Two active duty Navy pilots died Wednesday after the plane in which they were flying crashed in Dallas County. The two men, Commander Joshua Fuller and Captain Vincent Segars, were flying a Piper PA-32 aircraft, according to the Selma Times-Journal. It has not yet been determined who was piloting the aircraft and who was the […]

AMC Theaters, which has 18 locations in Alabama, including a presence in nine of the state’s 10 most populous cities, says it will reopen theaters in July after being closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the chain, its theaters will allow no more than 50% of seats to be filled and […]

Ron Brown has gone viral — multiple times — for his love for the Yellowhammer State. Now, he wants to give back through serving the residents of Hoover as their newest councilman. Brown on Thursday held a press conference at Hoover City Hall announcing his candidacy for City Council Place 2. The municipal elections will […]

Birmingham-based comedian and online skit performer Jermaine “Funnymaine” Johnson has been charged by Jefferson County prosecutors with inciting a riot. The charge reportedly stems from comments made by Johnson at a protest on the afternoon of May 31, which preceded a night of violence and destruction in the Magic City. Johnson’s attorney told Alabama Media […]

With 33 days to go until Republican voters head to the polls to decide who will represent the GOP on the November ballot to face incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is keeping the race close in the southern part of the state, according to a recent poll […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley this week spoke out against the “defund the police” movement gaining popularity among the far-left wing of the national Democratic Party. Barkley, an Alabama native who attended Auburn University, appeared on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” on Tuesday. During the interview, Barkley stressed that the death of […]

The medical detectives at the Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute at the University of Alabama at Birmingham helped find a potential drug to treat COVID-19. Degarelix, a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug for prostate cancer, is now undergoing a clinical trial to see if it can prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering lung tissue. The double-blind randomized controlled trial […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) on Wednesday announced that it is requesting information on broadband internet access and speed from Alabama residents and businesses. All Alabamians are encouraged to take ADECA’s internet speed survey to help the State locate gaps in broadband service. The information gathered will then be used for […]

The Madison County Commission unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday that aims to move the monument to Confederate soldiers away from the grounds of the county courthouse. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and City Council President Devyn Keith issued statements supporting the decision shortly after the commission finalized their vote. The resolution charges Commission Chair Dale […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Church of the Highlands, Alabama’s largest church. The Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) board of commissioners earlier this week voted to stop receiving assistance from the church, citing Church of the Highlands Pastor Chris Hodges following and “liking” social media […]

The political energy certainly has shifted to the left side of the political spectrum in America over the last week and a half as civil unrest has erupted throughout the country. With that momentum shift, Democrats have attempted to capitalize with policy proposals, including calls to defund the police, eradicate certain memorials from public spaces, […]

Kendal Benjamin, 32, was arrested on Tuesday after police officers responded to a domestic violence call. However, it was what happened after Benjamin was placed into custody that is making headlines. Per Fox 10, the Mobile Police Department on Wednesday told local media outlets that Benjamin “slipped his handcuffs” while being transported to jail.

Two of Alabama’s Republican congressmen have sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to reconsider his plan to withdraw a significant amount of U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and Rep Mike Rogers (R-Saks) both signed on to Rep. Mac Thornberry’s (R-TX) letter that argues a troop withdrawal could […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday bashed the “defund the police” movement that is growing in popularity on the left-wing of the Democratic Party. “This whole thing is dangerous for our country. Our police forces are critical to America, if we don’t support them we’ll see bad things happen,” Sessions told Fox Business […]

A study led by the National Institutes of Health, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Pittsburgh will examine how many adults in the United States have been infected by the novel coronavirus but did not know they had it. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 10,000 adults to see if they have the […]

The president’s eldest son on Tuesday weighed in after the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) board of commissioners the previous day voted to stop receiving assistance from the Church of the Highlands, Alabama’s largest church. The Church of the Highlands has reportedly since 2017 had a memorandum of understanding with HABD for resident […]

The Mobile County Commission has created a small business relief fund that will hand out grants to businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The pool of money to be given out is $500,000, and local businesses may seek grants of up to $25,000. “Small, local businesses are the lifeblood of any […]

MONTGOMERY — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ campaign on Tuesday touted a recent internal poll as evidence of “momentum,” however previous internal polls from earlier in the race might paint a different picture. The survey released Tuesday was conducted May 26-27 utilizing live telephone interviews with 600 likely Republican primary voters. The margin of […]

Bill Hightower’s campaign for Congress released a new television ad on Tuesday highlighting the candidate’s opposition to a toll bridge over Mobile Bay and his loyalty to President Donald Trump. Hightower, a former state senator from Mobile, is in a runoff election against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s First […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Public Service Commission on Tuesday voted to partially approve a proposal by Alabama Power Company to add capacity to the company’s grid as the national economy looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and Alabama’s economy seeks to continue its pre-pandemic historic growth. While full details will be unveiled when the […]

A Mobile woman has been brought up on federal charges for actions taken during a May 31 protest in Alabama’s port city. Tia Deyon Pugh is alleged to have brought a bat with her to the protest which she used to smash the passenger window of a police car. She and a group of unnamed […]

The 2017 Alabama Memorial Preservation Act is being put to the test in the wake of the protests stemming from the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police. Those protests have led to the removal of two statues in two of Alabama’s major cities, Birmingham and Mobile, at the direction of […]

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) on Monday announced that Greg Barker will serve as the nonprofit organization’s president. Barker succeeds Steve Spencer, who recently retired. Most recently Alabama Power Company’s executive vice president of customer services, Barker is a proven leader in economic development with more than 35 years of experience leading recruitment, […]

An advanced materials company in Auburn is expanding after winning a large government contract, the firm announced Monday. Si02 Materials Science has been awarded a $143 million dollar contract via a joint agreement from the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services. The company plans to virtually double in size to […]