U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is backing Governor Kay Ivey’s statewide mask mandate, which goes into effect Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CT. Jones is a member of the U.S. Senate Health Committee and recently hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci on his weekly live-streamed press conference. Alabama’s junior senator also released a campaign ad encouraging members of […]

The World Games 2022 Birmingham on Wednesday announced that flag football will join its existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports. This international multisport event features sports and disciplines not included in the Olympics. The event is typically held one year after the Olympics. Since the 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 […]

Stakeholders on Wednesday announced the launch of JumpStartAL, a private-public partnership to help carry out Alabama’s bold strategy for the future of workforce development. A release outlined that through using leading edge virtual reality (VR) training solutions from job simulator TRANSFRVR, JumpStartAL will offer new education and training programs to develop the Yellowhammer State’s next […]

Before boarding Marine One outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter to react to Tommy Tuberville winning Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Trump had endorsed Tuberville in the GOP runoff and reacted to the impressive victory on Tuesday night in a tweet right after the race was […]

The Missile Defense Agency in recent days awarded Boeing a three-year, $150 million contract modification to produce four additional boost vehicles for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. GMD is the only defense program capable of protecting the entire U.S. homeland, including Alaska and Hawaii, against long-range ballistic missile attacks. Boeing manages the vital national […]

Judge Beth Kellum will hold on to her Place 2 seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. With 100% of precincts reporting, Kellum received 269,583 votes (56.15%), besting former Lauderdale County Commissioner Will Smith in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. Smith garnered 210,565 votes (43.85%).

Students from Jefferson Davis High School Marching Band in Montgomery had their “America’s Got Talent” performance air on NBC last Tuesday night. The group, led by Band Director Brandon Howard, had become something of a phenomenon on the internet after clips of the group performing were widely shared. Driving interest has been Justin Heideman, the […]

Donald Trump, Jr. on Wednesday congratulated former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), who won a hard-fought victory in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff contest to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The president’s eldest son highlighted Moore being the first elected official in the country to endorse then-candidate Donald Trump in […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Wednesday released a statement criticizing Governor Kay Ivey’s latest public health order unveiled earlier in the day that implements a statewide face mask mandate for all residents and visitors. As reported by Yellowhammer News, Ivey’s statewide order supersedes all local mask orders. Ainsworth in his statement also urged Alabamians […]

Wednesday fresh off his Republican primary runoff victory a night earlier, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville discussed his win over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an appearance on Birmingham radio’s “Alabama’s Morning News” on News Radio 105.5 WERC. Tuberville defeated Sessions by a wider-than-expected margin, remarkably picking up 64 of Alabama’s […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that all Alabamians will be required to wear a mask when in public and within six feet of others. The order goes into effect Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and is currently scheduled to continue until July 31. Ivey’s statewide order supersedes all local mask orders; the rules set by […]

Three high schools in Montgomery that are named after men who served in the Confederacy could receive new titles after a Tuesday night vote from the Montgomery County Board of Education. According to reporting done by the Montgomery Advertiser, the district is requesting a waiver from a state committee created by the Alabama Memorial Preservation […]

State Rep. Ron Johnson (R-Sylacauga) passed away on Tuesday after a battle with liver cancer. Johnson had served in the House since 1978, making him the longest continuously serving member in the chamber. A pharmacist by trade, he received his pharmacy degree from Auburn University. Elected officials across Alabama on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning […]

7. Curbside alcohol sales extended The emergency order that authorizes to-go and curbside alcohol sales throughout Alabama has been extended by the Alabama ABC Board until September 15; the original order was supposed to expire Wednesday. The order was originally put in place when bars and restaurants were forced to close at the beginning of […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville decisively won Alabama’s GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, and Republican officials quickly rallied around his candidacy after the race was called. With 100% of precincts reporting, Tuberville won 333,890 votes (60.74%) compared to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receiving 215,831 votes (39.26%). […]

MOBILE  — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions conceded with grace to newly crowned Republican senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday night. Sessions immediately threw his support behind his former opponent and called on his supporters to focus on beating U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November. In his concession speech on Tuesday, there was […]

MOBILE — Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl defeated former State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) on Tuesday night to clinch the Republican nomination in Alabama’s First Congressional District. The district, which occupies all of Alabama’s coastal southwest corner, was decided by Carl’s large margin in Mobile County, where he bested Hightower by around 5,000 votes. The […]

Long shot candidate Barry Moore has defeated Jeff Coleman for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Moore went from barely squeezing into the runoff in March to likely becoming the next congressman from the Wiregrass. He looks to replace the retiring Martha Roby, who was first elected in 2010. That is the same […]

After months of delay under pandemic conditions, Alabama’s primary election has finally (mercifully) come to an end. With two congressional runoffs serving as the undercard, the showcase U.S. Senate race went to former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville. The fallout from these races left some in the winners column, while others were not so […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday won Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff and will face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November. Tuberville defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to claim the GOP nomination. President Donald Trump had backed Tuberville in the race, strongly criticizing Sessions along […]

The state of Alabama is voting Tuesday, July 14. Follow along for live coverage throughout the evening regarding the Republican primary runoff contests for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House in AL-01 and AL-02, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and more. Polls close at 7:00 p.m.

The Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday plans to consider a motion brought forth by community members that would push to rename three local high schools named after Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Sidney Lanier. Efforts to rename buildings, institutions and traditions that get their names from Confederate history have been […]

It seems pretty clear to anyone paying attention that the upcoming school year is in great jeopardy. The city of Selma school system is ready to push their dates back, and social media pages are filled with comments about how any school system that operates is engaging in “human sacrifice.” The Alabama Education Association is […]

A global pandemic did not stop Thomas Franklin Vaughns, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, from celebrating his 100th birthday on Sunday. Local outlets reported that Vaughns was joined by family, friends and members of his community for a drive-by parade past his house. Video footage of the celebration can be seen here. Vaughns […]