On Tuesday, Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) filled two committee vacancies by appointing State Reps. Chad Robertson (R-Heflin) and Marcus Paramore (R-Troy) to influential posts. Ledbetter appointed Robertson to the House Judiciary Committee, a spot previously held by Cynthia Lee Almond, who resigned in June to become President of the Alabama Public […]

Hoover has joined a growing coalition of Alabama cities challenging the state’s administration of the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT), following the Hoover City Council’s unanimous vote. The action places Hoover alongside Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Mountain Brook in a legal effort arguing that Alabama’s current online sales tax distribution model diverts revenue away from communities […]

The Alabama Department of Workforce (ADOW) is pleased to announce the launch of a new and improved application for reporting new hires. While many features of the current system will remain the same, the new application includes several enhancements designed to streamline the reporting process and improve usability. These changes will be effective December 4, […]

The City of Mobile is joining a lawsuit against Alabama Department of Revenue Commissioner Vernon Barnett, escalating a growing legal fight over how the state collects and distributes revenue from online purchases under the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT). In a news release from Mobile on Monday, Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis said Mobile is “losing $34 […]

The Trump White House’s Rapid Response operation put a national spotlight on something Alabamians learned about in a big way last week: A serious partnership between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). The goal of the ongoing operation is getting illegal operators, especially illegal aliens driving commercial vehicles, […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed back to the College Football Playoff. After much speculation following Alabama’s largely dominating loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship on Saturday, many wondered whether or not the Tide could be left out of the playoff field entirely. Instead, Kalen DeBoer’s squad did not even drop a […]

An Athens teen previously taken into custody over online threats has now been formally indicted on multiple Class A felony charges after investigators say he conspired with extremist online groups and targeted police officers serving as school resource officers at Athens High School. FOX54 reported the details contained in the Limestone County Grand Jury indictment. According […]

Human bones discovered across several months in a Birmingham neighborhood — a case Yellowhammer News reported on earlier this year — have now been formally identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as 25-year-old Curtis Taylor Jr. of Center Point. The office also confirmed the manner of death as homicide due to a gunshot wound. The […]

Flags on the Alabama State Capitol grounds and in Mobile County are at half-mast all day Friday in honor of former State Senator Ann Bedsole. She died December 1st at age 95. Services for Bedsole are Friday, December 5th at 2 p.m. at Mobile’s Dauphin Way United Methodist Church followed by a visitation there. Despite […]

Federal prosecutors have charged two Birmingham residents in connection with the fire set inside the Walmart Supercenter on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama. The indictment marks the latest development in a months-long investigation involving federal and local law enforcement. A federal […]

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported Thursday that ALEA’s Motor Carrier Safety Unit, working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has assisted in the detention of 82 individuals identified during Commercial Motor Vehicle inspections since the partnership began just over a month ago. It’s part of a coordinated push by […]

Master Boat Builders is moving forward with a major investment in coastal Alabama, announcing plans to construct a $60 million defense-focused shipbuilding facility in Coden that will significantly expand the company’s ability to support U.S. military maritime programs. WorkBoat reported on the project details. The new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing center will sit on a 20-acre site […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed State Rep. James Lomax for Alabama House District 20 in Madison County. The district covers Huntsville’s booming southeast corridor. Lomax, one of the state’s youngest legislators, was first elected in a 2022 landslide victory – and is running again in 2026. “Rep. Lomax works hard and represents the people […]

Investigators and animal experts from U.S. Fish and Wildlife and other law enforcement agencies are at a residence in Tillman’s Corner — an unincorporated area of Mobile County southwest of the City of Mobile — because of reports that around 15 monkeys are living on the residential property. The investigators have come back a second […]

He lived and worked through Alabama’s transition from a solid Democrat state to a solid Republican state. Charles S. “Charlie” Snider Sr. of Montgomery, died in Montgomery yesterday, December 1, at age 93. With him, he took stories and knowledge of a bygone era of Alabama politics and recent history. Snider managed Governor George Wallace’s […]

Alabama’s school choice money is about to be back on the table and the clock is ticking. Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that Alabama families can now access updated information for the 2026-2027 CHOOSE Act’s (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act of 2024) education savings account application process. The Governor’s Office noted […]

Student veterans from Auburn University and The University of Alabama completed a powerful show of unity and resilience this week as they wrapped up the annual 151-mile Operation Iron Ruck, a multi-day march bringing attention to the crisis of veteran suicide. The march began last Wednesday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. It concluded Saturday at […]

Leaders from Washington to Montgomery are praising Alabama Power’s new two-year rate stability plan approved by the Alabama Public Service Commission, calling it a major step toward keeping power affordable as families continue to feel the sting of high prices nationwide. The PSC voted Tuesday to approve Alabama Power’s proposal to hold several major adjustable […]

As many retailers are getting ready for the new regulations on hemp products, State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) is defending the state’s new ban on certain hemp products — especially with the latest Farm Bill passed by Congress seeming poised to further eradicate the market. Whitt sponsored HB445 earlier this year, landmark legislation regulating consumable […]

Alabama electric customers got welcome news Tuesday when the Alabama Public Service Commission voted to approve Alabama Power’s recent proposal to hold several major adjustable rate factors at current levels for two years. In that proposal, the company laid out commitments to keep several bill-impacting adjustment factors in place. On Tuesday, PSC President Cynthia Lee […]

Ann Bedsole published her life story in 2022 at age 92. The book’s title is “Leave Your Footprint.” She died December 1, 2025, at age 95. She left many footprints. She left a footprint on the Alabama Legislature and the Republican Party. Bedsole was the first Republican woman elected to the Alabama House of Representatives, […]

On what was one of the wildest days college football fans have seen in a long time, the Auburn Tigers landed their new head coach on Sunday when they hired South Florida’s Alex Golesh as their new head of the program. Auburn landed Golesh in the middle of a hectic coaching carousel cycle, and they’re […]

Dream Motor Group, led by legendary former Alabama head coach Nick Saban and automotive executive Joe Agresti, has finalized a $151 million acquisition of Toyota of Montgomery and Lexus of Montgomery. The sale was announced in a press release from Pinnacle M&A. Car Dealership Guy previously reported that the deal had been foreshadowed when Saban’s […]

Folks in central Alabama who saw David Culberson in his black-striped ref uniform would instantly recognize him. He refereed hundreds of high school football games since the 1960s. For 25 years, he was an official with the Alabama High School Athletic Association. He worked Friday night lights. Culberson, a Sylacauga native, died at his home […]