In Alabama, we understand what it means to build things that matter. We’ve long been home to builders and winners – our steel won wars and built the skyscrapers of American prosperity. Now, we are a top state for automotive manufacturing and the No. 1 automotive exporter in the U.S. That’s why it’s no surprise that […]

State Sen. April Weaver, (R-Brierfield), has been chosen to help steer a statewide effort aimed at strengthening healthcare access in Alabama’s rural communities. She will serve as co-chair of the Rural Roadmap Initiative’s healthcare committee, a panel tasked with drafting policies and legislation to address longstanding gaps in rural medical care. Weaver will serve as […]

Two of Montgomery’s top lobbyists have teamed up to co-found a new, namesake government relations and public affairs firm: Ross Taylor & Associates.  John Ross and Charlie Taylor are behind the venture, which is launching with a roster of blue chip entities at the highest levels of Alabama’s public and private sectors, including major players […]

In Sunday night’s Miss America 2026 final at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center, Alabama’s Abbie Stockard, Miss America 2025, crowned her successor: Miss New York, Cassie Donegan. Stockard had won the prestigious national pageant last year and has served the past year as Miss America 2025. Her reign ended Sunday night as she handed her title, […]

It took Auburn police less than 24 hours to identify and arrest a suspect in the Saturday death of a woman walking her dog in an Auburn park. Harold Rashad Dabney III of Montgomery was charged with two counts of capital murder after retired Auburn Professor Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle was found dead in Kiesel […]

Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle, 59, was found dead Saturday about 2:07 p.m. in Auburn’s Kiesel Park. The recently-retired Auburn veterinary professor and researcher had been walking her dog in the park, and her body was spotted by a passerby who called 9-1-1. They quickly issued a lookout for Dr. Schnuelle’s red Ford F-150 truck, which […]

Alabama leaders cheered a Trump Administration decision today to announce the selection of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as the permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command. The move mark a major milestone in the nation’s strategic defense posture and means an estimated 1,400 Space Command jobs will transition to Redstone Arsenal over the next five years. […]

When Trade Desk, a 60-foot Hatteras, left Orange Beach for three days of catch-and-release billfishing, hooking a swordfish was just an afterthought, one that would stress all their resources as well as enter the Alabama Saltwater Record Book. Robert Fritze, his dad (Ron) and four buddies (Harold Wells, Jamie Boyd, Wes Hagler, Robert Parks) had […]

WellStone is offering Alabama veterans and first responders a no-cost option for the stellate ganglion block, or SGB – an outpatient injection that targets a neck nerve cluster and has shown promise for easing hyperarousal and other post-traumatic stress symptoms.  The effort began in Cullman with local VFW leaders and state lawmakers and now operates […]

Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter are taking a victory lap after a court rules that students using new CHOOSE Act funds can still play high school sports. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge granted their motion for a temporary restraining order against the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) rule on […]

On Thursday, Mayor-Elect Nick Derzis announced the formation of a Transition Team that will help set the foundation for his administration and, “chart a clear path forward for the City of Hoover.” According to the transition effort, the team brings together a diverse group of leaders from business, education, public safety, economic development, infrastructure, and civic […]

Spirit Airlines will discontinue service at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, effective October 3, according to the Birmingham Airport Authority. The low-fare carrier will end flights to Fort Lauderdale, Newark, and Detroit, as part of a broader exit from Birmingham and ten other U.S. airports following its second bankruptcy filing in August. Spirit Airlines first entered the […]

For the last 12 years, Mobile’s mayoral elections have been dominated by Sandy Stimpson. Later this month, that will change. In 2013, Stimpson defeated incumbent Sam Jones to kick off a three-term tenure that made him the longest-serving mayor in Mobile history. Over the next decade plus, no candidate was able to present Stimpson with […]

On a Thursday morning call with Alabama media outlets, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) expressed his continued approval of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat crime in Washington, D.C. and gave some insight into what a similar operation may look like in Alabama’s cities under his governorship. “Washington, D.C. is the capital of the free […]

Yesterday, the Alabama High School Athletic Association ruled that student-athletes who transfer schools using funds provided by the state’s new CHOOSE Act will be required to sit out for a year. Hours later, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth promised he would introduce legislation to strip the organization of its power. Now, Governor Kay Ivey and Speaker […]

Alabama Public Television will reduce and reorganize staff positions after a loss of more than $2 million in federal funding for fiscal year 2026, the state entity announced on Thursday. The announcement follows federal legislation targeting funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including President Trump’s $9 billion rescissions package, and a separate order halting […]

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth condemned the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) over their new rule that requires student-athletes who transfer schools using new school choice funds to sit out for one year before competing. Under the CHOOSE Act, families can receive a $7,000 ESA to enter their student into a private or public school […]

The University of Alabama is getting in the on-field sponsorship game as numerous schools have done this offseason. For the first time in history, Nick Saban Field will bear a logo on the playing surface in Bryant-Denny Stadium. In a partnership with the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program with the goal of expanding […]

On Thursday morning, Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) endorsed Coach Tuberville for Governor of Alabama in 2026, speaking to their shared conservative principles, commitment to Alabama values, and dedication to economic growth and job creation. “I look forward to working with my friend Senate Pro Tem Gudger to advance commonsense policies for […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s horrific loss to the Florida State Seminoles to start off the regular season has been the subject of national headlines all week long, as everyone has given their opinion on Kalen DeBoer and what his team looked like to kick off his second season. Alabama got bullied and embarrassed off the […]

After Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. made headlines last week across the state when past donations to Planned Parenthood resurfaced in the form of red meat in the 2026 Alabama Attorney General’s race, the Florida developer and attorney says he turned around and donated the same amount — $250,000 — to pro-life, Alabama-based non-profits. He says the […]

Colorado Governor Jared Polis took to social media on Tuesday afternoon to air grievances after President Donald Trump announced the Department of Defense will permanently return U.S. Space Command’s headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. “Uprooting Space Command will weaken national security and readiness, waste taxpayer dollars, and inconvenience military families,” Polis wrote in […]

From Dr. Wernher von Braun and his rocket team to the space program’s growth to the Base Realignment And Closure moves to the most recent FBI expansion on Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville has a long history of welcoming major military-related moves. With Tuesday’s announcement of the U.S. Space Command moving its headquarters here, the Huntsville, Madison […]