Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has announced that the state will pause offering the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after six reports of blood clots in the country that’s suspected to be linked to the vaccine

Earlier this month, a head-on collision just north of Mobile on U.S. Highway 45 killed four, including a couple and an infant child. For years, those types of accidents have plagued the narrow stretch of roadway from the Alabama-Mississippi state line to Prichard that has been neglected by administration after administration over the past half-century. […]

The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday convened for the 22nd day of its 2021 regular session.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Tuesday passed a historic package of legislation that would legalize, regulate and implement a lottery, casino gaming in select locations and sports betting in the Yellowhammer State. The effort has been spearheaded by Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), whose SB 214 fell two votes short in the upper chamber earlier […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby questioned witnesses during a defense appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Pentagon’s technology...

The non-profit Vulcan Park Foundation announced a new specialty license plate is now available for preorder to residents of Alabama.

The organizing committee for The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Tuesday announced the next three competition venues for The Games: Oak Mountain State Park, Barber Motorsports Park and John Carroll Catholic High School. Signage has already been installed at all three venues, per a press release. The World Games 2022 is a multi-sport event that […]

Alabama's national championship football team will be honored at the conclusion of this Saturday's A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

A third Buc-ee’s travel center is coming to Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has awarded a $750,000 grant federally funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to the city of Athens that will provide infrastructure necessary for a Buc-ee’s to be built off I-65 at the […]

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. According to the Alabama Department of Human Resources, more than 28,000 incidents of child abuse and neglect are reported each year. Providing Alabama’s children with the adequate care and protection they deserve is what we are called as a community to do. It’s critical that we create a […]

Liberal advocacy groups have been working hard to lobby members of the Alabama Legislature to push bills this session that will weaken the criminal justice system and put more felons on the streets. Many of their friends in the media are repeating these one-sided arguments. If that occurs, the losers would be crime victims. So […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation have admitted that the state has infrastructure need, but it’s not necessarily President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan

Last week, the Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that banned so-called vaccine passports from being required in Alabama. The legislation was sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), and it protects Alabamians from being mandated to hold a COVID-19 vaccine “passport” to receive services and goods from a government or private entity. During an […]

Last week, the Arkansas Legislature overrode a veto from Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) on legislation that prohibited a minor from being issued transgender drugs and gender transition surgeries. Similar legislation is before the Alabama Legislature, which is sponsored by State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) and State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville). During an appearance on Mobile […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville took to the floor of the United States Senate regarding the crisis unfolding at our nation's southern border.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 22nd day of its 2021 regular session. There will also be a few committee meetings held on the day. View the Senate committee schedule here and the House committee schedule here. The House will convene at 1:00 p.m. and take up a 19-bill special order […]

Ty Manns is a veteran who loves the art of storytelling. After all of his years of service, he never lost the passion for bringing those stories to life. In this episode, we discuss Ty’s new film “My Brother’s Keeper,” which is loosely based on his father’s experience after returning home from war. Ty shares […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law SB 126, which will legalize the home delivery of alcohol in the state of Alabama effective October 1, 2021. Sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and Rep. Gil Isbell (R-Gadsden) in the respective chambers, SB 126 will create a licensing process that ultimately allows […]

The past decade has brought tremendous changes to businesses in industrial and energy sectors. Taking advantage of those changes to uniquely position and empower each sector to shape the future industrial economy is the objective of The Frontier Conference. The two-day event is being held virtually this year from The Frontier‘s home in Birmingham. The Frontier is […]

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, seven-ton bronze elephant statue, was installed Monday in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama.

Regions Bank, title sponsor of the Regions Tradition, will light up the Regions Center in downtown Birmingham with the image of a golfer in preparation for the upcoming golf tournament. Starting on Monday night at 8:00 p.m. CT, all four sides of the Regions Center will be lit with images of a golfer, allowing a […]

Of the 45 lottery states in the U.S. only 21 allow this stuff to be done over the phone. This means that 24 states understand this to be an issue.

Last month, House Democrats rammed through two pieces of sweeping gun control legislation: H.R. 8 – Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 and H.R. 1446 – Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021. I voted against these unconstitutional attempts to strip away the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. These pieces of legislation would effectively give […]

Together with more than 20 business and industry partners across Central Alabama, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) and Jefferson State Community College in recent days announced a new industry-designed heavy equipment operator pilot program. The program, which is housed at Jefferson State’s Chilton-Clanton campus, addresses the need for more certified construction and heavy equipment […]