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Britt thinks there's a good chance the GOP will win back the majority this year, but admits that they're not taking anything for granted.

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories

As Alabama continues to face the challenges of drug misuse and overdose deaths, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama is once again encouraging residents to safely dispose of expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medications on Saturday, October 26 during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Rep. Barry Moore: Thank a farmer, pass the Farm Bill

This month, we celebrated National Farmer Day, a vitally important group of people for our country to recognize, especially in Alabama. Alabama has over 37,000 farm operations spanning more than 8.6 million acres. These producers raise cattle, cotton, peanuts and everything in between to keep our store shelves stocked and our dinner tables full. Unfortunately, […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide will host the iconic annual homecoming game next week when the Missouri Tigers come to town and face off against the Tide in a premiere SEC matchup. There will be a very special grand marshal of the parade this year, legendary former Alabama running back Shaun Alexander. Starring at Alabama from […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is fighting back against a mandate from the  Environmental Protection Agency that he believes has the potential to stifle the production of heavy-duty vehicles. The rule effectively forces manufacturers to produce more electric trucks and fewer internal combustion models.

A man convicted of brutally killing five, including a pregnant woman, with an axe and firearm in Citronelle in August of 2016 has been put to death by lethal injection.

Mayor of Trussville, Buddy Choat, revealed that he is not seeking a third term in office at the municipality's State of the City address on Thursday. Choat told the crowd at the Trussville Civic Center that he was not up for another four years in office and that he had made the decision during a vacation in Nova Scotia last year.

Former President Donald Trump has taken a narrow lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Nate Silver's prediction model, leading by 0.7 percentage points at 50.2% to Harris’s 49.5%, this follows multiple national polls showing Trump leading with him doing better in swing states

Alabama District 104 Representative Margie Wilcox was presented with the Alabama Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) Public Service Award in Montgomery on Thursday.

Senator Tommy Tuberville had the opportunity to speak with Alabamians in the forest industry on a multi-stop tour he recently led across the southern portion of the state. 

Alabama’s $1.4 billion proposal to expand high-speed internet has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) proudly reported on Thursday. The funding, which comes through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, or BEAD, was initially announced in 2023. As part of the federal […]

DeBoer's final word: 'It's all about mindset'

The Alabama Crimson Tide is getting ready to head up to Knoxville for the third Saturday in October rivalry game against the Tennessee Volunteers coming off back-to-back poor performances, yet also after a huge win against Georgia. Kalen DeBoer is not letting his team lose sight of the goal and keeping things in perspective as […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is making the case the former President Donald Trump is still the leader of the Republican Party.

The Alabama Crimson Tide finds itself in a very different position than it was in just two weeks ago. After a dominant win against Georgia where Alabama controlled much of the game, the team headed to Nashville for what appeared to be another easy victory against Vanderbilt. With eyes already set on the big game […]

Givhan believes there will need to be tougher penalties against illegal gambling if people want to prevent it from taking place in Alabama.

The United States presidential election is consistently the biggest global news story every four years. In recent years, wagering on the results has become increasingly popular, with gambling odds often viewed as more accurate than traditional polling. The trends in the odds market have strongly gone towards former President Donald Trump in the previous weeks […]

Time to actually give prosecutors more weapons to go after criminals

While campaigning for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Georgia on Sunday, former President Bill Clinton spoke about Laken Riley, a young Augusta University nursing student murdered by an illegal alien in February.

The Alabama Department of Education recently approved Tuscaloosa City Schools to be a charter school authorizer. According to Patch, the school system has now announced that it received its first request for charter school proposals on Tuesday. The district is the only charter school authorizer in the region.

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Miller Girvin as its next president, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The transition follows the retirement of Greg Barker, who will step down as EDPA’s president at the end of the year, after more than four years at the organization’s helm. The announcement follows a […]

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks official radio network for athletics is beginning to see some serious growth with the school officially announcing that it has added six new stations across the state of Alabama to its network. The newest affiliate stations include 1380 AM and 107.1 FM in Arab, Alabama, 1570 AM, 95.3 FM, and 94.7 […]

Simpson pre-filed HB49 that would allow for the death penalty for certain persons convicted of raping a child.

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has appointed Dr. Florencia Behn, PhD, to be its next Vice President of Research Administration and Development. Behn, who is the current Senior Director of Research Affairs at the company, has led sponsored projects and also helped to secure grant funding for both existing and emerging research programs.