After a liberal heckler hurled an object and expletives at Sen. Doug Jones at a town hall Monday, Alabama’s junior senator compared the incident, which ended with police officers hauling the agitator out, to peaceful conservative efforts to persuade Jones to vote to confirm President Trump’s nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. AL.com’s Howard Koplowitz […]

Ivry Hall has a tale to tell – one that is too unbelievable and too tragic to be anything but real. But it is who life’s challenges have made him, and where Hall is going from here, that he wants to be his life’s story. Chicago born-and-raised, Hall just turned 18 last month. “I grew […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday pushed back on a recent report by the Associated Press that asserted the state’s new law allowing “In God We Trust” to be displayed in public schools is “expected” to face legal challenges. In March, the state legislature approved a bill that took effect June 1 allowing such […]

President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2019, which gives American military personnel their largest pay raise in nine years. “We must protect those who protect us,” President Trump said in a press release. “When our service members are in uniform, it is our obligation to ensure […]

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday provided the one-year progress report on her signature education initiative – Strong Start, Strong Finish (SSSF) – as the Democratic nominee for governor, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox continued to speak to thin air. This comes after Ivey recently launched her first television ad ahead of the November 6 general election, […]

Rick Dearborn, the former senior White House official with deep Alabama connections, has accepted a new position as senior policy adviser at Adams and Reese, LLP – a law firm that has a large in-state presence between its offices in Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery. Dearborn, who recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, […]

The University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band on Monday posted a chilling rendition of the university’s alma mater. In the post, the band calls it, “our most treasured tradition” and explained that the group’s returning members circle their new members while singing. “Welcoming them to the MDB Family! We love starting our Fall Camp with […]

Pastor Ricky Adams, of the Argo Church of God in Walker County, was struck by lightning after the church’s service on Sunday. The Argo Area Volunteer Fire Department dispatched to the scene and discovered church members already assisting Adams upon their arrival. The pastor, who had been hit indirectly by a lightning strike, did not sustain […]

A teacher in Alabama cried tears of joy after receiving a brand new car from one of her student’s parents. When Courtney Adeleye, CEO and founder of The Mane Choice, learned her daughter’s teacher at Huntsville Christian Academy took multiple buses just to get to and from work every day, she knew she had to […]

Famed musician Steven Curtis Chapman on Thursday shared an emotional post about his daughter leaving home to begin her freshman year at the University of Alabama. “This is a really exciting (& really hard) day for this dad’s heart,” he began. Chapman explained, “Shaoey is headed out into the next chapter of the Great Adventure […]

Auburn University President Steven Leath personally helped move students into their new dorm rooms on Friday. In a picture posted by Brian Keeter, Auburn’s Director of Public Affairs, Leath can be seen hoisting a mattress above his head as he assists incoming students. This was a part of the university’s early move-in period, as was last Monday. […]

Republican Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3), who serves as the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman, said Friday in an interview with Sirius XM Radio’s Breitbart News Daily that the United States needs a Space Force to meet the threats that China and Russia pose in space. “We are dead serious about meeting this threat from China […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions ate at two Mexican restaurants in Houston Friday, giving a speech to federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers. In the speech, Sessions emphasized his support for law enforcement and urged the nation to support common sense measures to reduce gang violence. “This should be obvious: if we want to reduce violent crime we should […]

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday announced that a three or four day confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, will begin September 4. This came hours after Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan questioned Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-Mountain Brook) “inability to make a decision” on backing the nominee and […]

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) on Friday announced that she supports raising the minimum wage and changing the current system so the federal minimum wage is not the same nationwide. Under her proposal, big cities like New York City and San Francisco would get a higher federal minimum wage compared to Sewell’s own constituents, reasoning that […]

Longtime incumbent Nancy Worley defeated Montgomery attorney Peck Fox as chair of the Alabama Democratic Party after Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) nominated and backed the challenger during the intraparty elections. Minutes before the meeting, Jones shocked Alabama’s political world by announcing his backing of the leadership coup. Alabama’s junior senator signaled that he wanted change and […]

Saturday, Israeli Consul General Lior Haiat addressed a crowd at the Business Council of Alabama’s annual Governmental Affairs Conference in Point Clear and had good things to say about the Yellowhammer State. “He spoke about Alabama’s unique relationship with Israel and how thankful he is that Alabama is one of their most reliable friends and […]

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers on Friday that he has their backs and urged the nation to support common sense measures to reduce gang violence. “This should be obvious: if we want to reduce violent crime we should reduce illegal immigrant crime,” Sessions said, while addressing the group […]

Take a gander at what a man in Limestone County grew. On August 1, a picture of Carl Barnes and his “duck tomato” was shared on the Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful, Inc. Facebook page. The organization shared the photo to promote their upcoming “Duck and Run 5K” on September 15, “Wacky Quacky Ducky Derby” on October 6 […]

An Alabama school resource officer has gone viral in a back to school Facebook post. Tuesday, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office posted a picture on Facebook of Sergeant Nathan Kendrick, a school resource officer, as he “reluctantly” posed for his first day of school photo. As of Friday, the post had over 9,300 reactions, 1,300 comments and 22,500 […]

Thursday marked a full month since President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and Alabama GOP Chair Terry Lathan question Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-Mountain Brook) “inability to make a decision.” After 32 days now, and still counting, Jones has not committed to backing […]

Bama meets the Mamba. Thursday, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, of Los Angeles Lakers fame, visited the University of Alabama’s football team and shared some wisdom with the players as the Crimson Tide continue to prepare for their opening game on September 1 against Louisville. This comes the day after world-famous entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk shared powerful lessons from his […]

Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt of court. This came after the Trump administration on the same day attempted to deport a woman and her daughter back to their home country of El Salvador while the ACLU handled an […]

According to the Birmingham Audubon Society, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting an investigation into an incident at an Alabama island in which hundreds of federally protected birds were killed. In a news release on Tuesday from the Audubon Society, the group said they discovered on July 10 that visitors on Sand Island’s beach constructed a makeshift […]