The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has proudly announced that thirty three individuals within the state prison system graduated last week from a rehabilitation program offered through the Tuscaloosa Day Reporting Center. The program provides prisoners with a combination of counseling, educational training, and close supervision.

For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that earning a four-year college degree was an important step in promoting upward mobility. For the most part, that continues to be the case, as research from Georgetown University demonstrates that those with a bachelor’s degree earn significantly more during their lifetimes than those without a college education.  […]

It was thrilling to be part of the recent groundbreaking of the Wiregrass Innovation Center in downtown Dothan. The Wiregrass Innovation Center will be a place for visionaries to shape the future of the Wiregrass and the world. The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is excited to be part of this journey, and honored to work […]

Governor Kay Ivey sent out a message to all of Alabama's Kindergarten through eighth grade students late last week announcing this summer's statewide reading challenge." As we approach the summer break, I want to remind you all that while it's time to unwind and enjoy some well deserved relaxation,

As the field battled wind and rain when a popup storm rolled through the region, twin brothers from the University of North Alabama took advantage of homefield to win the 2024 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship at Pickwick Lake. Dylan and Carter Nutt of the third-ranked Lions won the national championship tournament, presented by Bass Pro […]

Kalen DeBoer is navigating his first full offseason as the head coach of Alabama in the SEC. It’s a significant adjustment, involving the assembly of a new staff, recruiting in the South, enduring the intense heat of a brutal Alabama summer, and much more. But it’s the media obligations of the leader of an SEC […]

The Auburn University Men’s Golf team is headed to a national championship match for the first time in program history. The Tigers will tee off on Wednesday evening at 5:00 P.M. CST at Omni La Costa North Course in Carlsbad, California. Auburn had an eventful Tuesday afternoon with quarterfinal and semifinal match victories over Virginia […]

Senators Tommy Tuberville and Ted Cruz of Texas recently helped to introduce legislation that would both protect lower income Americans from rising energy costs and also chart a path to autonomous America energy.

7. It was destined to fail because Hamas demands Gazans suffer to maintain control and blame the Jews and Americans for their plight. But, the U.S.-built temporary pier delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza will be removed and repaired after being damaged by rough seas. Regardless, it has been $320 million utter failure that operated for […]

Caroleene Dobson defeated former State Sen. Dick Brewbaker in a primary runoff election to become the Republican nominee for Disctict 2.

Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl, who also is an ALPS board member, discussed the issue recently on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program."

After a young Georgia woman named Laken Riley was brutally murdered by an illegal alien from Venezuela in February, elected leaders from her home state introduced legislation that could protect innocent Americans from a similar fate.

No matter how many disasters we see with high-speed rail, American politicians continue chasing the bad ideas with fake money

A Jefferson County couple is grateful to be completely unharmed after a tree fell on their home and a branch pierced through their roof in the bedroom just feet from where the resident was sleeping: A scary moment for a couple in Jefferson County this morning. Loreleigh Harper woke up to find a branch piercing […]

In a multi state natural phenomenon, billions of cicadas have appeared this Spring across a significant portion of the southeastern United States. The event is the result of the emergence of multiple groups of cicadas at once, often referred to as a "super brood."

State Rep. Chris Blackshear joined joined Sports Radio 740 in Montgomery last week to discuss the push by the Alabama House during the 2024 legislative session to pass a comprehensive gaming and lottery bill, which has become a perennial feature of many legislative sessions past. In 2024, Blackshear (R-Phenix City) said the House-approved version was […]

On Tuesday, Democratic nominee to Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District, Shomari Figures, announced the official support from Planned Parenthood, the Congressional Black Caucus PAC, and New Democrat Coalition Action Fund. According to a campaign release, the Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee strives to increase the number of Black Members in the U.S. Congress while […]

Police are currently investigating three separate crimes that occurred within a few hours of each other on Memorial Day in Montgomery, with the La Moraleja ice cream store being one of them — for the second time in two months. Police arrived just after 10:00 a.m. to the 600 block of Charles Street in response […]

The City of Gadsden has announced that it is providing a new form of recreation on the Coosa River this summer. Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said on social media late last week that the city now has a variety of pedal boats up for rent on the river.

One of our nation’s first astronauts, who later became a much-beloved resident of Huntsville, Alabama, was launched from Cape Canaveral on a historic space flight mission 65 years ago today. On May 28, 1959, an 11-ounce squirrel monkey named Miss Baker flew 360 miles into space on a 16-minute, suborbital flight aboard a Huntsville-built Jupiter-C […]

Last week, state legislators representing the Wiregrass region presented the Industrial Development Board of Dothan, Alabama with a $3.94 million check from the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in the acquisition of the 446-Acre Westgate Supersite. The funds were made possible by the Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy Act (SEEDS) legislation passed in […]

Closing arguments in the "hush money" trial of former President Donald Trump will likely take up most of Tuesday, with jury deliberations expected to start on Wednesday and then America waits

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer recently criticized the Biden administration for showing indecision in support of Israel. He said Israel’s effort to eliminate Hamas in Gaza is justified. “When President Biden shows indecision and weakness to our enemies around the world, our friends suffer,” said Palmer (R-Hoover). “The attacks against Israel by the Hamas terrorist group […]

Alabama’s wetlands and diverse ecosystems serve as a haven for a wide variety of waterfowl, encompassing diving ducks, puddle ducks, and tree ducks and geese among others. Understanding some of the distinct characteristics of waterfowl enhances the experience of both hunting and birdwatching in the state. Hunting waterfowl is a pastime enjoyed by a huge […]