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FOLEY, Ala. — When Doug Lipscomb settles in to catch Super Bowl XLIX, he won’t be focusing on the heroics of two top quarterbacks, the titanic tussles of burly linemen, or even the pyrotechnics of the halftime extravaganza. Nope, his mind will be on the turf. “We will have a little get-together at the house, […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — According to Alabama state troopers, an 18-wheeler accident that shut down I-20/59 last Sunday night and Monday morning was caused by the truck driver pulling out his tooth. According to WSFA, the driver went off I-20/59 northbound near exit 79, into a ditch and hit a tree around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has a message for global warming alarmists: Cool it. Alabama’s junior senator took to the senate floor this week to express his frustration with the Obama Administration and its Environmental Protection Agency, which is seeking to impose trillions of dollars of regulations on the American economy, due to what […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a radio interview on The Matt Murphy Show on 1070 WAPI Thursday morning, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore said “it would be a very hard decision” whether or not to recognize a federal Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage. Chief Justice Moore spent the first several minutes of the […]
(By: Wes Allen, Pike County Probate Judge) As a probate judge in Alabama, I have a front row view of the institution of marriage. In addition to being responsible for the issuance of marriage licenses, one of the duties I enjoy most is performing marriage ceremonies. That is why the federal judge’s recent ruling against […]
Alabama’s automakers made almost 1 million cars in 2014, setting a new state record. Between Mercedes in Vance, Hyundai in Montgomery, and Honda in Talladega county, Alabama is currently home to one of the country’s elite auto manufacturing workforces. Hyundai, which started production in Alabama in 2004, built the most vehicles over the past twelve […]
LIPSCOMB, Ala. — Lipscomb police officer Warren Powe handcuffed and maced fellow officer Henry Bynum, while the Lipscomb mayor looked on, after Bynum was involved in a one-vehicle accident in his police cruiser, according to a bizarre report by al.com. According to Lipscomb mayor Lance McDade, another driver pulled out in front of Officer Bynum […]
(Video above: Alabama State Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) appears on MSNBC) Alabama’s first and only openly gay legislator was a guest on “All In with Chris Hayes” on MSNBC Tuesday evening after she went viral online with threats that she would expose her colleagues’ extramarital affairs. “I will not stand by and allow legislators to […]
(Video above: The incredible story of how an Alabama man left his racist past behind during the Vietnam War) A call into the Paul Finebaum Show from 2008 resurfaced this past week and is well worth revisiting. “Jay in Huntsville” explained to Finebaum that he “grew up in Alabama and was raised a racist.” His […]
Dr. David Platt, who until recently pastored Birmingham’s Church at Brook Hills, is poised with the upcoming release of a new book to be an influential voice in the cultural debate surrounding some of American society’s major hot-button issues — from gay marriage and abortion to immigration and racism. Platt, 35, is the author of […]
When visionary Apple founder Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, many questioned the ability of the company to retain its creative edge and juggernaut status against competitors. Alabama native and Apple CEO Tim Cook just proved them all wrong. Tuesday afternoon Apple announced its profits for the last quarter of 2014, and the numbers are […]
While most Alabamians know you can find the Saturn V rocket in Huntsville, and thousands of kids beg to attend Space Camp at the city’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center every year, many people outside the state are surprised to learn just how big a role Alabama played in putting a man on the moon. […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — US Steel on Monday afternoon notified 1,600 union employees at its Fairfield plant that they may be laid off in coming weeks. The adjustment, which will also affect several hundred employees at US Steel’s Lone Star, Texas operation, is expected to be temporary. “The adjustment in operations is a result of softening […]
Movoto has ranked Alabama’s 10 safest cities to help folks considering a move to Alabama find the best place for their families. Movoto ranked Alabama cities of 10,000 or more by how well they stacked up on the 2013 FBI Uniform Crime Report’s statistics. Measuring the four categories of murders, violent crimes, property crimes, and […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s largest city is also the most “Bible-minded” city in the country. In its yearly study,the American Bible Society, an organization which seeks to “provide God’s Word to hard-to-reach places, bringing hope across barriers of geography, translation, oppression and injustice,” determined how Bible-minded 100 cities were by asking how many respondents had […]
MOBILE, Ala. — The federal judge who on Friday struck down Alabama’s constitutional ban on gay marriage has now placed her order on hold for two weeks, giving the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals an opportunity to weigh in. U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade ruled in Searcy v. Strange that Alabama’s ban on gay […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Probate Judges Association released a statement Sunday clarifying that probate judges around the state will not be issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, in spite of a federal judge’s ruling that many outlets reported would immediately force them to do so. According to Reuters’ initial report, which has not been […]
http://youtu.be/QoF0A4D-lo0 When it comes to senior prom, Enterprise High School senior Cole LaBrant is shooting for the stars — or at least for one star. In a video posted to YouTube Saturday, LaBrant is relying on his sense of humor to win himself a date with 22-year-old singer and actress Selena Gomez. Gomez came up […]
As news broke Friday evening that a federal judge had struck down Alabama’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, individuals on both sides of the issue took to social media to respond. Alabama's gay marriage ban struck down. It's past time to get beyond the divisive issue. learn to live with & love one another! #alpolitics […]
MOBILE, Ala. — A federal judge on Friday evening issued a ruling striking down Alabama’s constitutional ban on gay marriage on the grounds that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. The plaintiffs in the case, Cari Searcy and Kimberly McKeand, have been a same-sex couple since 2000. They’ve lived […]
BIRMINGHAM — According to CareerBliss, an online workforce information hub cited by Forbes Magazine, Birmingham is one of the happiest cities in America to work. CareerBliss measured work-life balance, employees’ relationship with their boss and co-workers, general work environment, compensation, opportunities for advancement, company culture, and resources to uncover which cities provide the most fulfilling, […]
(Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne interviewed on MSNBC on 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade) WASHINGTON — In an interview on MSNBC Thursday morning, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) defended pro-life legislation aimed at banning abortions performed after 20 weeks gestation. “People want us to do something about the fact that America is one of […]
The Council on State Taxation (COST) released its yearly grades last month and Alabama jumped all the way from a “D” to a “B,” due entirely to the passage of one bill that worked its way through the Alabama Legislature last year and was ultimately signed into law by Gov. Bentley. In COSTS’s “Best and […]