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Secretary of State Wes Allen condemned the Biden administration Friday after uncovering their effort to help illegal immigrants to vote.

Waters across the Gulf have seen double red flags most of the week, indicating they are closed to swimmers due to the rough conditions of the surf. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) now has a helicopter patrolling the state’s Gulf Coast in order to increase the speed with which first responders and rescue crews […]

Thursday night in Birmingham was historic, with Major League Baseball paying homage to the Negro Leagues and the historic Rickwood Field, which holds the claim as the oldest professional ballpark in the United States. It was already going to be a special night for baseball, the city of Birmingham, and the entire state of Alabama, […]

The Alabama A&M University (AAMU) Board of Trustees voted unanimously among those present to extend the contract of President Daniel K. Wims to December 31, 2030.  According to the University, the decision affirms its continued stability and growth as the largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Alabama. “I am grateful to the Board […]

According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the state's labor force participation rate remained at 57% throughout the month of May. During the same time frame, the agency said the number of prime age workers grew by a tenth of a percentage point, reaching 79.2%.

A group of recent high school graduates from Sulphur Springs, Texas were on-hand to witness the Florida shark attack which left a Mountain Brook girl missing a hand and a leg. The teens helped to pull Lulu Gribbin out of the water when it became clear that help was needed. They discussed their account, what […]

Alabama fans who may have been unsure or unaware of their newest commitment at the quarterback position got a nice introduction this week. Keelon Russell, a dual threat 4-star 2025 prospect out of high school powerhouse Duncanville in Texas, was named the MVP of the Elite 11 finals. https://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1803898989802328242 After three days of competition among […]

As former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn once said, and I’ll paraphrase, “Any fool can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.” In our political landscape today, from Washington, D.C. down, we have plenty of folks kicking down barns, but not nearly enough carpenters building […]

Dr. David Thrasher of Montgomery is best known for his indispensable expertise in guiding Alabama's capital city through the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Thrasher has turned his attention to a different, but equally important challenge facing the city.

On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in sending a letter to President Joseph Biden stating opposition to Biden’s action in the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Certain Palestinians Presidential Memorandum of February 14, 2024. “Though we are in the midst of a well-recognized immigration crisis caused […]

Africanized honeybees detected in Alabama

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has confirmed the presence of Africanized Honeybees (AHB) in Jackson and St. Clair Counties. Both finds were feral swarms collected by local beekeepers and have been euthanized to protect Alabama’s honeybees. ADAI is taking swift action to mitigate any risks associated with these invasive bees. Traps are being […]

7.The MLB held a historic game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, but the game didn’t matter. This event, dubbed “MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues,” marked the first regular-season AL/NL game played at the oldest professional ballpark in the United States […]

When about 100 first graders from Brooks Elementary School in Lauderdale County excitedly stepped off three yellow school buses for an educational program at Joe Wheeler State Park in early May, they probably weren’t thinking about Teddy Roosevelt, but they were about to get an up-close experience with what America’s 26th president called “the wonder-book […]

Senator Katie Britt joined Fox News' Will Cain this morning at Rickwood Field in Birmingham to discuss social media and the need to limit its use among young children. Britt and Cain, along with thousands of others fans, are at Rickwood today to watch the first Major League Baseball game ever played in the country's oldest professional ball park.

Senator Tommy Tuberville has managed to secure several new amendments to the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that will help both the state of Alabama and the U.S. military as a whole.

We are spending way too much money on government provided broadband

Of all the losses to the transfer portal in the aftermath of the retirement of Nick Saban, none hurt more than the departure of superstar safety Caleb Downs. Downs, who led the Crimson Tide in tackles with 107 in 2023 and was the first freshman in program history to do so, elected to take his […]

U.S. Representative Dale Strong is focusing his attention on an issue he believes is effecting the day to day quality of life for many of America's veterans.

Rev. Bill Greason, the oldest living Negro League player and a former member of the Birmingham Black Barons and St. Louis Cardinals, will throw out the first pitch before tonight’s MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham. Greason, born in Atlanta in 1924, grew up across the street from Martin Luther King Jr. He enlisted […]

Innovate Alabama plays a crucial role in fostering small business growth within the Yellowhammer State. To continue its invaluable efforts, the organization is set to receive close to $98 million in additional funding.

A South Korean auto supplier has opened its first ever U.S. based production facility in Tuskegee, Alabama. The company, Samkee Corp., reportedly invested $128 million to build the factory.

On Tuesday Democratic voters went to the polls in Birmingham’s House District 52 to select their next state representative. No candidate was able to surpass the 50% threshold needed to win the Democratic Party nomination without a runoff. The top two vote getters advanced to a July 16 runoff: Kelvin Datcher and Frank Woodson. Datcher […]

President Joe Biden's lack of plans to win are scaring his allies, staff, and handlers because they don't believe he can develop a plan to beat former President Donald Trump

The Birmingham Stallions are coming off a title in the inaugural season of the United Football League (UFL) which was good for their third straight spring football championship. The man who has guided Birmingham since the beginning, head coach Skip Holtz, says he doesn’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon. During an appearance with the […]