The Ford Faction’s Ford Brown breaks down the topics of the day, September 12. The show’s “Final Thoughts” segment touches on: – Political hurricane – Apple’s new iPhone – Reaction to Colin Kaepernick in Alabama – Mayor Randall Woodfin new PAC – AFF- Alabama Futures Fund that grants small businesses start up money Watch:

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox spoke to some of the state’s retirees Tuesday about his campaign for governor. During his speech, he continued smearing Governor Kay Ivey by pretending there is some shadow government in place by asking, “Who is behind the governor?” and, “Who is making the decisions for the governor?” because she won’t debate […]

After the mysterious Planned Parenthood Southeast PAC “Alabamians for Healthy Families” dissolved on August 23, questions arose about the legality of its actions. However, records made publicly available by the Secretary of State’s office now show that another PAC, named “Alabama for Healthy Families,” has registered to seemingly take its place. The newly formed PAC lists verbatim […]

Tuesday, Forbes released a list of the 25 most valuable teams in college football and both the University of Alabama and Auburn University made the top ten. The rankings were compiled by averaging annual revenue and profit from the last three available seasons – 2014, 2015 and 2016. Alabama was ranked fourth, with average revenue […]

Water is essential for survival, but imagine if the only water you or your child had access to came from a dirty pond miles from home. This is the reality for more than 660 million people around the world who lack access to a safe water source. A Birmingham, Alabama based non-profit has been a […]

A Boys and Girls Club in Birmingham is planning a new $7.2 million clubhouse. The A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club will build the new facility in the Five Points West neighborhood.

A teen has been arrested in the shooting death of a high school football player in Alabama. Birmingham police told news outlets a 17-year-old suspect was arrested Tuesday in the shooting death of 16-year-old William Edwards, a captain on the Woodlawn High School football team.

Democratic nominee for governor and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, in a Tuesday speech going after Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama Retired State Employee Association and Alabama Public Employees Advocacy League, said, “The expansion of Medicaid will be the greatest economic development proposal in this state’s history.” Maddox advocated for dramatically expanding the socialized health care program […]

MOBILE – With the news breaking Monday that Alabama’s entire congressional delegation supports the proposed modernization and expansion – including major deepening and widening – of the Port of Mobile, I am once again left in awe at what the Port – and its success – means for the entire state. It was a surprisingly cool […]

While blue skies and gentle, late-summer breezes are predicted for Alabama this week, Alabama Power line crews are mobilizing to help restore power from what is expected to be a devastating hurricane on the East Coast. Some APC employees left this afternoon, with plans to stage safely near the coast as Hurricane Florence approaches. Florence […]

7. A Republican Congressional candidate in California was almost assassinated by a liberal with a pink switchblade — Don’t expect to see this political violence to lead the newscasts today: Rudy Peters was attacked by Farzad Vincent Fazeli as he screamed about President Donald Trump. In the attack, he attempted to pull a switchblade but could […]

As Alabama honored the 17th anniversary of September 11, 2001 with “Patriot Day” on Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey spent time dedicating the Alabama Firefighter Memorial in Anniston, where she delivered a tribute to the fallen American heroes who perished on 9/11 and the first responders who are always there to serve selflessly when called upon. […]

When you turn on the TV or log onto your computer these days, you are bombarded with negative news stories about the latest s0-called scandal from Washington. I’ve said it before, but I believe it is so true: we need to tune out the noise from the national news media and look at what is […]

Senior Pastor Dr. Mack Morris of Woodridge Baptist Church in Mobile cut up his Nike gear during his Sunday sermon to protest the company’s partnership with Colin Kaepernick, saying that “a lot of folks died for the sake of what the flag represents.” As reported by The Hill, Morris held up both a Nike headband and wristband […]

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced a $3,553,843 award for the City of Montgomery Fire/Rescue Department after it was reported the city’s fire and rescue had spent more than $2 million over its budget to cover a personnel shortage. The award stems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response […]

By: Garth Thorpe, workforce development manager, The Onin Group The skills needed for today’s modern workplace are shifting, and leaders are working diligently to prepare the next generation of workers. However, there is a growing skills mismatch looming across our country – evidence that the “you must go to college and be successful” narrative, which […]

After Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) filled the seat left vacant by the late Sen. John McCain, Alabama’s Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is the deciding vote keeping Obamacare in place. As reported by the Associated Press, Kyl would have backed the effective-repeal measure that McCain famously opposed – which ultimately sank the effort by a 49-51 […]

The office of Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-6) announced on Monday that the United States Post Office (USPO) Meadowbrook Station will be designated as the “Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers Jr. Post Office Building” in a ceremony to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18. The late Lance Corporal Rivers, a resident of Hoover and […]

If you can’t let 9/11 pass without taking potshots at your enemies in American politics, take the day off (I said the same about those ripping McCain during his memorial). The old adage from President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Rham Emanuel that you should “never let a good crisis go to waste” apparently doesn’t have […]

Democratic third congressional district nominee Mallory Hagan has taken her election efforts outside the confines of the Yellowhammer State with the hope of raising money to bolster her chances. Hagan, who is also the 2013 Miss America, recently held the first of those fundraisers on Saturday in New York City’s Brooklyn borough, the same place she […]

Friday, the Birmingham Business Journal announced that three Alabamians – Tom Broughton of ServisFirst Bank, Jason Eppenger of Citizens Trust Bank and Shannon Spotswood of RFG Advisory – were named to a list of prominent influencers in the national financial sector. The list is the “Business Journals’ Influencers: Finance” and spotlights 100 executives “who are having […]

Water is essential for survival, but imagine if the only water you or your child had access to came from a dirty pond miles from home. This is the reality for more than 660 million people around the world who lack access to a safe water source. A Birmingham, Alabama based non-profit has been a […]

Former Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard is asking an appellate court to reverse its decision upholding his 2016 ethics conviction. The rehearing request was filed Monday with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

Tuesday marked 17 years since the worst terrorist attacks on American soil were perpetrated, and Alabama’s leaders shared heartfelt words of remembrance for the 2,977 innocent lives lost that day on September 11, 2001. At least nine Alabamians, or individuals with deep connections to the state, were killed on 9/11, including Terry Lynch – a […]