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September fundraising reports were due by the end of the day on Tuesday for all candidates running in Alabama’s upcoming November 6 election, and the numbers showed a huge advantage for Republicans running for statewide offices – except the race for chief justice of the state Supreme Court, even though Associate Justice Tom Parker was extremely competitive this past month.

Employees of the Drummond Company, Inc. recently participated in the 3rd annual "Garry Neil Drummond Day of Service," which was highlighted by a major cleanup effort that will help the Jefferson County town of Brookside's efforts to become a destination for outdoor recreation enthusiasts from Alabama and beyond.

Python on the loose in downtown Birmingham

Forget snakes on a plane. As reported by WBRC, the streets of Birmingham have a Python on the loose.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey joined the state's Office of Information Technology (OIT) Monday to unveil its new, state-of-the-art Security Operations Center (SOC) and cybersecurity website.

After Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) announced his intention to vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court, the office of Alabama's junior senator has been caught hanging up on pro-Kavanaugh constituents.

Representative Terri Sewell (AL-7) on Friday gave a fiery speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives attacking President Donald Trump's tax cuts that were passed last year and opposing new tax cut legislation.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) celebrated its 60th birthday on Monday, and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-4) tweeted their congratulations to the important agency with a large presence in Alabama.

In a press release Monday, the Alabama Farmers Federation joined agricultural groups across the country in praising the progress made by President Donald Trump's administration on trade agreements.

Charles Barkley, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, recently was interviewed on a WBRC podcast, in-which he called the Nike ad featuring himself in 2007 the "greatest thing I ever did in my life" and said he did not agree with Nike's recent characterization of Colin Kaepernick as a hero.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's campaign released a new television ad on Monday highlighting the record jobs, education investments and corruption cleanup under the governor's leadership.

Every two years, the State Auditor's office examines all 176 of Alabama's agencies to determine if state property is being taken care of.

With last week's addition of Michael Schilleci as Chairman of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, Alabamians are dominating the leadership ranks of powerful national trade associations.

Two Birmingham startups were named as winners in Thursday night’s Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition Finale held at LogiCore Corporation located in Huntsville's Cummings Research Park.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) participated in an Oval Office ceremony Friday in-which President Donald Trump signed an appropriations minibus for Fiscal Year 2019 covering Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education and Related Agencies.

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) questioned Edward McGinnis, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, about the "absolutely necessary" and "utterly unique" importance of nuclear power production in America during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Energy Subcommittee hearing on Thursday.

Former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley was featured on Chris Stirewalt's new Fox News Radio podcast, in-which the two men discussed American populism and another former governor from the state, George Wallace.

With college football moving right along, Alabama’s favorite teams are ready to tackle week five matchups.

After Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) confirmed his intention to stick with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and vote "no" on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court, liberal activists from San Fransisco to New York came out of the woodworks in support of Jones, including porn-star Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti, former head speechwriter for President Barack Obama, Jon Favreau, and political advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton, Adam Parkhomenko.

After a deal between Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Senate Democrats led to swing-vote Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to join the calls for renewed FBI investigation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to delay a final floor vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court for up to a week.

Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) delivered a strong speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives Friday in support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, saying, "This circus must end."

After Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) confirmed he will vote "no" on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's conformation to the United States Supreme Court, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan released a statement criticizing Jones for "his disingenuous promise to represent the majority of Alabamians."

Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-5) on Wednesday thoroughly questioned NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Bill Gerstenmaier about ensuring commercial crew safety during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Space Subcommittee hearing marking NASA’s 60 year anniversary.

After denouncing Judge Brett Kavanaugh over uncorroborated allegations of sexual assault, both Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) refused to condemn Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5) when directly asked by Yellowhammer News.

It might be more than 70 years later, but one Alabama World War Two veteran finally got a well-deserved recognition for his heroic service.