Tropical-force winds from fast-moving Gordon smashed into the coastline of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle on Tuesday evening, the frontal edge of a system just offshore that forecasters warned could become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall. Tropical Storm Gordon strengthened some in the final hours as it neared the central Gulf […]

An Alabama police chief says two of his officers were lured and ambushed by “cowards,” and that it is not the first time it’s happened. Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier tells AL.com that up to eight shots were fired at two police investigators called Monday night to a public housing complex.

The University of Alabama and Auburn University both released new commercials to coincide with their football seasons kicking off this past weekend. UA’s ad is the latest in their acclaimed “Where Legends Are Made” campaign, and Auburn’s theme centers on “War Eagle” being universal.

The White House pushed back after reports that author and Watergate reporter Bob Woodward claimed in his upcoming book that President Donald Trump called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a traitor,” “mentally retarded” and a “dumb Southerner” who could not “even be a one-person country lawyer down in Alabama.” The book, entitled “Fear,” is slated to be […]

Members of the national Pro-life Court Coalition will urge Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, at three events in Alabama this week. The group is led by Marilyn Musgrave – vice president of government affairs for the national pro-life organization Susan B. […]

Tuesday, the National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) organization tweeted out a video of Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill encouraging all of the state’s eligible voters to register. NVRD is “a celebration of our democracy” as well as the largest single-day drive to register voters. This year, NVRD is September 25. Watch:

Author Bob Woodward, made famous by his Watergate reporting, claims in his upcoming book that President Donald Trump called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a traitor,” “mentally retarded” and a “dumb Southerner” who could not “even be a one-person country lawyer down in Alabama.” The book, entitled “Fear,” is slated to be released on September 11. […]

Alabama Power is preparing for Tropical Storm Gordon as it strengthens this afternoon and heads toward the Gulf Coast. Alabama Power crews and personnel are ready to respond, if needed. Current forecasts predict Gordon will make landfall on the central Gulf Coast overnight Tuesday. The forecasts suggest Gordon could intensify to hurricane-strength before arriving on […]

As In-N-Out continues to face backlash from Democrats after giving money to the Republican Party, Alabama State Senator Phil Williams doubled down on his invitation to the burger chain to the Yellowhammer State during a Tuesday morning appearance on “Fox & Friends,” saying he is “serious.” Sen. Williams touted Alabama’s current economic success and unemployment […]

Manufacture Alabama (MA) announced on Tuesday that Jason B. Crager, Director of Lockheed Martin’s Pike County Operations, has been selected to the MA Board of Directors effective immediately. MA President George Clark expressed the organization’s excitement at adding a distinguished leader from the state’s burgeoning aerospace and defense manufacturing sectors. “We are extremely pleased to […]

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) released a statement supporting President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and urging Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) to “hear the voices of Alabamians” after Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing began on Tuesday morning. ALGOP Chair Terry Lathan said, “The Alabama Republican Party strongly supports Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the United […]

A new album will throw a spotlight on the famed “Muscle Shoals sound” that made a north Alabama town one of the nation’s premier recording venues. Performers including Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and country singers Alison Krauss, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill and Willie Nelson have tracks on the upcoming “Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound.”

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a state of emergency ahead of the expected landfall of Tropical Storm Gordon. Ivey’s office says she signed the declaration Tuesday morning.

The Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, Dr. Will Boyd, backs the University of North Alabama’s decision to host prominent Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King for a speech on Thursday. King came into the national spotlight for his role in hot-button, liberal social justice causes, especially the Black Lives Matter movement. After House Majority Whip […]

Tropical Storm Gordon is continuing to strengthen and is expected to become a hurricane late Tuesday when it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast, including coastal Mississippi. From there, it is forecast to move inland over the lower Mississippi Valley on Wednesday.

Three weeks after Forbes published a deep-dive about the Magic City’s strides to become a tech hub, entitled “Inside Birmingham’s Bid To Become The Southern Silicon Valley,” Barron’s hailed the city in an article with the title “Add Birmingham To Tech’s Growing List of Hubs.” Written by Jon Swartz, the new piece discusses “the economic renaissance of The Magic City” […]

After coach Nick Saban sent Tua Tagovailoa onto the field as Alabama’s starting quarterback against Louisville, WBRC’s Christina Chambers captured Tagovailoa’s parents in the stands praying – heads bowed and eyes closed – with the emotion of the moment evident in their faces. “Diane and Galu started praying as soon as they saw their son […]

The American Bar Association (ABA) on Friday announced that they unanimously awarded President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, their highest possible rating — “well qualified.” The ABA’s 15-member standing committee on the Federal Judiciary has been evaluating federal judicial nominees since 1953. “The rating of ‘Well Qualified’ is reserved for […]

Alabama is the second deadliest state in the nation when it comes to driving deaths per capita, according to national data review organization Safewise. The state is also amongst the worst when it comes to distracted drivers, and Safewise says there is a correlation between the two. In Alabama, car crashes result in 21.3 deaths […]

In Sunday’s episode of Guerrilla Politics on Yellowhammer TV, former Alabama congressman and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Parker Griffith told host Dale Jackson that Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is prioritizing his political ambition above the safety and wellbeing of the city. Griffith’s comments came in reference to Woodfin’s recent declaration that Birmingham would be a “welcoming […]

Roy Johnson, a regular columnist for AL.com, published an article Thursday asserting that President Donald Trump is “normalizing racism,” along with anyone in or seeking public office who supports him. Johnson wrote that race is the number one issue in American society, and Trump has caused racism to go from being coded to overt. “[R]ace weighs […]

Kayleigh McEnany, the chief spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, recently published an editorial in Alabama’s Times Daily about the critical decision facing Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) in the vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. McEnany opened her piece by asking, “Will Doug Jones side with Alabama’s […]

BASS and Alabama Power are partnering to award two $5,000 scholarships this year for students currently attending, or planning to attend, a technical school or community college in the state. The applicant must reside in an Alabama Power service area and be a member of a BASS High School Club or the BASS Nation, a worldwide network of […]

Innovation and expertise that can benefit the U.S. Air Force and other armed services now have a new place to take flight in Montgomery. MGMWERX, an innovation hub of DEFENSEWERX, hosted “Mission Launch 2018” in downtown Montgomery Aug. 28 as an introduction to regional leaders. Established under an agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory, […]