Monday, Tea Party Express announced that it had endorsed Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in his bid for Alabama's open fifth congressional district seat.

CNN's Don Lemon and Ana Navarro took time out of Lemon's show to talk about how Republicans were engaging in a hateful "culture war.”

Since President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt in the runoff election, Britt has widened her lead against opponent U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville).

When the world was a mess, Alabama showed plain common sense. Our tourists are proof positive of that. Over the last two years, tourists and vacationers have flocked to Alabama to escape unnecessary restrictions and mandates. They also traveled here in record numbers because Alabama has something for everyone. From our white sandy beaches on […]

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

The February shutdown of an Abbott Laboratories plant in Michigan due to contamination precipitated the nationwide baby formula shortage. The plant finally resumed production this month. Whether these events reflect corporate greed or bureaucratic bungling illustrates why we so often disagree about policy. Let’s start with some facts. Abbott is one of the four largest […]

I got into this U.S. Senate race for one reason: I have never before feared for the future of my country like I do today. I think many of you feel the same way. I’ve heard it from thousands of Alabamians while traveling our state. Jim in Muscle Shoals was worried about being able to […]

Thanks to a newly unveiled museum exhibit, visitors to Auburn University can travel back in time 82 million years. Millions of years ago, a fragile dinosaur egg approximately 2 inches long washed out to sea and was protected in layers of sediment for an incredible journey. In the 1970s, the fossilized egg was discovered by a group […]

They say dogs are a man’s best friend, but a Birmingham-based nonprofit is proving that they can also be much more than that. Animal-assisted therapy provider Hand in Paw has been serving Central Alabama since 1996 when former Greater Humane Society of Birmingham Executive Director Beth Franklin founded the organization. After years spending day in and day […]

The road to reserving a table at Birmingham’s popular Automatic Seafood & Oysters restaurant just got “bumpier.” Chef Adam Evans on Monday night won a coveted James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. Many consider the awards to be life-changing for those in the restaurant industry who become semifinalists and finalists, but especially for those who win. A […]

Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield has announced his endorsement of Alabama Public Service Commission incumbent Jeremy Oden in his bid for reelection.

Included in the lists of great speakers of the 20th century are Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King and Adolph Hitler. The latter addition may cause us to do a double-take since we recognize Hitler as psychotic, or demon possessed, depending on one’s perspective, but Hitler ranks high as a man whose passion moved […]

Music can be cathartic. Mark Kelly has been a writer and a journalist in Birmingham for decades. He works at Alabama Power and is a regular contributor to Alabama NewsCenter. Kelly is also a musician and a member of the band The Burnells (formerly The Happy Burnells), a band that enjoyed some success in the Birmingham area from 1997 to […]

To help make higher education more accessible for active-duty military members, University of Alabama Online is launching a new grant that will help cover tuition costs. The UA Online Military Tuition Grant is designed to help remove financial barriers for service members who want to earn a bachelor’s degree. “By reducing the financial obstacles and resolving the limitations presented […]

Friday, incumbent Alabama Public Service Commission Republicans Jeremy Oden and Chip Beeker landed the endorsement of Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed.

“Tough times” is a phrase that is both relative and universal. What constitutes tough times for one may be different for another, but if you’ve lived any time at all, you have probably known your own version of tough times. A global pandemic and other large-scale issues have amplified those tough times for many. That’s […]

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has announced his endorsement of former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt in her candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

When Alabama National Guard Pfc. Elioenai Campos enters the coliseum in July, it will be the culmination of 26 years’ worth of literal blood, sweat and tears. Campos, an infantryman assigned to the 1-167th Infantry Battalion, will represent the United States in jiu-jitsu at the 2022 World Games July 15 in Birmingham. The World Games is an international multi-discipline […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) continues to provide citizens with groundbreaking opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in new, innovative ways. The ADCNR’s Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division’s (WFF) Law Enforcement Section recently held a Night Shoot at the Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Shooting Range. From what Law Enforcement Chief […]

In just under a week after former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, newly released polling shows that her candidacy has received increased support from Alabama's GOP electorate.

Thursday on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," Jessica Taylor said Trump made a mistake in backing Britt for Senate.

The Associated Builders and Contractors took aim at Strong over his involvement in landing the $2.3 billion Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant.

The state of Alabama has once again recorded a new historic low unemployment rate, according to May's jobs report released Friday by the governor's office.

As the January 6 Committee rumbles on looking for the big "get" that they can hang their hat on, the U.S. Capitol police announced that one of the much-discussed "reconnaissance" missions carried out various U.S. Representatives was a big fat nothing