1. Special Counsel Robert Mueller gets his first sentence in the Russia probe, it’s 30 days for lying to investigators — An attorney from London, Alex van der Zwaan, was sentenced to serve 30 days in prison for lying to the FBI about his contacts and destroying emails the special counsel’s office had requested. — van der Zwaan was a business associate […]

One of Alabama’s top vacation destinations is banning short-term rentals in residential areas. WPMI-TV reports that the Orange Beach City Council approved the new ordinance during a meeting Tuesday. The law puts new restrictions on property owners in areas that are zoned for residential use. It restricts them from renting to anyone unless it’s for […]

Jared Taylor, a speaker who identifies as a white nationalist, has been invited by a student group to speak on the University of Alabama campus about diversity. In a conversation with Talking Points Memo, Taylor said, “They’ve asked me to talk about whether diversity is a strength … I think you can imagine the position […]

A day after being arrested on corruption charges, state Rep. Jack Williams issued a statement saying he has “done nothing wrong” and believes he will be found innocent. Williams broke the silence over the federal charges announced Monday against him, lobbyist Marty Connors and G. Ford Gilbert, the California-based owner of Trina Health diabetes treatment […]

Stephanie Kennedy-Mell and Matt Mell want to be your purveyors of fine foods and great experiences. So they created a place where this can happen. The husband-and-wife team own Purveyor Huntsville on the street level of The Avenue, a new, $36.4 million, mixed-use development downtown. “Let us be your purveyor” is the motto of their space with its wine, bourbon, […]

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Alabama’s robust auto industry has transformed the state economy over the past two decades, as well as communities scattered from the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast. But perhaps nowhere has the industry’s prosperity been more acutely felt than in the lives of the companies’ employees who each year build about 1 […]

Alabama’s state school board is set to choose the next state education superintendent on April 20. A statement released Tuesday by the Department of Education says the board and an executive leadership search firm are currently reviewing candidates.

An Alabama man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for producing child pornography. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release that 54-year-old Charles Mark McCormack was also given three years of supervised release on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography in November.

The big news in golf over the last few weeks has been Tiger Woods’ potential re-ascendency, but it’s nowhere near as interesting as a third-grade Alabama girl competing – and beating – 17-year-old boys in high school varsity golf. A recent Tuscaloosa News report outlines the story of Anna Beeker, a nine-year-old who competes on […]

Deontay Wilder says he’s ready to fight Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight unification bout, and is willing to travel overseas to make it happen. Wilder called off a scheduled media conference call Tuesday, instead issuing a statement saying he’s open to fighting Joshua next in the United Kingdom.

If things stay the way they are right now, there will probably not be a GOP Gubernatorial debate in 2018. In February, Gov. Kay Ivey said she would be open to a debate, but in April it appears that a debate won’t happen. This isn’t new, in 2014, then-Governor Robert Bentley’s Democrat opponent accused Bentley […]

Forecasters say winds gusting to 45 mph are possible in parts of the Deep South as a weather system brings the threat of strong storms to the region. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory that includes the northern sections of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama through Tuesday night. Other advisories or watches are […]

An unidentified suspect has been shot by police in Alabama and airlifted to a local hospital. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson tells WSFA-TV that the suspect was shot multiple times. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Special Agent Jason Ward says Alabama State Troopers began chasing a driver who was traveling west on U.S. Route 80. […]

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript:             MARCH FOR OUR LIVES TOUTED BY MEDIA TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, today in the news, I want to talk about the March for Our Lives. Now, this was the march that took place two weekends ago. As we compare the March for Our Lives and the […]

A former Alabama prison officer is charged in an alleged sexual assault near Atlanta. The Alabama Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Matthew Lee Moore is charged with aggravated sodomy, assault with the intent to commit rape and false imprisonment in Fulton County, Georgia. Moore worked at St. Clair prison east of Birmingham since 2001. A […]

Last week, Pope Francis reportedly told Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, that Hell does not exist. “There is no hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls,” Scalfari quoted the pontiff saying. On Friday, March 30, after Scalfari published his story, The Vatican published this statement  challenging its credibility: “The […]

Police say a man has been charged with attempted murder after attempting to shoot a man, but shooting his own dog instead. AL.com reports that Trussville police were responding to a report of shots fired on Saturday and found 38-year-old Michael Jeremy Downs trying to leave the scene.

By: Josh Laney As the manufacturing economy of Alabama continues to grow, so do the opportunities for on-the-job-training of high school students. Work-based learning opportunities will be essential in filling the workforce demand in manufacturing fields. According to Alabama Secretary of Labor Fitzgerald Washington, Alabama added more than 32,000 jobs in 2017. Coupled with a […]

I don’t mind saying that this column represents a grossly understated review of “Discrimination and Disparities,” just published by my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Thomas Sowell. In less than 200 pages, Sowell lays waste to myth after myth not only in the United States but around the globe. One of those myths is that […]

The largest youth archery competition in Alabama — the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship — will be held Friday, April 6, at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl located at 220 Hall St., Montgomery. Archers will begin shooting at 9 a.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. This year’s […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is being honored by a civil rights group in his home state of Alabama. Cook will receive the 2018 Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Metro Southern Christian Leadership Conference for his advocacy for equality and safety in the workplace. The organization will present the award at a banquet on Wednesday […]

1. An Alabama lawmaker, ex-GOP chief, and business executive have been arrested — In what appears to be a never-ending stream of criminal charges against elected officials, new charges ensnare the three for allegedly engaging in a scheme to pass legislation to force Blue Cross and Blue Shield to cover treatment at a diabetes clinic. […]

The National Weather Service says much of the Deep South is at risk for strong storms on Tuesday. The Storm Prediction Center says northwestern Mississippi is part of an area that faces an enhanced risk of severe weather starting Tuesday afternoon. The threat of storms extends as far north as central Ohio.

When it comes to the Barber Motorsports Park and Museum, Birmingham has few rivals. “We can do this or that and we’ll have to compete with Atlanta or Nashville or Memphis because they have the same sort of thing,” Don Erwin said, recalling the words of founder George Barber. “’I want to do something for Birmingham […]