adopted after the Civil War to prevent African-Americans from registering and exercising their right to vote. It also established new legal protections for […]

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan where the world’s first and only ever nuclear offensive succeeded. The attack on the city, along with a strike to Nagasaki three days later, effectively ended combat in the Pacific Theater of World War II, leading to the unconditional surrender of the Japanese. […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Dr. Don Williamson, longtime head of the Alabama Department of Public Health, announced on Wednesday that he will be leaving his current office to become the president of the Alabama Hospital Association. The Alabama Hospital Association says Williamson will take over as president of the private organization sometime this November. Williamson had […]

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Most of the summer has passed since the Ice Cream Company Blue Bell recalled all products after a listeria scare but now ice cream lovers can rejoice because the Alabama Department of Public Health (DPH) has placed “no restrictions” on the sale of Blue Bell ice cream made at the company’s Sylacauga […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate Judicial Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, chaired by Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), released this week the text and charts of a report concerning America’s ongoing policy of massive legal immigration. While much political attention has been paid to the issue of illegal aliens entering the country, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama State legislature began day three of its Special Session Tuesday to fill the $250 million hole in the state’s General Fund and pass a constitutionally required balanced budget. Here are some of the highlights of the dramatic day’s activities at the State House: Taxes out, Medicaid cut in after House […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia Hills) has proposed a 40 percent sales tax on “receipts from the sale of sexually oriented materials” to help fill the $250+ million hole in Alabama’s General Fund budget. “Sexually oriented materials” are described in the bill as “any book, magazine, newspaper, printed or written matter, writing, […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama released the finalized version of the EPA’s power plant rule Monday and many Alabama lawmakers are outraged. The new regulation is over 1500 pages in length and will have a significant economic impact on businesses. The final rule mandates that power plants cut an average of 32 percent of their […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On the second day of the Alabama Legislature’s Special Session, Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia Hills) and Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) introduced identical bills Monday that would make it a Class B felony to offer or accept money for aborted babies or parts of aborted babies. A Class B felony is punishable by […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Disturbed by recent videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood officials attempting to sell the tissue of aborted babies, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL6) led more than fifty U.S. House members in writing a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting that an independent counsel be appointed to fully investigate the possibility that Planned […]

(Video Above: IronTribe Fitness and Neverthirst install bio-filtration systems in Cambodia) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Since it’s founding in 2007, Alabama-based IronTribe Fitness has quickly grown into a national brand that now has locations in 15 states, making it one of the fastest growing fitness companies in America. But in addition to building a profitable business, […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The Emmy-nominated, nationally syndicated television show, Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, topped its all-time ratings record, reaching 1.75 million weekly viewers during May 2015 Nielsen sweeps ratings. These numbers represent a 17% increase over the show’s previous audience record. The show is in its 17th broadcast season and is produced locally in […]