Authorities say a 13-year-old boy has been caught with a loaded gun at an Alabama school and taken into custody. Police Chief Mike Roper says the student was arrested at Bessemer City Middle School on Thursday around 12:30 p.m.

New polling released by Morning Consult on Thursday shows that Sen. Doug Jones entered 2019 with a net approval rating 17 points lower than the first...

Friday on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) had a heated exchange with show co-host John Berman over whether or not President Donald Trump had the authority to build a border wall without money earmarked explicitly by Congress. Brooks argued U.S. Code gave Trump the authority to begin wall construction and accused Berman of “misleading […]

Thursday evening, NBA legend Kobe Bryant came to the defense of Maori Davenport, the USA Basketball and Charles Henderson High School star from Troy who...

Representative Martha Roby (AL-2) spoke on the House floor to underscore the severity of the situation at the southern border, saying, "We are in the...

Dabo Swinney delivered a powerful message at the award ceremony named in honor of Paul “Bear” Bryant. In front of a bronze statue of the legendary Alabama football coach, Swinney recalled the providential meeting he had with former Tide assistant coach Woody McCorvey. “This is what the game of football does,” remarked Swinney. “This is […]

A new coalition has formed to support school choice in Alabama. A statement from the Alabama Policy Institute (API) identified the coalition as “one of the first collaborative efforts among the various stakeholders and advocacy groups in the school choice fight in Alabama.” The AAA Coalition includes schools, children’s advocacy organizations, scholarship funds and a […]

Alabama has been named to the top ten list of best states for female entrepreneurs, according to a new study from FitSmallBusiness.com. In ranking each state for its outlook for female entrepreneurs, the study considered several different criteria for each state. Those factors included general business climate/opportunity (25 percent), the number of female-owned businesses (25 percent), […]

On Thursday, Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) announced that state Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) has been named majority...

State Rep. Kyle South has officially prefiled his heavily supported bill to bring public oversight and accountability to the Alabama High School...

The sugar-white sand in Gulf Shores is Alabama’s most popular half-mile stretch of public beachfront. This area also is undergoing $15 million in renovations and city officials want to keep it looking nice.

Eagle Forum of Alabama President Eunie Smith and Foundation President Jim Cooper announced Becky Gerritson as the conservative organization's new...

The Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force is sponsoring the fifth annual Alabama Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Friday. This daylong initiative seeks...

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) Thursday announced cosponsorship of seven border security bills at the outset of the newly convened 116th Congress, saying...

Congressman Bradley Byrne Thursday announced legislation to ensure members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard retirees are paid during the partial...

The 77-member Alabama House Republican Caucus unanimously approved a resolution urging the Alabama High School Athletic Association to immediately...

In a Wednesday interview on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show," Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) criticized freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...

In an interview that aired Wednesday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, State House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) stressed the need for the legislature to address infrastructure, presumably through an increase in the gas tax that has not been raised since 1992. McCutcheon argued the state’s quality of life was on the line given infrastructure was an […]

Airbus posted its first manufacturing job openings for production of the A220 in Mobile. In total, the company expects to hire approximately 600 new...

Wednesday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson, author of “Ship of Fools,” praised Alabama native Jeff Sessions, who served two decades in the U.S. Senate before becoming U.S. attorney general for President Donald Trump. Late in 2018, after a tumultuous tenure as attorney general, Sessions left the Department of Justice. When asked […]

On Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Labor announced that federal employees who have been furloughed due to the partial government shutdown can apply...

Alabama has for more than a century reveled in its role in America’s aviation history. The nation’s first civilian flight school started in Alabama. The state’s Air Force and Army bases have always been essential to the nation’s national security. Some of the most enduring advances in aviation and aerospace technology have occurred within the […]

On Wednesday, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) announced his committee assignments for the newly convened 116th Congress. Alabama's senior senator will...

Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Committee on Assignments announced the composition of the chamber's standing committees for the 2019-2022 quadrennium.