7. The NFL, a league with many convicted and suspected criminals, distanced itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College, where he encouraged women to embrace homemaking and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Joe Biden’s abortion stance. Facing backlash, the NFL clarified that Butker spoke personally and reiterated its commitment […]

7. Athens police clarified that their investigation into the altercation involving ALGOP and Trump campaign volunteer Tara Johnson showed “no indication” of it being a politically motivated attack, contrary to the Alabama Republican Party’s initial claims, but it was violent and caused injury. The incident, described as a road rage encounter, occurred when Johnson’s husband honked […]

Spring football has come and gone and with it a new transfer portal window for teams to add to their rosters and plug holes. For Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers, both the winter and spring portal windows were very active. Let’s take a look at the five biggest pickups for Freeze as he heads […]



7. The United Auto Workers unionized a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga and is now taking aim at the Mercedes facility in Vance as part of its scheme to unionize over 150,000 workers across the South. However, some Mercedes workers are skeptical, citing Alabama’s history of rejecting unionization, concerns about inflexible contracts, and doubts regarding the […]



7. Three Bob Fergusons are running for governor in the state of Washington. Attorney General Bob Ferguson addressed the state’s governor’s race following the filing of two additional Democratic candidates named Bob Ferguson, denouncing it as an “illegal scheme” aimed at confusing voters and undermining the election process. AG Ferguson, the Democrat frontrunner, says this […]



7. The MOMS Act introduced by U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has sparked controversy, with Democrats like Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison misrepresenting the bill’s provisions with false claims suggesting the creation of a pregnancy tracking database and forced registration for pregnant women. What the bill actually does is very simple, it provides resources […]



7. Alabama A&M has made an offer for Birmingham-Southern College’s campus for $52 million and they intending to operate it as a standalone campus under the Alabama A&M umbrella. This plan will keep a college operating there on that campus with credentialed faculty and staff, a full range of academic programs, plans to enroll 3,500 […]



7. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) executed her cunning plan to attempt to remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his position, citing various “transgressions” that include working with Democrats on aid for Ukraine and on budgetary matters. Despite her efforts, Democrats and Republicans (and former President Donald Trump)  rejected Greene’s motion, […]



7. 18 Democrats in the Alabama State House abstained in a vote that increased penalties for shooting into occupied automobiles and dwellings, again they didn’t want to go on the record where penalties for shooting into occupied automobiles and dwellings would be increased. The reasoning is pretty infuriating, State Rep. Linda Coleman-Madison (D-Birmingham) objected because it […]



In “Case” You Missed It is a new column by Balch & Bingham attorney Tripp DeMoss that briefly summarizes a recently issued decision by higher courts like the U.S. Supreme Court and Alabama Supreme Court in cases of interest to Alabamians that they might not have otherwise heard about.  On March 15, 2024, the U.S. […]

7. A huge Internal Revenue Service audit surge is coming but don’t worry, the government is not coming for you, promise. The IRS is gearing up to significantly increase audits in the coming years, targeting the wealthiest taxpayers, large corporations, and complex business partnerships while audits for small businesses and taxpayers earning less than $400,000 […]



Arguably the biggest hole on the 2023-24 version of the Alabama Crimson Tide, despite making its first-ever Final Four, was a rim-protecting big. The staff expected Charles Bediako to return following the 2022-23 season, but Bediako caught them by surprise when he announced he would be staying in the draft and not returning to school, […]

7. There has finally been an article written that is asking the question we have all been asking ourselves, “What if a presidential candidate dies?” The answer is “it’s complicated,” but if it is before the party’s conventions the delegates will generally be free to choose who they want but if they die closer to […]



7. A Dothan crime ring involving six kids, all under the age of 16, has been broken up and six firearms, including an AR-15 style rifle, were seized during investigations into shooting incidents in Dothan after the Dothan Police Department’s Special Response Team and Aviation Unit executed multiple search warrants. The charges are numerous and […]