House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter has appointed State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) to the House Committee on Rules — effective immediately. “While it is uncommon for a freshman member of the House to be appointed to the Rules Committee, Rep. Lomax’s knowledge of the legislative process far exceeds his time in office,” Speaker Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said. […]

A Wiregrass native accused in an alleged murder-for-hire plot in the Bahamas will not stand trial until next year, marking the fourth delay in the case. Former Dothan beauty queen Lindsay Shiver is now scheduled to appear in court in Nassau on March 2, 2026, alongside co-defendants Terrence Bethel and Faron Newbold Jr. Her trial […]

ANOTHER PLEASANT MORNING: Temperatures are generally in the 58-65 degree range across Alabama this morning… very pleasant for late August. We expect an increase in clouds today ahead of a disturbance that will bring the risk of some scattered light rain to the state this afternoon and tonight. Moisture will be very limited, and some […]

Both the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers are kicking off their seasons this week along with the rest of the SEC. As has been the case often in recent years, a television dispute is threatening fans ability to get the full slate of games. Google, who owns one of the largest cable streaming services […]

A shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis has resulted in the death of two young students, ages 8 and 10, along with seventeen others wounded. The fatal gunfire was premeditated and carried out by 23-year-old Robert “Robin” Westman through the building’s windows on Wednesday morning during a Mass, marking the first week back to […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is once again standing with the rights of parents to be able to protect their children from radical transgender ideology being spread in some public schools. Marshall, who is also a candidate for U.S. Senate, joined a 22-state coalition that filed a brief in the U.S Supreme Court supporting parental […]

On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John and Barry dive into Alabama’s decision to cancel its future home-and-home series with West Virginia , and noting how the shift reflects the SEC’s nine-game scheduling grind beginning in 2026. East Carolina will replace the Mountaineers, leaving Auburn fans to wonder how their own permanent rivalries will […]

With Mayor Tab Bowling not seeking reelection, Kent Lawrence outraced a four-candidate field Tuesday to become Decatur’s next mayor. Bowling announced in 2023 that he wouldn’t seek reelection this year, opening the door to a wide-open race. However, Lawrence finished atop the field with 6,201 votes (54.16%) over City Councilman Billy Jackson’s 4,898 votes (42.78%). […]

Alabama nonprofits have just two days left to apply for the Women’s Foundation of Alabama’s Fall 2025 Competitive Grant Cycle, which will award a total of $450,000 to programs advancing women’s economic opportunity across the state. The foundation will distribute nine grants of $50,000 each to community-based organizations with innovative, high-impact programs designed to improve […]

Democrats love putting up billboards with outrageous statements and nonsense on them, and the media loves taking those outrageous statements, asking their targets about them to give those angles life. Everyone involved knows how this works. Even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has laid out this tactic in detail, but the media still plays its […]

On Wednesday, Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter appointed State Rep. Troy Stubbs (R-Wetumpka) to Vice Chairman of the House Committee on County and Municipal Government. The position was previously held by Debbie Wood, who resigned her seat earlier this summer. “Rep. Stubbs has served on the House Committee on County and Municipal Government […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is receiving broad praise for leading a historic overhaul of federal child care tax credits, reforms that she championed in President Trump’s Working Family Tax Cuts legislation. Britt secured permanent updates to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer-Provided Child […]

Alexander City’s three-way mayor’s race is heading to a runoff after no candidate secured a majority on Tuesday. With all six precincts reported, incumbent Mayor Curtis “Woody” Baird led with 1,482 votes (42.7%), followed by businessman and pastor Mike Densmore with 1,086 (31.3%) and City Council President Audrey “Buffy” Colvin with 901 (26.0%). That’s 3,469 […]

As the Alabama Crimson Tide prepares to kick off another football season, they do so with a new starting quarterback in the fold for the first time in two years. Ty Simpson has stuck around, waiting his turn, and he is now finally getting the chance to take the reins in what is an absolutely […]

While most voters across North Alabama went to the polls for municipal elections today, others cast their votes in an Alabama House District 11 Special General Election. Republican Heath Allbright garnered 2,783 votes (88.38%) over Democrat Alex Braswell, who had 351 votes (11.15%) to win the seat to represent portions of Cullman and Blount counties, […]

Two individuals were arrested on Tuesday after an agent with the Attorney General’s office was threatened with firearms while serving a bond revocation warrant in Montgomery. The threat forced the agent to call for assistance, resulting in a large-scale response from multiple law enforcement agencies. The suspects, a man and woman, were reportedly confronted by […]

The old adage “every vote counts” is holding true in Guntersville. Mayor Leigh Dollar is holding a one vote lead (1,062-1,061) over Jeff McLaughlin in unofficial returns from the Lake City. The provisional ballots have not yet been counted. Elsewhere, Albertville Mayor Tracy Honea retained his seat while Hartselle Mayor Randy Garrison was defeated by […]

Eddie Smith was elected Opelika’s next mayor on Tuesday, defeating challenger Raven Harvis and Herman G. Barnes III to succeed longtime Mayor Gary Fuller, who is retiring after 21 years in office.  Unofficial returns show Smith with 4,154 votes (about 56%) to Harvis’s 3,155 (about 43%) and Barnes’s 115.  “Thank you to everyone who came […]

7. Football guy Travis Kelce and obnoxious American Taylor Swift have announced their engagement, so enjoy that, football fans. 6. President Donald Trump praised the move by Cracker Barrel to retain its traditional “Old-Timer” logo following backlash from normal Americans and a Bud Light-like drop in stock prices. 5. Socialists (and some anti-Semites) in Birmingham expressed […]

Just over a week after kicking off his bid for the United States Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) hosted fellow U.S. Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), as well as former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, at a campaign […]

Hoover voters decisively chose longtime police chief Nick Derzis as their next mayor Tuesday, ending Frank Brocato’s two-term tenure. Unofficial returns posted by the city show Derzis taking 9,172 votes to Brocato’s 7,322 – 55.6% to 44.4%. With a clear majority, no runoff is required. Brocato conceded Tuesday night, congratulating his “friend” and successor as […]

Former district judge Spiro Cheriogotis and State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) have advanced to a September 23 runoff for Mayor of Mobile after neither candidate cleared a majority in Tuesday’s four-way, nonpartisan election. The field also included County Commissioner Connie Hudson and former Mobile Chief of Police Paul Prine. Unofficial returns with 97% of precincts […]

The Auburn Tigers will get the chance this week to kick off their season in front of the whole country when they travel to Waco, Texas to face the Baylor Bears this week in a Friday night showdown. After an offseason of line movement, Auburn enters as a slight favorite against a talented Bears team […]

On Friday evening, a group of protesters gathered in Birmingham near the corporate campus of Drummond Company Inc., an Alabama-based coal producer. Usually when you hear about a leftist protest at a coal-mining company, you’d think it has to do with corporate profits or climate change hysterics. But not this time. According to Chris Izor, […]