Jake Pratt, the Vestavia Hills High School senior with Down Syndrome who went viral after his touchdown run in the preseason game against Briarwood Christian is getting even more national attention. Just weeks after being invited to Death Valley to meet Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, Pratt was invited to take a recruiting trip to […]

A Birmingham high school, Briarwood Christian, honored first responders in a big way during their homecoming game Friday night. The team used the run-through to start the game not to kneel in protest, but to give first responders across the nation the respect and recognition they deserve. Each player burst through the “Thank You First […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a government-wide legal guidance memo on Friday that encourages sweeping protection of religious freedom within government agencies. The 25-page memo delivered to every federal agency could impact important policy decisions across federal agencies, and the announcement comes as a direct result of an executive order signed in May by President […]

Everybody’s pointing fingers. Many blame guns. Others blame mental illness. Some blame the glorified violence in our videogames, film, and television. And a few blame everyone and everything but the shooter himself. But what if the real architect behind the Las Vegas massacre isn’t someone we can hold accountable? What if the real weapon isn’t […]

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As reported by WHNT News, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office indicates that their lab as made a DNA match from a vomit sample collected at a burglary crime scene in March. Earlier this year, the Limestone County Sheriff responded to a burglary off of Section Line Road. Upon investigation, they determined that the suspect had […]

As we reported yesterday, Tropical Storm Nate is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as it travels into the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. Experts warned that Nate could make a turn towards the Gulf Coast, and now weather models validate those warnings. As of this morning, the National Weather Service has […]

After the thrashing Alabama put on Ole Miss last week, they are heading into their third consecutive SEC game. This week they will travel to College Station, as they try to put together another dominating performance against the Texas A&M Aggies. There has been bad blood between these two teams since the Aggies, being led […]

Great Southern Wood Preserving has issued a press release stating that Charles D. McCrary, former president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of Alabama Power Company, has been elected to the board of directors of Great Southern Wood Holdings, Inc. “Charles has had an outstanding record of accomplishment throughout his career and will […]

Governor Ivey announced Wednesday that the Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services has received $1,727,919 in funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The investments will allow Alabama to administer eight AmeriCorps programs for 2017-2018. With an expected $1,320,805 in local match funds, the total investment for Alabama is $3,048,724. “The spirit of volunteerism […]

According to the Montgomery Police Department and WSFA, a suspect impersonating a police officer pulled over a vehicle and sexually assaulted the occupant during the night Tuesday. According to MPD, a non-police vehicle pulled over a car on I-65 near Edgemont Avenue around 7 p.m. The suspect then sexually assaulted the occupant of the vehicle and […]

On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced charges against an Alabama-licensed deer breeder and his associate for illegally transporting whitetail deer from a facility in Indiana to their facility in Alabama. Prosecutors filed the complaint against Lewis H. Skinner (56) and Franklin Banks Loden (56) for knowingly transporting and […]

On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that his Justice Department is reviving a Bush-era crime policy that focuses on strict prosecution of gun and gang related crimes. The program is known as Project Safe Neighborhoods, and is the next step in the Trump administration’s tough-on-crime agenda. According to POLITICO, the project is a large scale […]

According to WSFA, a Montgomery McDonald’s employee has been honored for her exceptional customer service and joyful heart. Tomeka Jackson was honored by the Alabama Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Jackson, who works at the McDonald’s location on Zelda Road, is famous among customers. She knows almost every one and has over 200 […]

Governor Ivey has issued a state of emergency for the state of Alabama, effective at 7:00 a.m. this morning. The declaration comes as Tropical Storm Nate seems to have set its eyes on the Alabama coast. Ivey made the announcement at a news conference Thursday along with emergency management and weather officials. Tropical Storm Nate […]

An Alabama pastor and his wife had a most unusual encounter on a recent trip to Virginia. In the words of Brend Sims, the pastor’s wife, “We’d just returned from a wonderful trip celebrating the marriage of my great nephew and his beautiful bride when we experienced a ‘what were the odds’ moment.” Shortly before […]

As we reported earlier today, Jeffrey Lynn Borden was set to be executed at 6:00 this evening for committing a gruesome double murder of his wife and father-in-law on Christmas Eve, 1993 as the family celebrated the holiday following the couple’s estrangement. Borden’s execution was stayed last month by the 11th Circuit Court. In response, […]

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Again this month, incumbent Kay Ivey, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Alabama minister Scott Dawson, and state Senator Bill Hightower lead the fundraising charge in the Alabama governor’s race. Ivey jumped in late but wasted no time raising large sums of cash. Thanks to a $25,000 boost from Regions Bank, she started September with a balance of  […]

With the Alabama legislature presently out of sessions, the lawmaking body for the Yellowhammer State has more vacancies than it’s had in some time, begging the question: is serving in Montgomery as attractive as it used to be? While many will speculate about the answer to this question, out of the 105 seats in the […]

As reported by ABC 33/40, Cullman County District Judge Kim Chaney is under investigation by the Alabama Ethics Commission. While details surrounding the investigation have not been released, Ethics Commission Executive Director Tom Albritton made it clear that there is enough probable cause to believe that Chaney violated the Alabama Ethics Act. Officials have sent […]

As reported by WHNT News, a student at Tanner High School, part of the Limestone County School system, was arrested yesterday after the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office conducted a K-9 search, which found a handgun in the student’s possession. According to school officials, the K-9 officer alerted police to the presence of a parked car […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark piece of pro-life legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk. Representative Martha Roby of Alabama’s second congressional district took the House floor in support of […]

As reported by WKRG News, Tropical Depression 16, located over Nicaragua, has strengthened into Tropical Storm Nate. Currently, Nate only has sustained winds of around 40 mph, however, as it moves into open water over the Gulf of Mexico many experts predict that it’s likely to intensify. As of earlier this morning, Nate was still […]