For Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox to have a realistic shot at becoming Alabama’s next governor, two improbable events will have to occur. First, his Republican opponent incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey will have to face a scandal proportionate to the scandals Roy Moore encountered during his years in the political arena, including the allegations of having inappropriate […]

Police say a man killed his 10-year-old son and his sleeping 84-year-old mother before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life in northern Alabama. Athens police said in a statement that William “Billy” Christopher shot 10-year-old Chevy Christopher and 84-year-old Betty Sue Christopher on Saturday in Athens.

The University of Alabama announced its biggest donation in school history Monday. Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., and her husband, James Hewson, pledged $15 million to the university to go towards the Culverhouse College of Business. “I am deeply thankful for the strong business education I received at the […]

Imagine the scenario: a massive earthquake strikes an impoverished island country. It is followed up by multiple aftershocks and a tsunami. Countless lives are lost and thousands more are injured. The United States and partner nations are called in to respond and help get the nation back on its feet. In this instance, this was […]

Republicans are up 14 points against Democrats in races for statewide office in Alabama, according to a new poll by Cygnal, a Montgomery-based research firm. Republicans currently lead Democrats 55 percent to 41 percent on the generic ballot, something we should expect according to Brett Cowden, Cygnal’s VP of Client Strategy. “It should be no […]

It was an issue Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin inherited from his predecessor former Birmingham Mayor William Bell, but one from which he is not deviating. Nearly a year ago, Bell ordered the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a 52-foot structure located at the entrance of Linn Park a block from Birmingham City Hall covered up […]

Check out what happened when Yellowhammer Multimedia partnered with Kendra Scott to benefit the Auxiliary of Big Oak Ranch. Located at the Summit in Birmingham, the jewelry design company opened its doors for the girls and house mothers of Big Oak to create something special for themselves. Additionally, Kendra Scott donated 20 percent of all […]

Two Georgia residents are accused of scamming north Alabama residents out of nearly $19,000 by phoning to say they’d missed federal jury duty and would be arrested unless they sent money immediately. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Birmingham, Alabama, says 35-year-old Teiana Marie Taylor and 42-year-old Orenthial Walker, both of Decatur, Georgia, were arrested Monday […]

7. Journalists, who have whined for two years about attacks on the press, attack the press — Last week, journalists were apoplectic that the president would criticize a CNN reporter who used to work at the Daily Caller. Now, they are criticizing the president and the Daily Caller because they got to ask the president […]

American culture has become “less hospitable to people of faith,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in vowing that the Justice Department would protect people’s religious freedom and convictions. Sessions spoke at a Justice Department summit on religious tolerance at a time when courts have been asked how to balance anti-discrimination laws against the First […]

Attorneys for a police officer facing murder charges say a judge’s comments that the officer’s story was not “credible” have tainted the jury pool in the case scheduled for trial in two weeks. Attorneys for Aaron Smith on Friday filed a motion asking to remove Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin and transfer the trial to […]

An Alabama nonprofit is revolutionizing the way charitable organizations operate, and how volunteers can help them. Serquest is the brainchild of Henry Hammond Cobb IV of Montgomery, who envisioned a web-based solution that would bring nonprofits into the 21st century. “The idea for Serquest is, how do we create a product for all nonprofits to […]

A pair of researchers who study government corruption by asking the folks who should know best — journalists covering politics — are back with their latest survey. Quantifying corruption long has been an elusive goal because there is no agreed-up criteria to measure it. Some researchers have examined public corruption convictions or indictments. But comparisons […]

The two campaigns for governor have clear disagreements about what it means to support the Second Amendment, as recent statements from both indicate. Democrat Walt Maddox’s communications director, Chip Hill, told AL.com last week that Maddox “fully supports the Second Amendment,” while citing recognition he has received from Moms Demand Action, an advocacy organization supporting […]

“Embarrassing” is the best way to describe former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore’s latest public performance. His appearance on Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who is America” consisted of Moore being wanded with an Israeli military “pedophile” detector. All said, the appearance wasn’t close to the most embarrassing the show has seen, but this still isn’t a […]

Therapists have now coined the phrase ‘Trump Anxiety Disorder’ after hearing from an increasing number of patients who name President Donald Trump’s “volatility” as part of their issues. In a report from Canadian news outlet, CBC, Elisabeth LaMotte detailed the anxiety stemming from her patients. One patient reportedly asked LaMotte at her Washington practice if Trump […]

Former Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore appeared on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Showtime series “Who is America” Sunday night. After failing to pass what Cohen’s character issued as the pedophile detector test, Moore cut the interview short and walked off the set. Cohen played the role as Gen. Erran Morad, an anti-terror expert with a […]

Plans for completing an idled nuclear plant in northern Alabama are to be unveiled soon. Al.com reports that the plans for the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Jackson County are to be unveiled Monday.

In this episode of Executive Lion’s “Living Life On Purpose,” Matt Wilson and Andrew Wells sit down with Lee Domingue, a successful entrepreneur turned legacy pastor, to discuss overcoming challenges and focusing on the big picture instead of dwelling in circumstances. Lee Domingue is a successful businessman who answered the call to ministry and has […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Monday the creation of a religious liberty task force within the Department of Justice meant to aid in the implementation of a memo he signed last October guiding how the department litigates such issues. “The Constitution’s protections don’t end at the parish parking lot, nor can our freedoms be […]

[Editor’s Note: The following events did not happen, nor are they a prediction of what might happen. They were invented in the writer’s mind as a hypothetical to make a point.] MONTGOMERY, Oct. 9, 2018 – With less than a month before Election Day, voters got their last look at the gubernatorial candidates before heading […]

Local airports in Alabama will see improvements to their infrastructure through more than $25 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said this week the grant will help 25 airports with improvements, new structures and safety advances.

An Alabama-based company has completed a $575 million acquisition in producing gas and oil. Diversified Gas & Oil of Birmingham completed the acquisition this week of EQT Corporation’s southern Appalachian, Al.com reported .

7. Alabama Democrats love playing the victim. It won’t stop this election cycle — Whining about debates has been Walt Maddox’s main form of gaining media attention for weeks. Now, Peter Joffrion, candidate for Congress in North Alabama, has joined that parade by demanding Mo Brooks debate him. — The Democrats across the country are claiming Russians […]