According to a Facebook post by the City of Oxford, Alabama, Mayor Leon Smith, 77, has died after serving as Oxford mayor for eight terms. The post read: It is with heavy hearts we share that former City of Oxford Mayor Leon Smith passed away this morning. We kindly ask you to keep Mayor Smith’s […]

The University of Alabama honored a legend in Civil Rights history on Friday, as it unveiled the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker. The ceremony held on the lawn of Graves Hall highlighted several keynote speakers, including UA President Stuart R. Bell and distinguished alumna Marian Accinno Loftin. Bell stressed the impact of Foster’s legacy on […]

A picture taken at a Robertsdale High School football pep rally on Friday has stirred up quite a storm on social media. The picture shows a student holding a sign that says “Put the Panic Back in Hispanic.” The photo has sparked outrage among some. According to ABC 33/40, Jennifer Vazquez, a senior at Robertsdale, called […]

By Staff Writer On a recent edition of AM with Michael and Jessica, WYDE Michael Hart says the candidates for U.S. Senate “owe it to us” to hold a debate that will provide the answers voters need to make a conscience vote for them in the upcoming Senate run-off election. Hart shared his thoughts while […]

Auburn’s backup quarterback, Sean White, was arrested Sunday morning on charges of public intoxication. White (21) was arrested near downtown Auburn just hours after the Tigers’ victory against Mercer, around 2:45 a.m. According to CBS Sports, White had just finished serving a two game suspension for undisclosed reasons. White was dismissed from the team Monday morning […]

As reported by WHNT News, Tyler Blansit, 24, has pleaded guilty to beating his mother to death with a baseball bat back in 2015. As part of his plea deal, he was sentenced to a 25-year prison sentence, with the possibility of parole in 15 years. Records indicate that the trial was set to start […]

As reported by WKRG News, police are looking for a burglar who used a blowtorch to rob an ATM located in a Mobile Target. The call came into police around 7:30 a.m., Thursday morning. Once on the scene, police observed that the suspect had removed a pane of glass from the store’s facade, allowing them […]

A suspected perpetrator wanted in connection with a fatal house fire has been arrested after a manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies in Chilton County, Alabama. According to a report by ABC 33/40, Chilton County Sheriff John Shearon says Dustin Wade Martin was found sleeping in a barn off County Road 2 last night. Sheriff […]

The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment this week that would block federal funding for day care centers with a history of injury or death due to safety violations. The amendment was proposed by Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, in the wake of the death of 5-year-old Kamden Johnson – the Alabama boy who died […]

As reported by ABC 33/40, police have arrested former Locust Fork High School assistant principal Tim Clevenger, 50, after they discovered child pornography on his personal computer. This is not Clevenger’s first time being arrested for crimes against children, however. Two years ago he was arrested for secretly videoing a 14-year-old girl while she was […]

As reported by WKRG News, Foley mother, Maria Cortes, 26, has been taken into custody after police allege she tortured her 6-year-old son by holding a hot spoon to his lips. According to reports, Cortes was attempting to discipline her child Friday, Sept. 8th, when she placed a spoon on the eye of her stove. […]

Thrillist has compiled a list of the best living actors who grew up in each state in the country. While most of today’s actors eventually make their way to California to chase their dreams, they can’t escape their homegrown roots. Thrillist attempted to assign actors to their respective states based on where they spent the majority of their […]

A Tuscaloosa woman was struck in the head with a hammer outside of a grocery store on Monday. According to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, the 53-year old woman was loading groceries into her car when a man approached her and grabbed her purse. When she refused to let go of her belongings, the suspect hit […]

(Montgomery) – Eunises Llorca-Menses (30) of Naples, Florida was found guilty by a federal jury for her role in a multi-state scheme to steal debit and credit card information from gas pumps using skimming devices. A. Clark Morris, acting U.S. Attorney General for the Middle District of Alabama and Steve Marshall, Attorney General for the […]

As reported by Fox 10 News, yesterday, passerby’s stopped in shock as they noticed part of the Mobile Bay had almost entirely dried out. While the phenomenon is not common, it’s perfectly natural, a great example of the massive power generated by Hurricane Irma, said Chief Meteorologist Jason Smith. Smith explained how the water disappeared, […]

Six days ago, Hurricane Irma’s massive reach covered a 364-mile footprint, roughly the size of Pennsylvania. With that breadth, she slammed into the Caribbean as a full-strength, Category 5 hurricane, sowing widespread destruction and claiming the lives of 38 people. According to Quartz.com, “Irma was the strongest storm ever on record in the Atlantic, outside […]

Three Auburn football players are proving they can soar like eagles on and off the field. Punter Ian Shannon, offensive lineman Nick Brahms, and kicker Anders Carlson are all majoring in professional flight. The fact that they are teammates provides a little competition, as each pushes to study harder and fly longer than his teammate. […]

A 9-year-old boy is proving that generosity comes in all shapes and sizes. According to The Weather Channel, Landon Routzong was getting lunch at a Chick-Fil-A in Troy on Friday, when he noticed that the car in front of them had a Florida license plate. Landon had been wanting to help the evacuees from Hurricane Irma […]

President Trump declared today that an emergency exists in the State of Alabama. For this reason, he ordered Federal assistance to supplement “State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Irma beginning on September 8, 2017, and continuing.” As the White House media advisory stated: The President’s action authorizes […]

As reported by WHNT News, Lee High School in Huntsville is now the target of a group wishing to erase the memory of a war that took place over 150 years ago. RELATED:  Charles Barkley Says Confederate Debate Is Waste of Time The group behind the proposed name change has registered their petition with the […]

Sixteen years ago today, the unthinkable happened. For the first time since the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, America was attacked. On that fateful morning of September 11, 2001, Americans all over the country sat glued to their televisions, watching the atrocities unfold before them. We will never forget those who were taken from us, […]

September 9th, 9:18 A.M.—Hurricane Irma is making landfall in less than 24 hours. Anxiety fumes are in the air—you could light a match and the room go up in flames. I’m in a Holiday-Inn lobby. This place is overrun with people. The desk clerk tells me that most guests are evacuees from south and central […]

Notwithstanding a field of 51 highly talented young women, Alabama born Briana Kinsey finished as the third runner up in last night’s Miss America Pageant. A graduate of Hoover High School and the University of Alabama, Briana represented the District of Columbia, where she’s lived since graduating from UA in 2015. Her story is not […]

Jake Pratt has taken Alabama and the entire country by storm in recent weeks. The 18-year-old football player with Down Syndrome went viral on social media and was featured on ESPN for his epic touchdown run at the end of Vestavia’s pre-season game against Briarwood Christian. RELATED: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Moment in an Alabama High School Football Game This […]