Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced a planned book tour for her campaign memoir on Thursday morning — with one stop in Birmingham. The failed 2024 Democratic nominee will visit the Alabama Theatre on October 17 at 7 p.m. as part of an international 15-city tour promoting her upcoming book, “107 Days.” https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1958529522636034180? The memoir’s […]

Auburn University announced a major partnership with one of their most prominent boosters on Wednesday which is going to honor their most legendary head coach and display the words “Pat Dye Field” on the playing surface at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Entering into a five-year agreement with YellaWood treated pine as well as founder and CEO Jimmy […]

The “future of warfare” is being assembled on the factory floor of PDW’s newly opened Drone Factory 01 in Research Park. The 90,000-square-foot manufacturing complex will deliver tactical drones at a speed and scale company leaders say is no longer optional, but a matter of national survival. “A generational change is occurring on the battlefield, […]

The CoachSafely Foundation will host a high-profile fundraising event at Vestavia Country Club next Tuesday, August 26, featuring U.S. Senator and former Auburn University football head coach Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), sports media personality Paul Finebaum, and CoachSafely President Bill Clark. The evening will raise funds in support of the Foundation’s mission to reduce preventable injuries among […]

7. Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato has condemned death threats and racist comments directed at a Muslim city council candidate, Tanveer Patel, as the FBI and Hoover Police Department investigate the claims. 6. A single poster’s racist comments on social media targeting Indian restaurants and businesses in Huntsville brought on a newspaper article referencing “trolls” and […]

After the death of her 19-year-old son in a DUI crash, an Alabama mother is campaigning to change the state’s Youthful Offender law. Nolan McDavid, a University of South Alabama student, was killed in November last year, when a 17-year-old crossed the center line on Lott Road at an estimated 117 mph, striking McDavid’s vehicle […]

State Treasurer Young Boozer has gained a number of valuable endorsements in his bid to remain Alabama’s chief financial officer, and on Tuesday, the impressive trend continued with a declaration of support from the Alabama Forestry Association. “Young has done, and will continue to do, an exceptional job serving as Alabama’s Treasurer,” said Chris Isaacson, […]

The Department of the Interior has announced a new long-term leasing schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America and Alaska’s Cook Inlet. The move counters an 11th-hour drilling ban enacted by the Biden Administration, prohibiting leasing on 625 million acres of federal land and waters. According to the DOI, […]

Hoover officials are condemning threats and slurs aimed at City Council candidate Tanveer Patel, as police and federal investigators review a wave of harassment tied to next week’s election. According to CBS 42, Hoover Police and the FBI were notified after Patel reported receiving online messages that included racial insults and death threats. Patel, a […]

Auburn University announced this week it will claim seven additional football national championships, expanding the program’s recognized total to nine and formally acknowledging the undefeated 2004 team. While the claim gives Auburn now nine titles and numerous more SEC titles, the significant majority of them are from the last century and out of the memories […]

The Alabama Community College System is receiving a huge boost to their women’s athletics programs with a $300,000 award in 2025 Alabama Education Trust Fund Supplemental Appropriations specifically to support the development and expansion of women’s sports in the ACCC. The appropriation was championed for inclusion in the budget package by State Rep. Chris Blackshear […]

Alabama Republicans believe President Donald Trump is on the right side of history when it comes to dealing with the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders on Monday, just days after holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday. “During the meeting we […]

Alabama and many other states have implemented a cell phone ban in public schools, and some people are not happy. This is being done in order to get discipline under control and bring the focus back to schoolwork; it seems to be working. Students and some parents are not happy, but teachers are seeing the […]

A decorated special forces veteran residing in Baldwin County has launched a campaign to become the next representative of Alabama’s 1st  Congressional District. In a statement announcing his bid on Tuesday, Joshua McKee, pledged to ‘carry the America First banner and keep Alabama’s voice strong on the national stage.’ “Washington’s spending, open borders, and attacks […]

The Huntsville Housing Authority is considering extending their curfew policy because it seems to be effective in helping combat crime. A curfew has been in effect since June for those who live within the housing authority. This was done in response to deadly shootings across the city, including one that resulting in two people being […]

Just a couple weeks after two Huntsville television stations came under one umbrella, the city’s other two commercial TV stations will be under one owner. Nexstar Media Group, the parent of WHNT-TV Channel 19, is purchasing TEGNA, the owner of WZDX Fox 54, the two companies announced today. “The new company will be better able […]

The college semester is about to start. Elementary, middle, and high-schoolers are already back to class. A lot is going on. Students are memorizing new schedules, getting used to new classes and teachers. Parents are juggling more than ever before – Who’s dropping the children off at school tomorrow? Are the kids’ lunch accounts paid […]

General Dynamics Mission System of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been awarded a ceiling $17.5 million modification to a $1.1 billion Air Force contract, the Department of Defense announced. The work, some of which will be in Huntsville, is for the proliferated warfighter space architecture, ground management and integration, and operation and sustainment efforts. The modification brings […]

On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John and Barry kicked it off with Auburn’s decision to retroactively claim additional national titles setting off a wave of reaction across the state, with attention quickly turning to the legitimacy of past seasons. Hosts highlighted the 1983 and 2004 teams as prime examples, noting how Auburn’s case […]

For the last five months, Maxwell Air Force Base’s Air University refocused the Squadron Officer School curriculum to address current Department of Defense priorities and debuted the new and improved courses on July 31. The redesign meets the vice chief of staff of the Air Force’s intent of ensuring officers are prepared to succeed in a joint force within a contested environment, the […]

7. Auburn University has claimed seven additional national football titles, bringing its total to nine, declaring championships in 1910, 1913, 1914, 1958, 1983, 1993, and 2004, where one group picked Auburn as their national champion, so now Pat Dye and Tommy Tuberville are championship-winning head coaches. 6. It was a busy day for Governor-elect National […]

A coalition of ten Hoover City Council candidates, led by transparency advocate Robin Schultz, is pledging to demand a comprehensive state audit of the city’s finances on their first day in office if elected. Schultz, founder of The Hoover Channel and a long-time voice for accountability, spearheaded the effort after a city-commissioned forensic review revealed […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation has announced its endorsement of State Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana) in his House District 41 re-election bid across Shelby County. “We are proud to endorse Rep. Ellis because he has a proven record of excellence in representing our district,” said John DeLoach, president of the Shelby County Farmers Federation. “He is […]

A rare hadrosaur tooth dating back roughly 84 million years has been discovered in Greene County, Alabama, during a fossil excursion hosted by the Alabama Museum of Natural History. According to the museum, Dr. John Friel, the museum’s director, found the fossil on July 26 while exploring a gravel bar in a creek on private […]