One Customer to Win Free Grilled Chicken Feasts for a Year Taziki’s Mediterranean Café has deemed Sat., Dec. 1 “National Feast Day.” Customers that order a grilled chicken feast through the Taziki’s mobile app or online on Sat., Dec. 1 will be entered for a chance to win free grilled chicken feasts for a year. […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced two key appointments to her administration as she transitions to a full term of her own. Former Congressman Jo Bonner was named as Ivey’s senior adviser and acting Finance Director Kelly Butler’s position was made permanent. “These two outstanding public servants are great additions to my administration and will […]

The FBI will bring hundreds of jobs to an Army base in Alabama as part of an expansion including the agency’s first large-scale operations support building. News outlets report the FBI announced the expansion Thursday at Redstone Arsenal just outside Huntsville.

An Alabama attorney and his son are accused of defrauding investors and a bank out of millions of dollars. An indictment was handed down Thursday against Donald V. Watkins Sr., 70, of Atlanta, and Donald V. Watkins Jr., 46, of Birmingham, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Jay Town.

7. About that border wall: One-third in migrant caravan being treated for health issues — FoxNews.com reports one-third of the migrants in the caravan at the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana are being treated for “respiratory infections, tuberculosis, chickenpox and other serious health issues,” per the Tijuana’s Health Department. — Perhaps the Trump administration should have […]

After speaking about the Riverchase Galleria shooting and the death of Emantic “E.J.” Bradford, Jr., Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin challenged activists to help with the plague of violence in Birmingham. According to ABC 33/40, Woodfin said, “Right now, all of my energy is spent on concern and empathy and sympathy for his parents. They deserve […]

Republican Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-1) and Drew Ferguson (GA-3) on Thursday announced a “friendly wager” on the upcoming SEC Championship Game between the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. Ferguson is staking Chick-fil-a on a Bulldog victory and Byrne is putting up Alabama seafood, pulling for a Crimson Tide win. Byrne and Ferguson […]

Hoover officials met with Emantic “E.J.” Bradford, Jr.’s family on Tuesday evening, and then on Thursday morning, publicly requested that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) release video footage of the officer-involved fatal shooting of Bradford. In a press conference that included Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato, Police Chief Nick Derzis and City Councilman Derrick Murphy, officials […]

One Customer to Win Free Grilled Chicken Feasts for a Year Taziki’s Mediterranean Café has deemed Sat., Dec. 1 “National Feast Day.” Customers that order a grilled chicken feast through the Taziki’s mobile app or online on Sat., Dec. 1 will be entered for a chance to win free grilled chicken feasts for a year. […]

Cygnal, a polling firm headquartered in Montgomery, was recognized on Wednesday by The New York Times’ in-house polling guru as the most accurate in the nation leading up to the midterms. In a tweet displaying the data, Cygnal came out on top over 17 other firms. here are all the pollsters with at least 5 […]

The United States Marshals Service has executed an arrest warrant on the alleged Riverchase Galleria shooter, taking him into custody in the metro Atlanta area. Yellowhammer News learned of the arrest shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, and Fox 5 in Atlanta has confirmed the update in the case through their own reporting. Fox 5 […]

An Alabama mental health provider is marking two years since it merged with a regional mental health provider, and it says the new organization is now able to provide more services. AltaPointe Health merged with the former Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center in 2016.

7. Looks like Speaker Nancy Pelosi is inevitable after all — Pelosi looks to be a lock after winning a Democratic caucus vote by a 203-32 margin. CNBC notes, “The 32 votes of opposition would be enough to sink her bid on the House floor, but some of those members will likely support her in […]

Every year during the Christmas season, I like to highlight just a few of the things folks across East Alabama are doing for each other. Below is a small sample of ways our fellow Alabamians have cared for each other over the past year. In Talladega County, The Care House in Sylacauga helps provide food […]

On Tuesday, Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson passionately urged Birmingham residents to organize and commit to boycotting the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover during a community town and prayer meeting in the wake of Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr.’s death at the mall on Thanksgiving. “When we organize, we can address issues like this that come up,” Tyson […]

Since the day U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) won his election, the media has continued to hammer home a completely unsupported myth about how he won. It goes like this: Black voters showed up in record numbers to push Jones over the top. It’s just not true. It’s still not true, and it never was […]

A small Alabama town is getting $23 million to upgrade a sewer system that has been overflowing for years. The Montgomery Advertiser reported the money is coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reconfigure the city’s wastewater treatment system.

A former Alabama sheriff has pleaded guilty to giving an inmate a gun and the keys needed to escape jail. AL.com reports former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark also pleaded guilty Monday to promoting prison contraband, including allowing an inmate to run a drug operation.

The military medic who helped save 12-year-old Molly Bennett after she was hit by a stray bullet at the Riverchase Galleria on Thursday night is sharing his testimony, saying, “I believe God put me there for a reason.” Rashad Billingsley, an 18-year-old Alabama Army National Guard medic, has been praised as a “hero” by Bennett’s […]

Four impressive students from the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School have won Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District’s first Congressional App Challenge. Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-6) was “pleased to announce” the news this week in a release. The winners are Aniket Pant, Viraj Kacker, Lonnie Webb and Cole McKee. The team designed an app to bring awareness […]

Two Alabama police departments aided in the investigation of a “sophisticated” identity theft and tax fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a press release on Tuesday, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury sitting in St. Louis returned an indictment, which was unsealed on Monday, against a Missouri resident for […]

There are no two ways about it: illegal immigration is illegal. The images of a caravan of illegal immigrants trying to push across our southern border are deeply troubling. We have laws in the United States for a reason. Everyone is bound by the rule of law, and we must all abide by the law […]

7. Twitter’s CEO may be looking at charges for lying to Congress and could see immunity stripped —House Energy and Commerce Committee is now reviewing the testimony of  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to see if he lied to Congress about their handling of banned accounts, death threats, and other decisions at the company. — The […]

Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) tenure atop the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee has resulted in a dramatic return to the smooth and transparent process the Founders envisioned for the allocation of government resources. Now, with a year-end spending bill nearing completion, Shelby is once again playing a leading role. For the first time in years, spending bills related […]