Earlier this year, State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) unveiled a bill that would ban Confucius Institutes from operating on publicly-funded college campuses in Alabama. While it remains to be seen if his effort will gain traction in the Alabama Legislature, he has an ally in U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), who during an interview on […]

I grew up in poverty. I know what it’s like to be without electricity and to move because the rent is past-due. I’ve lived the struggles, the poverty that limited opportunity brings. I was one of the students you hear about on TV who receive a free or reduced-price lunch. I saw my single mother […]

The National Institute on Aging awarded $1.6 million to researchers from the University of Alabama and Florida International University to design touch-screen technology to improve communication between dementia patients and their caregivers. Nicole Ruggiano, associate professor in the UA School of Social Work, said dementia patients often struggle to communicate about their daily care and symptoms they’re experiencing, like trouble sleeping or […]

President Donald Trump has yet to name his next nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States, however U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has already publicly promised to oppose the nomination. Trump on Saturday confirmed he would soon be nominating someone to fill the seat vacated by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader […]

Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags to half-staff in Alabama following the Friday death of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A memo from Ivey to all state agencies on Friday night said, “In accordance with the U.S. Flag Code, I am directing flags to be flown at half-staff immediately to honor […]

AUBURN, Alabama – Wheel Pros, a U.S. aftermarket wheel supplier, has acquired the assets of an aluminum wheel manufacturing facility in Auburn and plans to open its second U.S. operation there. “We welcome Wheel Pros to Alabama and congratulate them on choosing Auburn to establish their largest U.S. manufacturing presence,” Governor Kay Ivey said. “This multimillion-dollar […]

Hurricane Sally Recovery Efforts As you know, Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama early Wednesday morning as a Category 2 hurricane. On Wednesday afternoon, the storm downgraded to a tropical storm but continued to produce significant flooding, wind damage and power outages across the Second District. My team and I closely tracked the storm upon […]

Alabama’s largest one-day volunteer event will be spread out over an entire week this year thanks to the pandemic. The 33rd annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup will begin Saturday, Sept. 19 and continue through Sunday, Sept. 27. Angela Underwood with the State Lands Division’s Coastal Section of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) said spreading the event […]

Alabama coach Nick Saban said the offense performed well at Saturday’s scrimmage while the defense identified areas that need improving. Saban said it’s time for all players to buy into the culture of success Alabama football has established. “It’s very important that our players sort of buy into the culture of what has helped us be successful […]

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said it’s concerning that players on his football team continue to test positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks before the SEC season kicks off, but there is a silver lining. “When you’ve got guys out, specifically starters out, it gives other guys opportunities,” he said. “So, on the positive end of it, our other […]

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday evening at age 87 following a battle with metastatic pancreas cancer. A release from the Supreme Court outlined that the liberal icon died while surrounded by family at her home in Washington, D.C. She is survived by her two children, Jane Carol Ginsburg […]

Deer hunters will find two new zones in the 2020-2021 Alabama Deer Zones map with season dates that better coincide with deer rutting activity in those areas. Chuck Sykes, Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Director, said studies have confirmed that deer in Zone D in northwest Alabama and Zone E in southeast Alabama rut […]

MOBILE – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey toured via helicopter on Friday the parts of Alabama hit hardest by Hurricane Sally. She was accompanied at two different stops by several local officials who praised how the response had gone so far, but warned there was much work left to do. The governor in public remarks called […]

The University of Alabama System on Friday afternoon released its weekly update with COVID-19 related data from each of its three distinct institutions: the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The data — covering the seven-day period from Friday, September 11, through Thursday, September […]

Attorneys for former Alabama Speaker of the House Michael G. “Mike” Hubbard on Friday filed a motion for resentencing. This comes seven days after Hubbard reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to begin serving what is currently a four-year prison sentence. He is being held in Russell County and will eventually be turned over to […]

The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) political arm has released its grades and endorsements for candidates running for the United States House of Representatives, including incumbent members. In Alabama, only the Seventh Congressional District did not see the NRA Political Victory Fund make an endorsement. This race only features U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), who received […]

Troy football coach Chip Lindsey knows that Middle Tennessee offensive coordinator Tony Franklin will make his Trojans defend the whole field when they open the season at 3 p.m. Saturday at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. But Lindsey says that nothing is making his squad “defend the whole field” like the novel coronavirus. “It’s definitely made you rethink […]

GULF SHORES — Linemen have poured into Alabama’s Gulf Coast to help with the recovery from Hurricane Sally in recent days, as an all-hands-on-deck effort to restore power to the people in Alabama’s coastal area is underway. According to Poweroutage.us, a site that tracks power outages across the United States, 185,598 households in Alabama are […]

United States House Homeland Security Committee Republicans, led by ranking member Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), on Friday introduced the Keep America Secure Act, legislation providing a comprehensive two-year reauthorization of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “After 20 months of Democrat dysfunction and caving to the left-wing of their party, it was clear the Democrats would […]

A release from Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s office advised that Merrill spoke via video conference with Postmaster General of the United States Louis DeJoy on Thursday. The call reportedly was between the postmaster general and members of the National Association of Secretaries of State, of which Merrill is a leader. DeJoy on Thursday […]

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday announced that the Yellowhammer State’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 5.6%, down significantly from July’s rate of 7.9%. Last month’s rate, while still double August 2019’s rate of 2.8%, represents a major recovery from the worst point Alabama faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Hurricane Sally has levied a heavy toll on South Alabama farmers ahead of the fall harvest. A release from the Alabama Farmers Federation on Friday outlined several individual stories of crop loss and property damage, exemplifying the type of destruction the slow-moving storm left in her wake. Eric Street, who reportedly farms near Fairhope with […]

7. Alabama’s richest man kidnapped The retired CEO of EBSCO Industries, Elton B. Stephens, Jr,, with a family net worth of $4 billion dollars was kidnapped and held for ransom one week ago, but he is now back home after the arrest of two people involved in the caper. Matthew Amos Burke, 34, and Tabatha […]

Joe Espy III on Thursday served his final meeting as a member of the University of Alabama System board of trustees. Espy, a world-class attorney based in Montgomery, has served on the prestigious board since 2000 representing Alabama’s Second Congressional District. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1969, earning a Bachelor’s Degree through the […]