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President Donald J. Trump has won Alabama’s Super Tuesday presidential primary in his 2020 reelection bid. Trump only faced token opposition from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld. Results with 97.80% of precincts reporting showed Trump winning over 98% of the vote.

Biden wins Alabama Democratic primary

Former Vice President Joe Biden has won Alabama’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary. National media outlets called the Super Tuesday primary race for Biden right after polls closed at 7:00 p.m. CST based off of exit polling that showed Biden winning in a blowout, especially with black voters in the Yellowhammer State. The real question will […]

Live blog -- Super Tuesday

The state of Alabama is voting Tuesday, March 3. Follow along for live coverage throughout the day regarding the primaries for president, U.S. Senate and more, including Amendment One. Polls close at 7:00 p.m.

Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State), announced Tuesday that it would kick off the 2020 Statewide “Don’t Drop It On Alabama” Spring Cleanup for the entire month of April. Alabama PALS will also hold the cleanup as it coordinates and implements the Alabama Coastal Cleanup (partnership with ADCNR), the Alabama Clean Campus Program, the Alabama […]

U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “BEO” Wolfe has taken over as the new F-35A Demonstration Team’s pilot and commander for the 2020 and 2021 air show season. Wolfe is an alumna of the University of Alabama, graduating in 2011 with a degree in chemical engineering. Her official certification by the commander of Air Combat Command, […]

Amazon announced Monday that it would begin the hiring process of more than 1,500 full-time positions for its 850,000 square-foot fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama. Amazon’s fulfillment center, which will be located at 975 Powder Plant Road in Bessemer, is seeking employees who “will play integral roles and work alongside innovative Amazon Robotics to pick, […]

Birmingham-based Hibbett Sports this year is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the company’s founding by giving away a grand prize of 12 months worth of sneakers to one lucky fan. The grand prize will come in the form of 12 $250 Hibbett gift cards and one pair of Apple AirPods. In addition to the grand […]

Site Selection Magazine has named Cullman as one of its top “micropolitan” cities in the United States. The methodology used by Site Selection for its micropolitan rankings includes the number of capital investments, hiring increases and square footage expansions undertaken by businesses in an isolated economy powered by a city of more than 10,000 people […]

The University of Alabama’s athletics department announced Tuesday that David Ballou and Dr. Matt Rhea will be joining the ranks of assistant coaches to head football coach Nick Saban. Ballou will serve as the director of sports performance and Rhea will be the director of performance science. Both men’s roles will deal directly with the […]

7. Clinton is going to face her emails again The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch has made a request for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be subjected to answering questions under oath about her private email served, and the request has been granted. D.C. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth believes that there […]

Byrne: No fight is more noble than defending the unborn

I can think of no fight more noble or important than defending unborn children. The Scriptures make clear that God makes every person in His image, so this issue is very near to my heart. I am proud to be a leader in the fight to end abortion. With the election of President Trump, we […]

They say the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing time and again, yet expecting a different outcome. But that’s exactly what opponents of Amendment One on Tuesday’s ballot are asking you to do. While our state’s educational system sits dead last in the nation, they want you to protect the status […]

Auburn University on Monday evening announced it is recalling all of its study abroad students currently overseas and suspending all official international travel for students, faculty and staff until further notice given the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Auburn officials said they were taking this action out of an abundance of caution for safety and […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is in the national spotlight after a federal financial disclosure filed on February 20 showed he spent nearly $3,500 in campaign funds on European trips in recent months. Fox News on Sunday was the first to report on the trips. Here’s what the outlet reported:

Has there ever been a ballot initiative that reduced the number of politicians? I mean, ever? What if I told you that with the stroke of a pen you could get shed of several ineffective politicians? What if the pot was sweetened just a bit by having that same stroke of a pen do away […]

The Office of the Alabama Secretary of State on Monday announced that it will be partnering with the Office of Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to promote voter participation during Tuesday’s March 3 primary election across the state. Messages will reportedly be displayed on ALDOT electronic highway information signs that […]

MONTGOMERY — Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) made the second-to-last campaign stop in his Republican primary bid for the U.S. Senate at Chappy’s Deli on Monday afternoon. Ahead of voters going to the polls on Tuesday, Byrne appeared at campaign stops in Huntsville and Birmingham before Alabama’s capital city. He was scheduled to end the evening […]

Two University of Alabama College of Engineering students have been listed among the nation’s top 20 science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, students who are in their 20s. According to a press release, Jane Gillette and Sean Devey are recognized as two of Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties for 2020, which is sponsored by the […]

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Police in east Alabama say a teenage girl was lying when she claimed a man impersonating a police officer sexually assaulted her. The Opelika Police Department tells WTVM-TV that detectives recreated the incident, which was reported Feb. 19. They say that once the teen who claimed the assault was confronted with […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Monday morning made one of the final stops of his “The People vs. The Swamp” bus tour ahead of Alabama’s 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary, which will be held on Tuesday, March 3. Tuberville visited with voters at the Cahawba House restaurant in downtown […]

Super Tuesday is here, and you are about to be inundated by people telling you that you need to get out there and vote. It’s your civic duty! People died for this right! If you don’t vote, you can’t complain! Garbage. All of this is utter garbage. Take Alabama, for example. We have an amendment […]

Coronavirus: Be prepared, not panicked

Like most places today, the coronavirus is dominating a lot of the talk on Capitol Hill. As it has become clear that China’s efforts to contain the virus have failed, and there have now been deaths in the U.S., concern has grown about a possible outbreak here at home. We’ve seen that concern directly with […]

Ten years and countless lives changed through fitness

Iron Tribe started in a Homewood garage because some friends wanted to improve their fitness – together. A decade later, Iron Tribe has grown to 30 locations in 11 states, including eight gyms in Alabama. The mission remains the same: create fitness communities that change lives. No matter your age or fitness level, find your […]

CARROLLTON, Ala. (AP) — Pickens County Medical Center, located in rural West Alabama near the Mississippi line, will become the latest state hospital to shut down when it closes for good on Friday, news outlets reported. The Pickens County Health Care Authority announced the shutdown in a news release that said the hospital’s finances were […]