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Rick or Bubba? Who received more write-in votes for Alabama’s senator?

Elisabeth Chramer - December 29, 2017

More than 20,000 write-in votes were cast on Dec. 12 for Alabama’s special Senate election, along with the expected names of Luther Strange and...

DeKalb County human trafficking investigation leads to drug and child abuse arrests

Elisabeth Chramer - December 29, 2017

Rex Tidmore, 59, and Lea Meri Hearn, 31, of Geraldine have been apprehended by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office for charges related to the...

Rural hospitals face decreasing revenue; Winston County soon to be without a hospital

Elisabeth Chramer - December 29, 2017

In the last 8 years, Alabama has lost six hospitals and will soon see Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville close at the end of...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joins the legal fight against US sanctuary cities

Elisabeth Chramer - December 29, 2017

A coalition of 11 states filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Dec. 22 to urge the overturning of a lower court ruling and to enforce...

Birmingham tech company DataPerk expands to Mobile

Elisabeth Chramer - December 28, 2017

Birmingham's DataPerk has acquired computer consulting business, IT Express, which allows the company to expand their services in the existing base in Birmingham and...

Senate majority PAC ‘predominantly funded’ Highway 31 PAC behind Jones promotions in Alabama

Elisabeth Chramer - December 28, 2017

The little-known, yet wide-reaching super PAC that spent millions of dollars promoting Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama's Senate race has been found to be...

Grant adds treatment options for Alabamians fighting opioid addiction

Elisabeth Chramer - December 28, 2017

A $1.5 million federal grant has been made available to the AL Department of Mental Health and will help make addiction-fighting medication an option...

Moore’s motion denied, Doug Jones officially certified as Alabama’s Senate winner

Elisabeth Chramer - December 28, 2017

Despite multiple attempts from Republican Roy Moore’s campaign to offer objections to the December special election’s results, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Secretary of...

Criminal justice at its worst: Shocking, shoddy, bias-filled investigation and DNA mishandling in Holtzclaw case

admin - December 22, 2017

In Oklahoma City, words don't mean what they plainly mean. Asking government officials simple questions prompts Orwellian acrobatics. By distorting language and obfuscating actions,...

Alabama’s small town newspapers are more relevant than ever

Guest Contributor - December 19, 2017

Nature abhors a vacuum, or as the case might have been in some parts of Alabama, a vacant news rack. The fact is, three of...

NYC Terror Suspect: ‘Trump, You Failed To Protect Your Nation’

admin - December 12, 2017

New York City terror suspect Akayed Ullah posted “Trump, you failed to protect your nation” on Facebook just prior to executing a botched terror...

Higher Pre-K enrollment is improving Alabama’s educational outcomes, report says

Jeremy Beaman - December 8, 2017

A report released this week by VOICES For Alabama’s Children demonstrates that increased participation in Alabama’s Pre-K programs has contributed to significantly improved education...

Roy Moore comes roaring back in recent poll

Staff Report - November 30, 2017

Depending on who you ask, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore either has a five or six point lead in his race against Democrat...

United Nations bureaucrat to visit Alabama next month, ‘investigate’ to determine if we’re living up to our ‘obligations’ under international law

J. Pepper Bryars - November 29, 2017

A bureaucrat from the controversial United Nation’s Human Rights Council (HRC) will visit Alabama next month to “investigate government efforts to eradicate poverty” and...

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