Dates were announced Wednesday for Alabama’s 2019 red snapper season, with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) applauding the state-set time frame. For the second consecutive year, the Yellowhammer State is operating under an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from NOAA Fisheries to allow state fisheries management agencies more flexibility to set private […]

Wednesday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall offered some insight into his office’s report on an officer-involved shooting at Hoover’s Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving Day last year that resulted in the death of EJ Bradford, Jr. Marshall maintained his team wanted to be transparent about the process and noted the FBI came […]

Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato has now spoken about the conclusion of the state’s investigation into E.J. Bradford, Jr.’s officer-involved shooting death. The City of Hoover hosted a press conference Wednesday morning reacting to Attorney General Steve Marshall’s announcement the day prior that the officer who fatally shot Bradford at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night […]

A competitor is suing a newcomer in a gas price dispute in Alabama. News outlets report that Oasis Travel Center LLC has sued Buc-ee’s in federal court in Mobile, saying the company is illegally selling gasoline for less than state law allows.

Attorney General Steve Marshall is launching an unprecedented effort to tackle white-collar crime in Alabama. On Wednesday, Marshall and representatives from federal and state law enforcement entities announced the formation of the Economic Crime Alliance of Alabama (ECAA) to fight financial crime and corruption in the state. The group held its first meeting that morning […]

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) announced his reappointment to the important House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s Space Subcommittee for the 116th Congress. The reappointment also sees the congressman from north Alabama move up in influence. Brooks’ Republican seniority is now second on the full committee and number one on the space subcommittee, which has […]

After calling President Donald Trump’s State of the Union the “best speech” Trump has ever given, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) praised the president for hammering Democrats over their support of late-term abortion by calling on Congress “to prohibit the late-term abortion of children who can feel pain in the mother’s womb” and move on the bill […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-3) is standing up against Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s “hatred” and “anti-Semitism.” Just this week, Rogers highlighted his proud support and cosponsorship of H. Res. 72, legislation condemning all anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred. He advised that this type of discrimination has been recently promoted by Farrakhan and certain Democrats in Congress. “The […]

President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union Address Tuesday night, with elected officials across Alabama applauding the “inspiring” speech. In addition to congressional Republicans praising the address, Governor Kay Ivey identified one bipartisan issue that especially relates to Alabama’s current needs and priorities. Alabama stands with @POTUS & strongly supports his Rebuilding America […]

An elementary and middle school in northern Alabama will be closed for the rest of the week because of the number of cases of flu among students and employees. Lawrence County Schools Superintendent Jon Bret Smith told news outlets that Moulton Elementary School and Moulton Middle School are closed Wednesday through Friday.

Protests are back in Hoover, with the community and Alabamians across the state hoping that things will not spiral out of control. On Tuesday, the attorney general’s office released a report explaining the conclusions of the investigation into E.J. Bradford’s death on Thanksgiving night at the Riverchase Galleria. Bradford was shot and killed by an […]

Ahead of Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) took time to highlight what is perhaps the crown jewel in President Donald Trump’s list of achievements: the record-breaking national economy. In an interview with reporters on Capitol Hill, Shelby predicted that Trump would talk about finding common ground while also sharing […]

Having grown tired of Washington’s lack of progress on funding a border wall, Alabama Senate leader Del Marsh (R-Anniston) wants to give Alabamians a chance to make their own contributions to the effort. According to his office, Marsh prefiled a bill which would put into Alabama law the option for taxpayers to check a box […]

Alabama’s senior senator says the FBI’s investment in the northern part of the state could reach $1 billion. News outlets reported that Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) met with business and community leaders in Huntsville on Monday.

The Hoover Police Department officer who shot and killed E.J. Bradford, Jr. at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving has been found legally “justified” in his actions by the State of Alabama. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office made the official announcement Tuesday, concluding over two months of investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State […]

While the late Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Wytasha Carter’s wife will be a special guest at the State of the Union Tuesday, one restaurant chain is stepping up to honor the Carter family in another way. As reported by ABC 33/40, Birmingham-area Zoës Kitchen locations will donate 25 percent of all sales during the day […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall said he is pleased that 21 other states are supporting Alabama in his petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case appealing the constitutionality of Alabama’s law banning dismemberment abortions. The State of Louisiana was joined by 20 additional states in an amicus curiae brief filed Monday in the […]

In an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Monday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) predicted the much-anticipated Space Force would become a reality by the end of 2019. Proposals have the Space Force functioning as an independently operating branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and according to reports, it would be modeled on the Marine Corps, […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Monday sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging support for a full 2019 red snapper season in Alabama. In a statement, Byrne explained, “Alabama showed last year that we can successfully manage our own recreational Red Snapper season, and I hope NOAA will soon approve the […]

Representative Terri Sewell (AL-7) announced Monday that Tiphanie Carter, the wife of the late Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Wytasha Carter, will be her guest to the 2019 State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Carter was shot and killed in the line of duty in January. “This State of the Union I am honored to […]

Two long-standing Alabama ministries recently found a way to help each other in a unique way. The Jimmie Hale Mission handed over its thrift ministry to King’s Home, creating for King’s Home a much-needed source of donations, according to a release from the group.

Scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) claim there is “no evidence” to support a direct correlation between climate change and cold temperatures due to last week’s polar vortex. Roy Spencer, a principal research scientist at UAH, shared a graph he and UAH professor of atmospheric science John Christy assembled that showed cold waves in the […]

The board of directors of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that the organization’s president, Randall L. George, will retire effective April 1 and be succeeded by the chamber’s executive vice president, Anna B. Buckalew. “The Chamber has been richly blessed to have had Randy George leading this organization for the past 30 […]

MONTGOMERY — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is facing another high-profile legal challenge to its practice of designating and publishing a list of “hate groups” in the United States. On Monday morning, attorneys for “Proud Boys” founder Gavin McInnes filed a federal lawsuit in the Middle District of Alabama against the SPLC, alleging that […]