A high-ranking Alabama prison official has retired in the midst of a misconduct investigation. A Department of Corrections spokesman said Monday that Associate Commissioner Grant Culliver has retired after being on leave for several months.

The National Weather Service says it has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Alabama last weekend. The emergency management director for Dothan and Houston County, Chris Judah, says a weak twister hit Dothan early Sunday.

The incredible life story of a World War II hero, consumate family man and model public servant is set to add a final chapter befitting the legacy of former President George H.W. Bush, thanks in part to Alabama-based Progress Rail Services. Bush’s casket will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol until 10:00 a.m. EST […]

The official state Christmas tree has arrived at the Alabama Capitol and will soon be aglow in lights. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office says the annual lighting ceremony will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Before his post-Galleria shooting exploits, no one had ever heard of Carlos Chaverst, Jr. There was no reason to have heard of him. It remains to be the case that no one should know who Chaverst is. However, the media covering this sad and tragic chapter of Hoover history have a knack for tracking this […]

MONTGOMERY — During his keynote address to close the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 97th Annual Meeting, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich spoke candidly about President Donald Trump’s administration, touching on trade and the president’s tweeting habits. Before Gingrich addressed the crowd of 1,200 assembled at the Renaissance in downtown Montgomery, Governor Kay Ivey delivered […]

Despite escalating protests in the city, the members of the Hoover City Council are continuing to stay the course as a proper investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation unfolds, with the council encouraging unity and praying that “God’s light” overcome “darkness.” The following statement was read aloud at the council’s regularly scheduled meeting on […]

7. Alabama-based religious broadcaster wins its battle with the federal government over religious liberty — The Birmingham-based Eternal Word Television Network has struck a deal with the Federal government, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to stop trying to force EWTN to provide Obamacare mandated birth control and abortifacients as healthcare. — This battle […]

Chilton County farmer Jimmy Parnell was re-elected to a fourth term as president of the Alabama Farmers Federation at the organization’s 97th annual meeting in Montgomery on Monday. Parnell was first elected in 2012. He is a fifth-generation beef cattle farmer and partner in a family logging business. The Stanton native thanked the voting delegates […]

Some of the greatest sporting events in history have come down to the wire. Those bottom of the ninth, fourth and inches, double-overtime plays are what stand out in our memories as the greatest successes or the worst defeats in sports history. Similarly, we here in Washington are entering our own home stretch of the […]

After more than seven years, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) can now practice their faith without fear of violating Obamacare’s contraception mandate. EWTN, which is headquartered just outside of Birmingham in Irondale, reached a settlement agreement after it was approved by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, according to The Washington Free Beacon. The court decided […]

In October, the U.S. Air Force announced that it had awarded Alabama rocket-builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) nearly $1 billion to develop a launch vehicle for future national security space missions. But a recent objection to the agreement by one member of Alabama’s congressional delegation could be an obstacle to the large Alabama employer’s future […]

Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced on Monday that he has hired Derek Trotter as his chief of staff effective immediately. “I look forward to having Derek serve as my Chief of Staff,” Marsh said in a press release. “His previous experience in the Pro Tem’s office makes him uniquely qualified to ensure […]

Whatever happened in Hoover when Emantic “E.J.” Bradford Jr. was killed on Thanksgiving night was obviously a tragedy. Whether the police officer killed him in cold-blood or was entirely justified, it doesn’t change the fact that this event was entirely preventable, nor does it change the fact that it will happen again. But our reaction […]

Carlos Chaverst, Jr., the leader of recent protesting in Hoover, claims he knows the name and address of the police officer who shot and killed Emantic “E.J.” Bradford, Jr. and is threatening to publicly release the information. Chaverst posted on Facebook early Monday afternoon that “[i]f the officer isn’t ARRESTED & CHARGED with capital murder” […]

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall said they are dissatisfied with the parole board’s improvement plan and are asking the board to make additional changes and provide more information. Ivey and Marshall intervened earlier this year after prosecutors and victim advocates expressed concerns over who was being released from prison and the […]

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is giving the keynote address at an annual gathering of Alabama farmers. The Alabama Farmers Federation is holding its 97th annual meeting Sunday and Monday in Montgomery.

The SEC championship thriller between Alabama and Georgia on CBS drew the highest television rating for regular-season college football game in seven years. CBS announced Sunday the game drew a 10.52 rating, an increase of 25 percent over last year’s SEC title game between Auburn and Georgia and the best rating for any non-bowl game […]

Protesters are set to escalate their actions in Hoover in the wake of the police-involved shooting death of Emantic “E.J.” Bradford, Jr. at the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving night. On Monday morning, Bradford’s family and their representatives held a press conference in which they released private autopsy results showing Bradford was shot three times from […]

At the request of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Hoover officials will not release video footage of the Thanksgiving Riverchase Galleria shooting prior to the conclusion of the State Bureau of Investigation’s work. In the City of Hoover and the Hoover Police Department’s joint weekly update on Monday regarding the shooting that resulted in […]

In Alabama on Friday for an economic development photo shoot, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) expressed his confidence in special counsel Robert Mueller’s team and the investigation they are running. According to Alabama Media Group, Jones said it would be inappropriate to talk about impeaching President Donald Trump before the investigation is over. “I don’t […]

Protesters shut down the AMC Patton Creek movie theater in Hoover on Sunday evening and threatened to take to schools and police officers’ homes in the city next, in the wake of the shooting death of E.J. Bradford at the hands of police on Thanksgiving. Led by protest leader Carlos Chaverst, Jr., a small group […]

7. Bellefonte nuke deal falls through, but it still may not be over — The purchase of the Bellefonte nuclear power plant for $111 million dollars has apparently fallen through as the purchase failed to secure the necessary funding to complete the purchase. — The CEO of Nuclear Development LLC, Franklin Haney, has sued the […]

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan was honored at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 97th annual meeting Sunday evening in Montgomery, receiving the organization’s highest honor. The Alabama Farmers Federation is the state’s largest farm organization, at more than 350,000 members strong. “I am humbled and truly honored to have been selected for this award,” McMillan […]