HOOVER — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday morning personally delivered the requisite number of signed petitions for President Donald Trump to appear on Alabama’s Republican primary ballot on March 3, 2020. Ivey and other honorary Trump Victory state co-chairs were on hand at the Alabama Republican Party headquarters, where Ivey happily handed the necessary ballot […]

Replicas of Christopher Columbus’ ships are coming back to northern Alabama. WAAY-TV reports the Nina and Pinta will open to the public at Joe Wheeler State Park Marina on Thursday.

This week’s episode opens up with a look inside the SEC officiating’s boot camp to get a better understanding of their ineptitude. Also, DrunkAubie discusses LSU holding Auburn at bay, rants about Gary Danielson and SEC refereeing and Big Kat Bryant getting sniped in the stadium and then booed by LSU fans. Should Auburn have […]

Earlier this year, after the Alabama legislature passed HB314, a law that, if in effect, would ban abortion in Alabama with very few exceptions, the state was threatened with consequences for Alabama as retribution from the rest of the nation. Seemingly, those threats have yet to be fulfilled. However, on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Myron […]

7. Harvey Updyke probably going back to jail Harvey Updyke, the man who poisoned the Toomer’s Corner oak trees has only paid off $6,900 of the $800,000 he owes in penalties and restitution, so he could be going back to jail. Updyke’s hearing is scheduled for today, but a doctor has said that Updyke is […]

In an interview with NewsTalk WANI on Tuesday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) reacted to the historic NCAA decision to soon allow student athletes to accept compensation from the licensing of their names, images and likenesses. While the full interview with Jones will air Wednesday at 6:35 a.m., “Auburn/Opelika This Morning with Zac Blackerby” released a […]

FULL DISCLOSURE: I like former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and I think he was/is the Trump administration’s MVP. I also think Trump should leave him alone. But I don’t think he should enter the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Sessions is everything good about President Donald Trump with none of the bad. Regardless […]

The state of Alabama has adopted six different constitutions in its history. Along with the state’s 1861 ordinance of secession, these documents have left an indelible mark on not only the politics and people within the borders of the Yellowhammer State but also the history of the entire nation. As part of the state’s bicentennial […]

Huntsville’s Teledyne Brown Engineering has been awarded a $178 million federal contract that will support American special forces abroad. In a release, the company announced a sole source contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the follow-on production of MK11 Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) Systems. The contract includes options. The SWCS System is […]

Although Murray Energy Holdings Co. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, its Alabama operations, namely Oak Grove Mine, will not be affected. A press release from the company confirmed that Murray Energy and many of its subsidiaries have entered into a resurrecting support agreement, however only operations in Ohio, West Virginia, Utah, […]

Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that more than $1.4 million in grants are being awarded to continue the fight against illegal drugs in Alabama by “arresting those who buy or sell illegal drugs or falsely obtain prescription drugs.” According to a press release, the funds will be “distributed to the seven regional offices of the […]

Have you ever been traveling down the highway, about to change lanes when you look over your shoulder and see there is a car in your blind spot? How long was it there? Why didn’t you notice it before? It’s critical to the situation at hand, and all it took was a different perspective to […]

Kidnapped. Stabbed. Thrown into the bottom of a well. Shot in the head. Left for dead. All of this happened to Lew Burdette when he was 15 years old. How would you respond? How did he survive? Listen to the powerful story of triumph over adversity. He never could have survived without God’s miraculous help, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month, saying the law, part wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative states, is clearly unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued an expected preliminary injunction temporarily blocking Alabama from enforcing the law that would make performing […]

Professional golfer Tiger Woods earned his 82nd career win on the PGA Tour earlier this week at the Zozo Championship, which tied Sam Snead’s all-time wins record during what is thought to be a slow time on the professional golfing calendar. During an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie” program, U.S. Rep. […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) on Tuesday hailed President Donald Trump’s announcement that the possible successor to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader and founder killed by American special forces on Saturday night, has also been killed. Rogers, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released a statement on U.S. forces killing Abu […]

With former Attorney General Jeff Sessions seriously considering a 2020 bid for his old U.S. Senate seat, the leading candidate in the current Republican field appeared on Fox Business’ “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday morning to comment on Sessions’ potential candidacy. To start the interview, host Stuart Varney asked former Auburn University head football coach […]

7. Alabama kids don’t want to go to school after Halloween Vestavia Hills High School students have started a petition to cancel school the day after Halloween this year. Tre Stoutermire wrote for the petition that a big part of Halloween is being able to stay out late, adding, “Having to go to worry about […]

After Yellowhammer News on Monday morning reported that former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seriously considering a bid for his old Alabama Senate seat, Politico later in the day provided some context into one of the groups supporting the potential candidacy. According to Politico, Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth is among a group of […]

Lt. General Scott Howell on Monday was identified by Congressman James Comer (R-KY) as the special forces commander who helped plan and lead the Saturday mission that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the founder and leader of the Islamic State. The Daily Mail reported that Howell, a native of Cadiz, Kentucky, was commissioned through the U.S. […]

HOOVER — During the Alabama Economic Growth Summit on Friday morning, a high-profile group of Yellowhammer State business leaders discussed ways to further create jobs and prosperity for all Alabamians. Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Boyd Britt moderated the panel, which consisted of Zeke Smith, executive vice president of external affairs for Alabama Power […]

U.S. Representative Martha Roby (AL-02) on Monday announced that Caroline Franklin has been named communications director, joining her Washington, D.C. office from Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) office. A Montgomery native, Franklin had been serving as press assistant for Shelby in D.C. when she accepted this new position serving her hometown House district. Franklin graduated from […]

The death of a terrorist leader, monster, rapist, slavery-enabler and an all-around terrible person should be easy for everyone to celebrate. But for some, it was a bad day. And unfortunately for Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), those are his key supporters. It didn’t have to be this way.

Balch & Bingham on Monday announced that Brian Rell is joining the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he will lead Balch’s Federal Public Policy & Government Relations practice beginning November 1. Rell joins Balch after serving as Congressman Robert Aderholt’s (AL-04) chief of staff for 11 years. While in Aderholt’s office, Rell spearheaded critical legislation […]