Delayed cancer screening and testing during the novel coronavirus pandemic could bring dire consequences and roll back significant gains made in recent years in reducing cancer deaths. “As we continue our vigilance in the fight against the coronavirus, we must also remain mindful of other essential health services, such as cancer screenings and cancer treatments,” […]

University of Alabama System Chancellor Fess St. John continues to be one of America's foremost leaders on safely getting students back in classrooms...

Last week, the House Armed Services Committee, which I’m proud to be a member of, passed and sent to the full House the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This is the 60th year in a row that we have passed this act out of Committee, and since we […]

Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian underwent a "successful" heart procedure in recent days, according to a statement...

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle officially filed for reelection on Tuesday, just five minutes after qualifying opened. First elected in 2008, Battle is seeking his fourth term as mayor of Alabama’s fastest-growing big city. The Huntsville mayoral election will be held on August 25. Candidates do not run as a member of any political party; though […]

But understand this, there will be no “herd immunity”, there will be no “let it burn through the population” and we will not “just learn to live with it.”If you push those narratives, you have lost... bigly... embarrassingly.

Hoover City Councilman Derrick Murphy announced that he will host a prayer vigil in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Riverchase Galleria...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she is going to spend $18.27 million of federal relief money on coronavirus testing for employees and residents of nursing home facilities in the state. Ivey said in a statement that some of Alabama’s harshest COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred “within nursing homes and we must do everything possible […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci for a virtual event on Tuesday regarding the state of COVID-19 in Alabama and across the United States. The senator criticized the country’s response and President Donald Trump, while the health expert urged people to wear masks as he discussed the current state of the science […]

Who rules us? For centuries, the dominant American answer has been that we rule ourselves. But there are alternative views. As long as there have been human beings, some have insisted that we should not have to rule ourselves, but should be free to do whatever feels right. Others have argued that we should be […]

65,806 PPP loans totaling almost $6.2 billion have been issued to small businesses in Alabama as of June 30, supporting 700,000 jobs.

Shae Bynes left a great job with IBM to follow God’s voice. She is the founder of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur, and she seeks God’s guidance for everything she does. She has grown an organization that empowers people to do the same thing in their lives. If you need encouragement to step out of your comfort […]

Hospital closures are occurring at an alarming pace all over the country, but disproportionate closures in rural areas leave already-vulnerable residents at an even higher risk. Telemedicine can help solve the problem, especially in rural Alabama’s Black Belt counties. While 95% of American homes are wired for broadband, about 25% of rural communities aren’t. This […]

Face coverings will be required in indoor spaces, public transportation, outdoor public areas with 10 or more people, while they’re not required for church and worship services, they’re strongly encouraged

The saga surrounding a noose found weeks ago at Talladega Superspeedway is apparently not over, with President Donald Trump and Senator Doug Jones wading in

PIKE ROAD — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday attacked his opponent for connections to a failed hedge fund and made the case that he was the right choice for Alabama Republicans in next week’s primary runoff. Sessions’ remarks came during a campaign appearance at SweetCreek Farm Market in Pike Road, a suburb to […]

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci will join U.S. Sen. Doug Jones for a press conference on Tuesday, July 7...

The former football coach has run a semi-erotic campaign for the attention of President Donald Trump while running the least Donald Trump campaign of all time.

While in different races, fundraising leaders Jerry Carl and Jeff Coleman share the same fundraiser: Alabama's EBW Development.

The latest fundraising reports have been filed in Alabama's Republican runoff for the U.S. Senate. Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville raised...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that she is awarding $48 million to the Alabama State Department of Education that will fund various measures aimed at counteracting the effects the coronavirus pandemic will have on the upcoming school year. The funds come from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEERF), a provision of the CARES […]

7. Record year for background checks In June, there were 3.9 million background checks done, according to the FBI, which is the highest they’ve seen since it became a requirement to purchase a firearm in November 1998. March of this year was the previous record holder with 3.7 million background checks. In 2020, there have […]

As is the case for so many cities around the state of Alabama, the rise of the Black Live Matter movement has many local governments grappling with how to handle monuments dedicated to elements of the Confederacy that occupy public spaces now deemed to be racist or controversial. Such statues have all gone down in […]

With just nine days until the July 14 Republican U.S. Senate runoff, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said he still thinks there is a need for the two candidates, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, to debate. Palmer called an unwillingness to debate based on political strategy […]