Failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is endorsing his former campaign manager in an Alabama congressional race. Moore on Wednesday announced support for longtime ally Rich Hobson in the GOP primary for the 2nd District congressional seat now held by Republican Rep. Martha Roby. In a statement released by Hobson’s campaign, Moore said Hobson’s, “reputation […]

Alabama lieutenant governor candidate Will Ainsworth hit TV again this week, this time with an ad depicting corrupt politicians as burglars. The ad by Ainsworth, a state representative from Guntersville, is part of a previously announced $1.2 million TV campaign that dwarfs his competitors. The spot features Ainsworth in the foreground as masked burglars leave […]

Who says Republicans can’t let loose? Alabama officials, candidates, media personalities and party people (Republican Party, that is) rocked the runway Wednesday, modeling ties by Dillard’s and outfits by local boutiques at the Republican Women of Huntsville’s “Make Fashion Great Again” event at the Huntsville Botanical Garden. WATCH the Facebook Live video … it gets […]

Three police officers in Alabama have been cleared in the fatal shooting of a man who said he was suicidal. News outlets report a Huntsville police incident review board announced Tuesday that the Huntsville officers followed proper procedures in the April 3 encounter. Police spokesman Lt. Michael Johnson says 49-year-old Jeffery Louis Parker reported he […]

An Alabama man is accused of raping an underage girl. Dothan Police Lt. Lynn Watkins tells The Dothan Eagle that 40-year-old Emiliano Rodriguez was arrested Monday night, after police received a complaint from the victim’s mother. Watkins says information is limited because the victim is a juvenile. The case is still under investigation.

Christine Cameron will meet someone at the office and they’ll talk shop and eventually they’ll ask which New York design school she went to. Parson’s? Pratt? “I’ll be like, ‘no, I went to Auburn”’–as in Auburn University in Alabama, as in home to what in recent years has quietly become one of the top fashion […]

On Wednesday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and 16 other members of the House of Representatives issued a letter calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election by July 5. In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on […]

An Alabama teen wanted in a weekend shooting has been arrested on an attempted murder charge. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that Prattville police told Central Alabama CrimeStoppers that 19-year-old Dashaun Jones was arrested by Marshall County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday. He’ll be turned over to Prattville police. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says a juvenile […]

President Trump has secured the release of three Americans held prisoner in North Korea, a goodwill gesture by Kim Jong-un ahead of his planned summit with President Donald Trump. President Trump tweeted the news on Wednesday morning, saying he will be at Andrews Air Force Base at 2 a.m. Thursday to greet Pompeo and the […]

A Hawaii woman is working to put a face with the name of every fallen serviceman on the Vietnam Wall, and she is searching for photos of four men who lived in Lee County. Janna Hoehn, of Maui, said she took an interest in the project when she and her husband visited Washington, D.C., for […]

Joy and light are what Hannah Brown hopes to bring to the public through her role as Miss Alabama USA, and she hopes, as Miss USA. The Northport native began competing in pageants when she was 15 because of the opportunities for scholarships. However, she soon found that being able to share her talent, jazz […]

President Donald Trump touted the success of the three Republicans who won their state primaries Tuesday night. Trump sent out a tweet Wednesday morning congratulating voters for selecting candidates “who have a great chance of winning in November” and praised the GOP for tremendous “voter energy and excitement.” The tweet comes after the three primary […]

Birmingham’s entrepreneurial and innovation landscape will be in the spotlight today, as the city hosts a national tour of supporters of early-stage startups. The Rise of the Rest bus tour passes through the Magic City, where it will make stops at the National Civil Rights Institute, the makerspace MAKEbhm, downtown business incubator Innovation Depot and […]

Alabama’s multifaceted biosciences industry generates $7.3 billion in economic activity annually while supporting 780 companies and nearly 48,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of Alabama.

Police say human remains found in Alabama have been identified as those of a man reported missing more than a year ago. Decatur police tell news outlets in a statement the remains found in Jackson County on Feb. 10 were confirmed on Friday through DNA analysis as belonging to James Robert Elliott. The Decatur man […]

A lawyer for an Alabama man charged with killing one of his girlfriend’s children and wounding another says the man plans to plead not guilty. AL.com reports that 25-year-old Markeise Kardel Caldwell is charged with capital murder in the beating of 4-month-old Kendrick Cole. He’s also charged with aggravated child abuse in the beating of […]

Authorities say a 9-year-old boy in Alabama has drowned, possibly after wandering into a neighbor’s pool. WSFA-TV reports Dale County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a drowning Sunday evening. They found the boy and conducted CPR until Ozark Emergency Medical Services arrived. Dale County Chief Deputy Mason Bynum says the boy was […]

Gov. Kay Ivey says Alabama is “stronger” than it was a year ago. In a campaign stop in south Alabama, she stressed improvements in the state’s economy and named companies that have announced projects in the state over the last year. Ivey became governor last year when her predecessor resigned in a scandal and is […]

At a special event held at the Rose Garden on Monday, First Lady Melania Trump revealed her new platform: Be Best. The program is set to focus on three main ideas — well-being, combating the growing opioid epidemic, and social media positivity. “As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that in today’s […]

President Donald Trump announced this afternoon that the United States is pulling out of the international deal with Iran that was aimed at stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. “In 2015, the previous administration joined with other nations in a deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program,” said Trump. “In theory, the so-called Iran deal was […]

Authorities say an Alabama teen died from injuries suffered during a drive-by shooting last month. WALA-TV reports that 18-year-old Jay’Marcus Jefferson was hit by two bullets while inside a house April 24, and died four days later in the hospital. Jefferson’s dad, Reginald Jefferson, says a bullet also scraped Jefferson’s infant sister.

Two men have been charged with murder in the death of an Alabama man whose body was found along a road. AL.com reports that 54-year-old David Earl Davis and 41-year-old Michael Scott Matthews were arrested Saturday, a day after the body of 56-year-old Tony Wayne Duncan was found. Walker County Sheriff Jim Underwood says Duncan knew […]

More than a week after a locker room assault was captured on camera, four Alabama high school football players are charged and the school district faces a $12 million demand. News outlets cite a Monday statement from Mobile police that says three of the four students suspended by Davidson High School have been taken into […]

A woman is suing the owners of an Alabama zoo where her 9-year-old daughter was bitten by a kangaroo. News outlets report a lawsuit filed Friday by Jennifer White accuses Harmony Park Safari owners William Keith Allen and Shannon Allen of negligence and wantonness in connection with the May 2017 attack. According to video footage, […]